Elano’s Exit: A Bad Sign

August 3, 2009 by
Filed under: Elano 

Elano’s exit from City further proves the critics point about Mark Hughes inability to manage cosmopolitan styled footballers. The Brazilian midfielder who has been a critical part of Dunga’s setup in Brazil and starred under Sven Goran Eriksson, never found a real role in Hughes’ British styled attack. Forced to play wide and track back regularly and also neutered of the creative sparks which are shown in South American qualifying and this summer in the Confederations Cup, Elano was wasting his time in City blue.

The big question now, is whether or not more quality players from South America or Continental clubs will sign for Hughes. Those signing for City currently, may in fact be doing so believing a managerial change is coming. If Hughes does survive the first few months of the season, chances are City will find it difficult to bring in players from outside England in the next window.



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4 Comments on Elano’s Exit: A Bad Sign

  1. TFC on Mon, 3rd Aug 2009 9:28 pm

    2. Had to go to Turkey to guarantee first team football. Says all that needs to be said. Take your Elano tinted goggles off FFS.

  2. Evan Georgiou on Tue, 4th Aug 2009 6:52 am

    3. Hughes is loved by RSC who is from Paraguay,and Pablo Zabaleta(Argentina) who recommeded Hughes strongly to Tevez(Argentina)…and the reason that Hughes has no issues with them is because they train hard and give 110% in games……Hughes is loved By Vincent Kompany(Belgian) and Nigel De Jong(Holland) and the reason that Hughes has no issues with them is because they train hard and give 110% in games….Elano got 10/10 for penalties, and 0/120 for corners and free kicks and tackling…..Wake up Hughes will become a City Legend and if we get Lescott his teams will make us all proud…because he has bought players with Premier league experience and who will fight for the shirt….we should stop feeling guilty when a great player joins us…..we owe them nothing….they owe us”The most Loyal fans Ever”…..Elano was never worth our love…..Sheik Mansoor has taken us out of the desert to the promissed land…CTID

  3. mr fed up on Tue, 4th Aug 2009 9:29 am

    4. garbage .. Elano left since he needed regular first team action which he wouldn’t have got at City with Ireland ahead of him for centre midfield .. and no players from overseas by Hughes? .. so what of De Jong, Kompany, Zabelata? ..where’d they come from, the moon? .. more cheap anti-City junk

  4. rosshblog on Thu, 6th Aug 2009 1:06 pm

    5. This is the 2nd article I have read on this site and I’m a little disappointed. You sound like a bit of a Hughes hater.

    Once Mark Hughes came in Elano never really looked like he wanted to be on the field until the last few games of the season when he realised he wasn’t going to stick around and should play well to get a contract else where. With the attacking options we now have there wasn’t going to be any room left in the starting XI for Elano so this has nothing to do with Hughes at all.

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