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May 2, 2010, Sunday
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ROBERTO Mancini heaped the pressure on his Manchester City stars after watching them secure a 3-1 win over Aston Villa by declaring Wednesday's game with Tottenham is the club's most important fixture in ten years.
City fell behind to a first-half John Carew shot which squirmed under debuting goalkeeper Marton Fulop, but roared back through goals from Carlos Tevez, Emanuel Adebayor and Craig Bellamy.
Mancini said: "It was an important win but we are not finished yet. We have a sort of final on Wednesday against Tottenham.
"I think it is the most important game in the last ten years for us. It is a very big game for sure.
"We played well today, we scored two good goals in the first half and I was happy with the players with how they did today.
"But most importantly with this win we can play the next game, maybe not relaxed, but with a positive approach to the game.
"We were perhaps a bit nervous in the second half but we got the win and now we can be confident against Tottenham."
City started positively, dominating possession and looking threatening, as Villa sat back and tried to soak up the pressure.
But just minutes after a succession of corners had threatened to breach the Villa defence, Martin O'Neill's side went ahead thanks to a clanger from Fulop.
Fulop, signed on an emergency loan deal to stem City's goalkeeping crisis, looked to have Carew's 16th minute shot covered, only for the ball to squirm under him.
The goal energised Villa, but two minutes of madness five minutes before the break with the impressive Adam Johnson constantly involved turned the game on its head.
First, Johnson was brought down in the area by Stephen Warnock, allowing Tevez to drill the equaliser home from the spot, before his pinpoint cross two minutes later found Adebayor to steer home.
Despite the lead, City emerged nervously in the second period, but after surviving a Villa onslaught, rubber-stamped the win when Bellamy added a late third.
Villa boss O'Neill said: "I thought we played well, got in front, looked threatening and dominated the play.
"But we had a couple of minutes of madness and it turned the game just before half-time.
"We went from sitting very comfortably in the lead and capable of controlling them and containing them, but we endured a massive shift and you can't have that in a game of this importance.
"We played very well and had enough of the ball to get more from this game than we have, so I am disappointed.
"But it has been a fantastic effort from the players all year and we have only come up short of fourth because it is an exceptionally strong league."
City fell behind to a first-half John Carew shot which squirmed under debuting goalkeeper Marton Fulop, but roared back through goals from Carlos Tevez, Emanuel Adebayor and Craig Bellamy.
Mancini said: "It was an important win but we are not finished yet. We have a sort of final on Wednesday against Tottenham.
"I think it is the most important game in the last ten years for us. It is a very big game for sure.
"We played well today, we scored two good goals in the first half and I was happy with the players with how they did today.
"But most importantly with this win we can play the next game, maybe not relaxed, but with a positive approach to the game.
"We were perhaps a bit nervous in the second half but we got the win and now we can be confident against Tottenham."
City started positively, dominating possession and looking threatening, as Villa sat back and tried to soak up the pressure.
But just minutes after a succession of corners had threatened to breach the Villa defence, Martin O'Neill's side went ahead thanks to a clanger from Fulop.
Fulop, signed on an emergency loan deal to stem City's goalkeeping crisis, looked to have Carew's 16th minute shot covered, only for the ball to squirm under him.
The goal energised Villa, but two minutes of madness five minutes before the break with the impressive Adam Johnson constantly involved turned the game on its head.
First, Johnson was brought down in the area by Stephen Warnock, allowing Tevez to drill the equaliser home from the spot, before his pinpoint cross two minutes later found Adebayor to steer home.
Despite the lead, City emerged nervously in the second period, but after surviving a Villa onslaught, rubber-stamped the win when Bellamy added a late third.
Villa boss O'Neill said: "I thought we played well, got in front, looked threatening and dominated the play.
"But we had a couple of minutes of madness and it turned the game just before half-time.
"We went from sitting very comfortably in the lead and capable of controlling them and containing them, but we endured a massive shift and you can't have that in a game of this importance.
"We played very well and had enough of the ball to get more from this game than we have, so I am disappointed.
"But it has been a fantastic effort from the players all year and we have only come up short of fourth because it is an exceptionally strong league."
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