Hansen - City are THE force

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Alan Hansen gave a sobering insight to The Mail today, when asked by Jamie Redknapp about the arrival of Pep and what United and the rest can do about it?

Hansen: "I wouldn't write off Manchester City yet (for the title) It's a poor league, they haven't been great, but they're not finished.

"City don't need to make a statement (the signing of Pep). They are not the coming force, they are THE force. If you finish ahead of City, you win the league.

"His appointment puts the fear into everyone else. Their opponents will go into next season thinking: 'We can't beat these.' It will create panic."
 
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tolmie's hairdoo said:
Alan Hansen gave a sobering insight to The Mail today, when asked by Jamie Redknapp about the arrival of Pep and what United and the rest can do about it?

Hansen: "I wouldn't write of Manchester City yet (for the title) It's a poor league, they haven't been great, but they're not finished.

"City don't need to make a statement (the signing of Pep). They are not the coming force, they are THE force. If you finish ahead of City, you win the league.

"His appointment puts the fear into everyone else. Their opponents will go into next season thinking: 'We can't beat these.' It will create panic."
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tolmie's hairdoo said:
Alan Hansen gave a sobering insight to The Mail today, when asked by Jamie Redknapp about the arrival of Pep and what United and the rest can do about it?

Hansen: "I wouldn't write of Manchester City yet (for the title) It's a poor league, they haven't been great, but they're not finished.

"City don't need to make a statement (the signing of Pep). They are not the coming force, they are THE force. If you finish ahead of City, you win the league.

"His appointment puts the fear into everyone else. Their opponents will go into next season thinking: 'We can't beat these.' It will create panic."
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Bet some in the media love that :-)
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Alan Hansen gave a sobering insight to The Mail today, when asked by Jamie Redknapp about the arrival of Pep and what United and the rest can do about it?

Hansen: "I wouldn't write of Manchester City yet (for the title) It's a poor league, they haven't been great, but they're not finished.

"City don't need to make a statement (the signing of Pep). They are not the coming force, they are THE force. If you finish ahead of City, you win the league.

"His appointment puts the fear into everyone else. Their opponents will go into next season thinking: 'We can't beat these.' It will create panic."
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Sorry if I offend anyone but I just creamed myself reading that.
 
Why would Hansen write of us? Read of us, talk of us, yes, but does he write of us in a paper?
 
It's a poor league?

I beg to differ... It's a much better league. Teams are much stronger now with traditionally smaller clubs able to buy with silly money which is why anyone is beating anyone on their day.
I agree though we haven't been great, it certainly isn't a one horse race and our record against the leaders of the pack has been meh!
 
i had the line before the point

REDKNAPP: Who wins the league this season?

HANSEN: I wouldn’t write off Manchester City yet. It’s a poor league, they haven’t been great, but they’re not finished.

REDKNAPP: And what difference will Pep Guardiola make when he comes?

HANSEN: City don’t need to make a statement. They are not the coming force, they are the force. If you finish ahead of City, you win the league. His appointment puts fear into everyone else. Their opponents will go into the season thinking: ‘We can’t beat these.’ It will create panic.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Alan Hansen gave a sobering insight to The Mail today, when asked by Jamie Redknapp about the arrival of Pep and what United and the rest can do about it?

Hansen: "I wouldn't write off Manchester City yet (for the title) It's a poor league, they haven't been great, but they're not finished.

"City don't need to make a statement (the signing of Pep). They are not the coming force, they are THE force. If you finish ahead of City, you win the league.

"His appointment puts the fear into everyone else. Their opponents will go into next season thinking: 'We can't beat these.' It will create panic."
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Sobering to who?
Is it being used by someone who thinks it means 'neutral' or 'unbiassed'
 
It's a far cry from Hansen's ominous "They're not going away,are they?" when asked about us the year we finished second.
 
A positive interview that can be taken as a compliment or as a way of heaping the pressure on.

Just get on with the current season and play a lot better than we have been, or if you finish ahead of City you come 1st, 2nd or 3rd (hopefully not 4th).
 
Thaksinssoldier said:
It's a far cry from Hansen's ominous "They're not going away,are they?" when asked about us the year we finished second.
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I remember in 2008, just after the takeover, Hansen predicted on Match of the Day that we were set to dominate domestic football for the next 10 years. We have certainly been a growing force in the intervening eight years.
 
He must be resigned to the fact we have the best manager in the world at our place haha,be assured he is hating every minute of it
 
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