Richards

[Danamy]

'Its going to be hard for them to come through, if you look at their squad now there's 22 international players.

'You're going to have to be extra special to get through there.

Isn't that exactly the point?!

Yep, but the headlines read

says he fears for Manchester City's youngsters

You're either good enough or not, unfortunately Richards got to a stage where he fell behind the level that's been set, no shame in that, just reality.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

'Its going to be hard for them to come through, if you look at their squad now there's 22 international players.

'You're going to have to be extra special to get through there.

Isn't that exactly the point?!

Yep, but the headlines read

says he fears for Manchester City's youngsters

As opposed to the hundreds of youngsters coming through every other club?
Youngsters will struggle in this day and age with the amount of money flying about,very few will make the grade at the highest level IMO.
It's a tough business to be in and the best are highly rewarded,those not fortunate enough will move on.....Does my fuckin head in when people pass comment on city's kids,it's the same everywhere,your good enough,your in,if your not,see ya.....cruel,but that's how it is.
Richards should know better,he's seen the investment in the training complex and the younger players we have acquired.
I've no doubt he'll be singing their praises when city turn on the conveyer belt.

 

[adrianr]

Micah Richards claims he wasn't given a chance by Manuel Pellegrini and says he fears for Manchester City's youngsters

Micah Richards says he wasn't given a chance by Manuel Pellegrini
Richards also says he fears for Manchester City's youth players
The 26-year-old took pay cut to Fiorentina in order to get games
Richards also says he has ambitions to get back into England squad

By Sami Mokbel for MailOnline

Published: 14:22 GMT, 11 September 2014 | Updated: 16:03 GMT, 11 September 2014

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Micah Richards insists he was not given a fair crack of the whip under Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini.

And the defender, speaking for the first time since ending his 12-year spell at the Etihad Stadium following his loan move to Fiorentina, has also revealed his fears over the futures of the club's academy talent.

The defender was officially unveiled as a Fiorentina player in Florence this afternoon following his deadline day switch to the Serie A club.

VIDEO Scroll down to watch Micah Richards first training session with Fiorentina

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Micah Richards pictured arriving in Italy to complete his move from Manchester City to Fiorentina
The former Oldham Athletic defender said he feared for Manchester City's young academy graduates
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The former Oldham Athletic defender said he feared for Manchester City's young academy graduates
THIS MAY UPSET ROBERTO MANCINI

Former Manchester City boss revealed his superstitious side when he banned players from wearing purple at the club.

The 49-year-old believed that the colour brought bad luck.

After playing an integral role in City's historic title win in 2012, Richards has been a peripheral figure at the club, particularly after the sacking of Roberto Mancini and arrival of Manuel Pellegrini.

And while Richards admits City will always be close to his heart he admits his lack of playing time under Pellegrini rankles with him.

'Leaving City was always going to be sad after 12 years, it was hard for me to leave because I know nothing else but Manchester City,' said Richards.
Micah Richards first training session with Fiorentina
Micah Richards on the training pitch with his Fiorentina team-mates ahead of their Genoa clash
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Micah Richards on the training pitch with his Fiorentina team-mates ahead of their Genoa clash
Micah Richards said that when he spoke to representatives from Fiorentina they made him feel very welcome
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Micah Richards said that when he spoke to representatives from Fiorentina they made him feel very welcome

'But I don't have any bad feelings towards the club, they put me on the map and gave me a chance when I was 17.

'But I do have bad feelings towards the playing time.

'I feel as though I could have been given more chances to play because I felt like I had improved and that I could do it at that level having shown that I could already.'

Richards came through the youth ranks at City, making his debut for the club as a 17 year old.
Micah Richards did say that he was grateful to Manchester City for giving him a chance when he was 17
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Micah Richards did say that he was grateful to Manchester City for giving him a chance when he was 17
Micah Richards took a pay cut to join Fiorentina so he could get appearances instead of being a substitute
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Micah Richards took a pay cut to join Fiorentina so he could get appearances instead of being a substitute

But the influx of expensive foreign talent thanks to the huge investment from their Middle Eastern owners, has seen the progression of young academy players into the first team become a rarity.

Dedryck Boyata - a Belgian - is the only 'club-trained' player in City's Champions League squad.

And Richards has expressed his concerns over whether City's current youngsters will ever emulate his achievement of making it into the first team.

'Its going to be hard for them to come through, if you look at their squad now there's 22 international players.

'You're going to have to be extra special to get through there. 'Hopefully the new facilities there will help to bring young players through. 'It would be nice to see more coming through, but the standard's pretty high now.

'The manager has always said if you're good enough, you'll get a chance. I hope he sticks to his word'

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Their articles really do not translate well to plaintext. I guess it's the amount of pictures they have to use to break it up for their average reader.

 

[Centurions]

Isn't that exactly the point?!

Yep, but the headlines read

says he fears for Manchester City's youngsters

As opposed to the hundreds of youngsters coming through every other club?
Youngsters will struggle in this day and age with the amount of money flying about,very few will make the grade at the highest level IMO.
It's a tough business to be in and the best are highly rewarded,those not fortunate enough will move on.....Does my fuckin head in when people pass comment on city's kids,it's the same everywhere,your good enough,your in,if your not,see ya.....cruel,but that's how it is.
Richards should know better,he's seen the investment in the training complex and the younger players we have acquired.
I've no doubt he'll be singing their praises when city turn on the conveyer belt.

Richards actually said nothing wrong, they just did the usual twisting of his comments and made up the headlines. His actual comments were :-

It’s going to be hard for them to come through. If you look at the squad now there’s 22 international players,’ Richards said. ‘You’re going to have to be extra special to get through. Hopefully, the new facilities they are building will help to bring young players through. It would be nice to see more coming from the academy, but the standard’s pretty high now.

 

[citytill1die84]

On as a sub tonight 2 assists nice 1 Micah

 

[Mr HJ]

This boy needs to stop talking, the more he says the less respect I have for him. How lucky he has been to be paid huge sums of money for basically trying to keep fit and larking about - stuff that others can only dream about. Stop winging Micha, one should never bite the hand that fed you. Of course it could be media rubbish but seriously just get on with your career and, once you have played 100 more professional games - then you can have a moan about the last 2 years!

 

[Hungarian blue]

This boy needs to stop talking, the more he says the less respect I have for him. How lucky he has been to be paid huge sums of money for basically trying to keep fit and larking about - stuff that others can only dream about. Stop winging Micha, one should never bite the hand that fed you. Of course it could be media rubbish but seriously just get on with your career and, once you have played 100 more professional games - then you can have a moan about the last 2 years!

Don't really know where this comes from. I guess you're reacting on his comments made few weeks ago and even in that interview I don't see any disrespect to City or some whining.

And allegedly he rejected our new, improved contract offer just to play a bit more elsewhere.

 

[Danamy]

This needs locking in here now, any other discussions about him need to go in another forum