"Every week is exciting in England - the stadiums are always full and even when you play away there is a great atmosphere because of we have so many of our fans there to watch us."It's different to what I was used to, but I love it. I can see why players want to play over here."
With his aggression and willingness to put the boot in he's well suited to playing over here. I think one area where Mark Hughes' astuteness has been underrated is that those players he has brought from abroad - Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany and Nigel de Jong, have all settled into the rhythms and practices of the Premier League very quickly. Contrast this with Eriksson's buys - Rolando Bianchi, Javi Garrido, Geovanni, some would even say Vedran Ćorluka and Elano - who often looked as if they lacked the physical strength and warrior spirit required to succeed in England.
Of course, it's worth pointing out that Eriksson largely had to buy from abroad due to financial constraints, and that both managers' recruitment policies existed to service different styles of play. But the point still stands: Hughes' imports don't even look like imports any more.
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zab will become one of the city greats, although he had a poor game against pool, he's fitted in well and done everything the manager has asked of him.
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