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Manchester City’s Kolo Toure Determined To Prove Sir Alex Ferguson Wrong
Citizen insists his best is still to come...
| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £20.50 | Draw £32.50 | Arsenal £36.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £21.00 | Draw £32.00 | Arsenal £36.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £21.00 | Draw £32.50 | Arsenal £37.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £21.00 | Draw £32.50 | Arsenal £37.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £21.50 | Draw £33.50 | Arsenal £37.00 |
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Dec 13, 2009 10:09:33 AM
Kolo Toure has admitted he is desperate to prove his critics wrong at Manchester City, particularly Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
The 28-year-old swapped the Emirates for Eastlands in the summer and, despite the City defence looking far from secure at times, he has insisted he is yet to hit top form.
"I respect all my critics but there are always ups and downs," the Ivorian told The News of the World.
"[Sir Alex] Ferguson should remember that he suffered bad times in his career as well. I had periods when I was at the very top of my game and now I have to work hard to get back there.
"The most important thing is to realise when you are having difficulty. I strongly believe that at the age of 28, my best is still to come.
"When I hear critics like Ferguson and Lee Dixon, who I learned so much from at Arsenal, it makes me play harder and work harder to prove them wrong.
"At the moment it's a great challenge to come to a lower club and help make them big."
The City defender also revealed that he felt he had stayed at Arsenal for too long, the club he joined in 2002.
"I stayed at Arsenal for too long and, when you do that, everything becomes a habit. Every day is the same. You become like the marble or the furniture in the house,” he added.
"And sometimes the importance of the furniture isn't always noticed. I became very relaxed and I lost my focus and my sharpness.
"Now at City there is a new expectation and pressure and it's so exciting."
Gill Clark, Goal.com UK
The 28-year-old swapped the Emirates for Eastlands in the summer and, despite the City defence looking far from secure at times, he has insisted he is yet to hit top form.
"I respect all my critics but there are always ups and downs," the Ivorian told The News of the World.
"[Sir Alex] Ferguson should remember that he suffered bad times in his career as well. I had periods when I was at the very top of my game and now I have to work hard to get back there.
"The most important thing is to realise when you are having difficulty. I strongly believe that at the age of 28, my best is still to come.
"When I hear critics like Ferguson and Lee Dixon, who I learned so much from at Arsenal, it makes me play harder and work harder to prove them wrong.
"At the moment it's a great challenge to come to a lower club and help make them big."
The City defender also revealed that he felt he had stayed at Arsenal for too long, the club he joined in 2002.
"I stayed at Arsenal for too long and, when you do that, everything becomes a habit. Every day is the same. You become like the marble or the furniture in the house,” he added.
"And sometimes the importance of the furniture isn't always noticed. I became very relaxed and I lost my focus and my sharpness.
"Now at City there is a new expectation and pressure and it's so exciting."
Gill Clark, Goal.com UK
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