Too big to fail? What Juventus, Marseille, and Rangers teach us about Man City's looming fate – themercury.co.za
Too big to fail? What Juventus, Marseille, and Rangers teach us about Man City’s looming fate themercury.co.za
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Man City's 115 charges mean their transfer strategy over the last decade needs interrogating, not celebrating. • Ian Wright calling for unprecedented punishment is righteous noise until someone actually swings the hammer. • England could field a perfectly functional XI without Arsenal and City, which tells you something depressing about how concentrated quality has become. • England beating ten men at home is the bare minimum; the real test comes when they're not gifted a numerical advantage. • Arsenal's WSL season didn't implode because of one Chelsea loss—it imploded because they're not actually built to win it.
Man City's 115 charges mean their transfer strategy over the last decade needs interrogating, not celebrating. • Ian Wright calling for unprecedented punishment is righteous noise until someone actually swings the hammer. • England could field a perfectly functional XI without Arsenal and City, which tells you something depressing about how concentrated quality has become. • England beating ten men at home is the bare minimum; the real test comes when they're not gifted a numerical advantage. • Arsenal's WSL season didn't implode because of one Chelsea loss—it imploded because they're not actually built to win it.