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Michael Johnson
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colinbellsballboy
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Shamealera said:Pictures I have seen of him he looks a long way off being fit.
Championship with Sven is the best place for him.
thepainter
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From the LCFC v Cardiff match report on lcfc.com:
...with the returning Michael Johnson a picture of composure in the middle of the park. On a surface made slick by pre-match showers, the on-loan Manchester City midfielder looked totally at home, dictating the pace and caressing passes classily around the pitch.
Sounds like the MJ we all remember - he really is a class act.
...with the returning Michael Johnson a picture of composure in the middle of the park. On a surface made slick by pre-match showers, the on-loan Manchester City midfielder looked totally at home, dictating the pace and caressing passes classily around the pitch.
Sounds like the MJ we all remember - he really is a class act.
thepainter said:From the LCFC v Cardiff match report on lcfc.com:
...with the returning Michael Johnson a picture of composure in the middle of the park. On a surface made slick by pre-match showers, the on-loan Manchester City midfielder looked totally at home, dictating the pace and caressing passes classily around the pitch.
Sounds like the MJ we all remember - he really is a class act.
Excluding Paul Lake who was just before my time, Johnson is the most gifted kid we have brought through in my opinion.
Just been so, so unlucky - he has still got time on his side to make it.
If Hargreaves can do it, so can johnno
Tricky_Trev
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Then the one against Aston Villa shortly afterwards! He had the world at his feet then. Such a shame how it's panned out.Steviesleftpeg said:He was unfortunately born with a brilliant footballing brain but the physical body of somebody who can't cut out for the top levels. Shame. I remember his goal against Derby. Pure Class.
Sounds like he is finally match fit.
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Leicester City midfielder Michael Johnson says Wednesday's Carling Cup match at Cardiff was a landmark game for him, and he is now ready to push for a regular starting berth.
The on-loan Manchester City player completed his first 90 minutes in a competitive match for City as manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's side suffered an agonising penalty shoot-out defeat in their third-round tie at Cardiff.
Johnson said he was disappointed that City had been denied a spot in the fourth round through the "lottery" of a spot-kick decider, but said the game was an important step forward for him.
It was his first start since the first-round tie at Rotherham United in August when he lasted just over 70 minutes.
"I certainly feel a lot fitter than I did after that Rotherham game," said the 23-year-old. "I'm fully confident that I am now 100 per cent fit.
"I had to come off at the end of normal time because I was on my last legs, but it's another step in getting my fitness up and the match will be good for me."
Johnson knows Eriksson, also his boss for a spell at Manchester City, has taken a gamble on him after the former England Under-21 international spent nearly two years on the injured list.
He is on loan until July and said: "Getting fit and getting into the first-team go hand in hand. If I'm fit, I play and it would be great if I could get 30 to 40 games under my belt, but we'll have to wait and see how it goes, but I do feel good."
Johnson says he has been doing extra work after normal training sessions have finished at Belvoir Drive, and he is starting to feel the benefit.
"I've been doing additional stuff with the fitness coaches and it has definitely helped me and I'm loving my time here," he said.
But Johnson knows it will be tough to break into City's Championship team as the midfield department is one of the most competitive areas.
"We have some quality players here, particularly in midfield, but I'm not the type to go knocking at the manager's door," he said. "If I play it will be because I have earned it. I have to keep putting in good performances."
Ahead of Sunday's return trip to south Wales, this time in the Championship, City find themselves in a relatively similar situation to last season when they faced Portsmouth in the league just three days after beating them in the Carling Cup when Paulo Sousa was manager.
There were suggestions in some quarters, after the 6-1 thumping City received at the hands of Pompey, that being together on the south coast for a few days had a detrimental effect as the players lost focus.
But it is an entirely different scenario this time around with City looking to avenge the shoot-out defeat rather than going into the league game on the back of a win.
Also, this time, City returned to Leicester straight after Wednesday's match with a four-day gap to Sunday's clash.
Johnson does not think the midweek defeat will have any bearing on the outcome this weekend.
"Both teams made a lot of changes, but I think getting used to the atmosphere will help us on Sunday," he said. "We have a good chance of winning if we play to our potential.
"The lads were pleased with the performance and Cardiff didn't really have that many chances. It came down to penalties, which is a lottery anyway."
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Leicester City midfielder Michael Johnson says Wednesday's Carling Cup match at Cardiff was a landmark game for him, and he is now ready to push for a regular starting berth.
The on-loan Manchester City player completed his first 90 minutes in a competitive match for City as manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's side suffered an agonising penalty shoot-out defeat in their third-round tie at Cardiff.
Johnson said he was disappointed that City had been denied a spot in the fourth round through the "lottery" of a spot-kick decider, but said the game was an important step forward for him.
It was his first start since the first-round tie at Rotherham United in August when he lasted just over 70 minutes.
"I certainly feel a lot fitter than I did after that Rotherham game," said the 23-year-old. "I'm fully confident that I am now 100 per cent fit.
"I had to come off at the end of normal time because I was on my last legs, but it's another step in getting my fitness up and the match will be good for me."
Johnson knows Eriksson, also his boss for a spell at Manchester City, has taken a gamble on him after the former England Under-21 international spent nearly two years on the injured list.
He is on loan until July and said: "Getting fit and getting into the first-team go hand in hand. If I'm fit, I play and it would be great if I could get 30 to 40 games under my belt, but we'll have to wait and see how it goes, but I do feel good."
Johnson says he has been doing extra work after normal training sessions have finished at Belvoir Drive, and he is starting to feel the benefit.
"I've been doing additional stuff with the fitness coaches and it has definitely helped me and I'm loving my time here," he said.
But Johnson knows it will be tough to break into City's Championship team as the midfield department is one of the most competitive areas.
"We have some quality players here, particularly in midfield, but I'm not the type to go knocking at the manager's door," he said. "If I play it will be because I have earned it. I have to keep putting in good performances."
Ahead of Sunday's return trip to south Wales, this time in the Championship, City find themselves in a relatively similar situation to last season when they faced Portsmouth in the league just three days after beating them in the Carling Cup when Paulo Sousa was manager.
There were suggestions in some quarters, after the 6-1 thumping City received at the hands of Pompey, that being together on the south coast for a few days had a detrimental effect as the players lost focus.
But it is an entirely different scenario this time around with City looking to avenge the shoot-out defeat rather than going into the league game on the back of a win.
Also, this time, City returned to Leicester straight after Wednesday's match with a four-day gap to Sunday's clash.
Johnson does not think the midweek defeat will have any bearing on the outcome this weekend.
"Both teams made a lot of changes, but I think getting used to the atmosphere will help us on Sunday," he said. "We have a good chance of winning if we play to our potential.
"The lads were pleased with the performance and Cardiff didn't really have that many chances. It came down to penalties, which is a lottery anyway."
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go one jonno , show us what weve been missing- would love to see him in a city shirt again class player when fit