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da dobrowin： Manchester City’s bank account might just be more discussed than their remarkable feats in the Premier League. While they certainly have been spending more than most as of late, The Daily Mail’s Martin Samuel suggests others are also at fault for this and the glaring difference might actually lie in a completely different matter altogether.
The word on the street
Manchester City have been under attack from rival fans quick to point out cash is certainly a big part of their success. And you can’t help but notice they truly have opened the warchest in the last decade or so.
Splashing the cash has been a powerful tool for many big clubs in the modern market as prices skyrocket with each passing year.
As a result, Manchester City were not shy to offer the big bucks for their superstars. However, Samuel points out that they are not the only ones but rather one of the few who actually invested their money sensibly:
“City haven’t got a defender as expensive as Virgil van Dijk, a midfielder as costly as Paul Pogba, even a striker in the range of what Arsenal paid for Alexandre Lacazette. So do not be fooled. Other clubs spend, too — but perhaps not as wisely.”
Dominating on and off the pitch
Ever since Pep Guardiola arrived in the Premier League, he has been wreaking havoc and setting the bar even higher each and every passing year. This season was no exception as City have taken the domestic treble in the most dominant fashion imaginable.
But apart from completely dominating the opposition on the pitch and with the ball at his team’s feet, the Catalan manager seems to be outfoxing his rivals off it as well.
Not many would say his spending is actually proof of a cunning strategy but Samuel’s words are as harsh as they are true – other clubs have spent big money as well but no one as wisely or as correctly as City have. And the difference is right there for everyone to see – in the results, the mentality and the accolades around their necks and the trophies in their hands.
The art of spending is maybe not something many would be proud of in this day and age, but saying Guardiola has mastered that as well would not be a far fetched declaration.