The reasons Manchester City cannot buy success !

So has the best league in the world now come to the level that it can be bought ? Manchester City and Chelsea are prime examples of the statement. Last sunday Manchester City thrashed Manchester United by 6 goals to 1 in Old Trafford . Did Manchester City buy the victory ? Many believe thats the case . If you analyze the starting XI of City during sundays game only two players were playing for them since before 2008. Or to be precise before the reckless spending phase began . And the cost of the Manchester City team that beat their local rivals was nothing short of a whooping $185 m. City are without doubt the strongest team in the league right now. Chelsea , meanwhile , have spent 222 m in the last four years. But will all this spending help them in the longer run ? Lets find out.

For success in the long term prospect , a club needs to forge a really strong team . All the clubs which are backed by rich Sheikhs or oil oligarchs look to build a team full of superstars . Now the problem is that building a team full of global superstars come at a price . What happens to the players of the youth academy ? Few clubs have a good youth set up and Manchester city is without doubt one of them. The players they have produced in the last few years are Micah Richards , Stephen Ireland and Daniel Sturridge and Dedryck Boyata. While Richards has established himself and Sturridge left for more green pastures , Ireland and Boyata have struggled to make a name in the first team . The same thing happened at Chelsea . After some initial success they decided to put in more money and buy the best available. What happens when they keep on buying new players is that their youth set up becomes a mockery. None of those players are going to get a chance to shine on the top level . And with the rule of home grown players being a must in the squad , they finally decided to spend on the academy . While no notable names have come out of the academy so far , Chelsea need to step up their youth set up.

Secondly , these rich owners have limited knowledge of football and that came to light after Roman Abramovic fired Carlos Ancelotti who led Chelsea to a strong 2^nd after a very disappointing mid season. The rich man at Etihad stadium also fired Mark Hughes just because few results did not go their way. If a club needs success then first they need a strong management. Firing the manager just because of a few bad results will not work. This only puts more pressure on the manager. If that was the case then the world would not have seen the greatness of Sir Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger. If the club needs to stay on top for a longer run , they need to stick to their manager and instill confidence in him no matter what the results are.

The financial restrictions coming into play from the coming season means clubs must break even on a rolling 3 year period or risk a possible ban from UEFA competitions. Now that would put an end to all the big money transfers from all clubs . So what happens when all mega stars get old and retire ? That will be the time clubs like Manchester City will face the problem . So in my opinion big clubs who just spend big and with the thought that money can buy success will not succeed in a long term . All across Europe , the top sides have/had a set of players associated with them . Xavi , Iniesta , Puyol and Messi at Barcelona , Zidane , Figo , Raul , Casilas at Real Madrid , Giggs , Scholes , Neville and Beckham at Manchester United , Henry , Pires , Vieira , Tony Adams at Arsenal , Del Piero at Juventus and the list goes on. But when is comes to Manchester City , no name will spring to the mind. Simply because they just keep shuffling around. They buy the best thats available to them. Thats the key ingridient they are missing. He needn't necessarily be a local guy from Manchester. He needs to be a player who embodies their style and be a leader who works harder and be appreciated for that. Now City may be leading the premier league. And who knows ? They might even win it. But will all this reckless spending and the enormous wages their players receive be an answer to their long term success ? In one simple word the answer is NO .

For many years , the noise that was coming from the City fans was that they were the real local football club of Manchester and that United were now a global brand. They said Manchester United has “sold out” by losing its soul. And now ultimately what City combine to create is a soulless and cultureless team playing for a lot of money. For all the years of the fans talk of being the real “local” club , they have now forgotten what they stood for and they look set to become the least authentic football club in the world.