Aguero - 'Born to Rise'

[johnnytapia]

His book.

looks interesting.....an extract.

In an exclusive extract from Sergio Aguero's forthcoming book, Born to Rise, read his take on the bust up between Carlos Tevez and Roberto Mancini during a Champions League game.

“I was on the pitch at the time so I had no idea what was happening on the bench in that part of the field. It was obviously very heated in the dressing room after the game and Mancini was going mad at Tevez telling him to go back to Argentina and then he told some other players to go back to their countries.

"I was sat next to Carlitos and at one point I thought Mancini was telling me to go back to Argentina! I was thinking, ‘What? Me as well? okay, I’ll go and see my family for a few days.’ Of course, he wasn’t speaking to me. As for speaking to Carlitos afterwards, he didn’t really say too much and the next day, he had gone back to Argentina as the manager had suggested and it was maybe four months before I saw him again when he came back to Carrington for a meeting.

"I believe there had been a number of fall-outs between Carlitos and Mancini in the past so this was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Tevez can have a short fuse at times, just as Mancini did, so it was perhaps inevitable that it would explode at some point."

Just wow. Little wonder his regime fell apart the way it did.

The two paragraphs before that quote state:

I always got on well with Roberto Mancini and never had a problem with him.

Every manager has their own way of working, tactics and style of play.

As a player, you do what the manager says. There are misunderstandings but generally, everything was fine under Mancini.

Some people find it impossible to let go, they really do

"everything was fine under Mancini" - because he was a WINNER. And for that, we salute him. Mancini. A God.

 

[BobKowalski]

Been reading some of the extracts and there is some good stuff in it...not sure about the Michael Owen bit though! One thing is obvious, and has been for me since he live tweeted that League Cup match, and that is he genuinely seems to like being at City.

Definitely on the list for Xmas.

 

[BillyShears]

Been reading some of the extracts and there is some good stuff in it...not sure about the Michael Owen bit though! One thing is obvious, and has been for me since he live tweeted that League Cup match, and that is he genuinely seems to like being at City.

Definitely on the list for Xmas.

It's pretty crazy how settled he is and seemingly has been since he joined. He defines model professional. He's even navigated a divorce which is normally the catalyst for a transfer request for footballers!

 

[Ban-jani]

Is the above aimed at me Damo?

"Mister moderator" and the fact he didn't quote you gives it away ;-)

 

[Pezzer2]

In an exclusive extract from his new book Born to Rise, Sergio Aguero tells the story of the most dramatic goal in Premier League history from the perspective of the man who scored it.

"I doubt the events of May 13, 2012 will ever be far from my mind. All the season’s hard work came down to one game, and we were just 90 minutes from securing the ultimate prize and winning Manchester City Football Club’s first title for 44 years.

"We were nervous, full of adrenaline and excited, but we were also ready to take our place in the history of the club. There could be no half-measures, no relying on luck and no regrets. Walking down the tunnel and out on the pitch was a little different than normal. Of course, there was a fantastic, deafening welcome, but the fans who had been behind us helping us all season were edgy as well, which added to the tension.

"When Pablo Zabaleta scored the opening goal before half-time, there was an out-pouring of relief from everyone.

"So we went in at the break feeling in good shape and every-thing seemingly on track QPR changed their tactics and when they scored out of virtually nothing, the doubts began to creep in.

"Then, a few minutes later, the make-up of the game changed again. I saw Carlos Tevez on the floor and went over to see what had happened. It seemed everything had suddenly gone a little crazy. When he started to get up he was insulting Joey Barton in Spanish calling him something that translates closestto ‘bad milk’ – an expression you might aim at someone who is overly aggressive. I could see Barton was getting more and more heated so I went to stop Carlos from reacting and maybe getting himself sent off so I told Barton to calm down and that he was crazy. He thought I was confronting him. When the referee came to him and showed him a red card, he kneed me in the side as he walked off the pitch. I have no idea why he did that and, to this day, I would love to know the answer because my intentions had been nothing other than taking the heat out of the situation.

"Ah, well! So they are now at a disadvantage, the score is 1-1 and there are 35 minutes remaining. We have an extra man but they could have had nine men and it would not have made any difference because we were playing so badly. We couldn’t find any space or a way through and it just felt as though the stars weren’t aligned in our favour. Even more so when we conceded a second QPR goal.


"The clock continued to tick down and the assistant referee held up the board to tell us there were five added minutes to be played and I thought it was all over.

"How could we find two goals in the time that remained? Then, at last, a lifeline. Two minutes into injury time, Edin Dzeko heads home from a David Silva corner to make it 2-2 and I thought, maybe we still have a chance. Maybe...

"There were almost 95 minutes on the clock and time was up so it was now or never. We had a throw-in and the ball was steadily coming back up the field – the urge was to hit it long and hope for the best, but that wasn’t our style. We had to remain true to the principles that had served us so well. I dropped deep to pick the ball up from Nigel de Jong and pushed the ball forward, closing in on Mario. I played the ball to him with the outside of my foot, but he was falling over under a challenge and as he fell, he managed to nudge the ball back to me. There was no room to shoot but I saw a chance to burst into the box instead. As I pushed the ball past Taye Taiwo, I felt contact on my right foot and in a microsecond, I had to decide whether I carried on or went down looking for a penalty – the contact was only slight so I continued on. This was it, the one chance I’d hoped would come and I had to make it count, so I hit the ball as hard as I could and hoped for the best.

"I remember seeing the ball hitting the back of the net, hearing a deafening roar and things are hazy after that! I pulled off my shirt and wheeled away swirling it above my head as I went a little crazy. I knew that the time was up and that goal was going to win us the title but the shock didn’t set in until my teammates dragged me down on to the ground and started telling me they loved me. Mario grabbed me and said, “You f***ing idiot! I love you big b****cks!”

"I can barely recall lining up to kick off again and the next thing I knew, I could see people celebrating and was aware of people running onto the pitch but I was still a little dazed and was thinking ‘what’s going on?’ City fans were coming up and hugging me and telling me they loved me and thanking me but I was still in shock with it all. I suppose I felt a little crazy and looking back, I think, what an idiot! I could have just celebrated the day and the events after the goal in a normal way but the truth was I was too far gone. We had done it, but in the most dramatic way imaginable and I don’t think any of us had anything left at that point."

I've got a wet tip reading that.

I'm re-living the moment again on you tube.

 

[Pezzer2]

Been reading some of the extracts and there is some good stuff in it...not sure about the Michael Owen bit though! One thing is obvious, and has been for me since he live tweeted that League Cup match, and that is he genuinely seems to like being at City.

Definitely on the list for Xmas.

"I've always liked Liverpool. I'd play a lot of video games and I'd be them, because they played in red, like Independiente, my first club, Arsenal or Chelsea. Even now, if I saw any Liverpool players I'd be okay with them"

Tut Tut Sell him ;)

Watch the scousers get all giddy about this quote

 

[Silva_Spell]

Mario grabbed me and said, “You f***ing idiot! I love you big b****cks!”

pmsl

 

[neel]

On Mancini sacking

Sometimes it’s just difficult to follow a season like we’d had with the adrenaline rush on the final day and I maintain we had a little bit of a mental hangover. There is a lot of talk that the players maybe suspected that Mancini would be replaced at the end of the season but I never heard anyone speaking about that happening. I always got on well with Mancini – that perhaps wasn’t the case with everyone at the time, but I never had a problem with him. As far as I was concerned, he would still be our manager and I had no reason to think otherwise.

“Yes, we heard one or two things being chanted from the stands but I didn’t think too much about it. The surprise for me was that Mancini was sacked before the end of the season – not something that happens that often in English football. And so, with the manager gone, and after a brief post-season trip to New York, we went our various ways for the summer. I didn’t think too much about who would be coming in because I know the sole focus of this club is to make it more successful and that they would only choose somebody who they believed could take us forward.”

 

[bernabias home shirt]

On Mancini sacking

Sometimes it’s just difficult to follow a season like we’d had with the adrenaline rush on the final day and I maintain we had a little bit of a mental hangover. There is a lot of talk that the players maybe suspected that Mancini would be replaced at the end of the season but I never heard anyone speaking about that happening. I always got on well with Mancini – that perhaps wasn’t the case with everyone at the time, but I never had a problem with him. As far as I was concerned, he would still be our manager and I had no reason to think otherwise.

“Yes, we heard one or two things being chanted from the stands but I didn’t think too much about it. The surprise for me was that Mancini was sacked before the end of the season – not something that happens that often in English football. And so, with the manager gone, and after a brief post-season trip to New York, we went our various ways for the summer. I didn’t think too much about who would be coming in because I know the sole focus of this club is to make it more successful and that they would only choose somebody who they believed could take us forward.”

Isnt it amazing
The amount of times we were told on here if Mancini stayed Serge would be off as they couldnt stand each other,cheers for clearing that up sergio :)

 

[BertFA56]

Hahaha holy shit, Mario calling Sergio during the Barca game.... I miss that crazy bastard.

Is this book out yet?

It will be out by 29th Octobe,but you can pre order now.