Talking about the Carling Cup Semi-Final with Man Utd, Shay says…… “The fans are excited and so are the players. These should be two red-hot encounters.”Semi finals are great but people only remember the cup winners. We are all set up to achieve something here. We want to win a trophy”.
On the new Manager:“He is quite a cool and relaxed guy but he knows what he wants from the team,” declared Given who has managed three clean sheets in succession under the Italian. Since he arrived we have worked hard on defending as a unit. We have worked a lot on shadow play and where he wants everyone to be when we don’t have the ball. He is adamant about how he wants the team to set up. I have been impressed by him.
“I owe Mark Hughes a lot for bringing me to the club but as a professional you have to move on. The owners made the decision to change and they pay the wages.”
“The aim is still to try and win something this season. We made a good start in the FA Cup at the weekend and we a close to a final in the Carling Cup.
“We have only lost twice all season so we are doing ok. One of those was against United and I have to admit it took a long while to get over that result. We played well that day without any reward. Hopefully it will be different on Wednesday night.”
Source: Man City Website
January 20th, 2010 at 16:59
Brilliant match last night – the difference between the teams was the keeping! I’m not a City fan but I am a Shay Given fan — best keeper in the league by a country mile!