Noel Gallagher and John Stones compare the two Manchester clubs. Who does Noel think is good enough to get into City?
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Noel Gallagher and John Stones compare the two Manchester clubs. Who does Noel think is good enough to get into City?
Noel Gallagher On Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Raheem Sterling, David De Gea And More
Noel Gallagher and John Stones compare the two Manchester clubs. Who does Noel think is good enough to get into City?
Bay City Rollers
David Silva
Gordon Smart
Jose Mourinho
Oasis
Paul Pogba
Pep Guardiola
Sergio Aguero
Sex Pistols
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Oasis legend and Etihad fan chats to Sun Deputy Editor Gordon Smart, giving his derby verdict and firm views on much more.
Oasis legend and Manchester City die-hard Noel Gallagher is desperate to be celebrating a Manchester derby win over Jose Mourinho today.
The rock superstar tells The Sun’s Deputy Editor Gordon Smart exactly what he thinks about the derby — including who is the most overrated player in the United camp.
GORDON SMART: Right Noel, this is it, the big one. There are a lot of lads from different countries in the City team. How would you get over how important a game it is for the fans?
NOEL GALLAGHER: I think most professional footballers, no matter where they come from, would realise how important a local derby is. They wouldn’t necessarily need to know the history of it. This is the Derby — DO NOT LOSE!
GS: City have so many big games now, does United still feel as special?
NG: It’s the biggest. Nothing comes close. There isn’t even a second biggest.
GS: So if you were sending Pep a text on Saturday morning, what would it say?
NG: Ignore the little gobs**** in their dugout beside you. Bamboozle the fools with semaphore and we shall be victorious. And whatever happens, we’ll still love you.
GS: If United were a band who would they be and why? Same with City?
NG: If Man United were a band they’d be the Bay City Rollers. Extremely popular all over the world (so says the press release). The kids love ’em, mums and dads love ’em, grannies and grandads love ’em . . . EVERYONE ELSE THINKS THEY’RE S***!
City are the Sex Pistols. Enough said.
GS: You’ve interviewed Pep. How is he different from other recent City managers?
NG: What a dude! He’s very, very cool. I could see players, particularly the younger ones, being mesmerised by him. All managers are different, though, which is why we love the drama in the dugouts.
GS: Everyone is expecting some dugout drama today. But if Jose had come to City, would you have been more or less happy than with Pep’s appointment?
NG: I would have been happy with either. But it would have felt slightly like a guilty pleasure clapping the other fella. And any United “fan” will tell you they DESPERATELY wanted Pep, so it’s the double whammy!
GS: You read the Pep book recently. Have you taken anything from it to influence your life?
NG: Ha!! No. Great read, though. He is the real deal.
GS: And would you go for dinner with Mourinho if he asked?
NG: If he’s paying.
GS: Who will be in their job longer, Jose or Pep?
NG: I’m hoping Pep becomes addicted to the Premier League and stays for a decade. Not a***d what the other fella does. Stay? Go? I truly don’t care.
GS: All right then, how do you assess Paul Pogba? Do you think he’s a player to build United around for a decade or a waste of money?
NG: He’s the Mario Balotelli it’s OK to like. A walking hairdo.
Bale, Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? He’s nowhere NEAR that league.
There will be some funky goal celebrations and bullying of third division opponents in the FA Cup along the way. But, nah mate, not for me!
GS: Do you reckon John Stones can handle the physical presence of Zlatan?
NG: Mangala had him in his pocket TWICE last season and he ain’t exactly up to much!
I think United’s tactics will be clear: Park the bus; hit the big divvy up front; see what happens.
GS: Zlatan was winding Claudio Bravo up this week, but have you got a message for him?
NG: Ibrahimovic? He’s a big dafty, a typical United “fan favourite”. I would bet one of my houses that he wears disgraceful shoes. I make him an unacceptable bozo.
GS: Is there ONE United player you would have in the City team?
NG: David De Gea.
GS: Any Manc Derby secrets/scrapes/shame you can tell us about?
NG: Ha!! Erm . . . no!
GS: Who is the first person you text when City win? Who is first to text you when City lose?
NG: I’m not really a mad texter at football. It drives me mad, to be honest.
My DJ pal Mike Pickering probably would be the first on the phone. I’m not really one for gloating either — unlike that current part-time bass player from the second-best band ever to come out of Manchester (that’d be The Stone Roses!)
I have nothing to say to United fans win, lose or draw.
GS: But what would you do if your daughter, Anais, showed up at the house with a United player draped around her?
NG: She wouldn’t. She’s a blue. The end.
GS: What did the 6-1 game feel like?
NG: It was truly unbelievable. I was in Dublin, just about to start my first solo tour. It was an unforgettable day. I remember just thinking: “Wow! Imagine being THAT s***!”
GS: The season’s only a few weeks old but is this match a pointer as to who wins the title?
NG: I get the same feeling from this one as from the one at Old Trafford at around the same time during the 2011/2012 season.
We were both playing really well coming off the back of huge results against Tottenham and Arsenal. The press were saying it was a title decider then and we smashed them 6-1.
Everyone said we’d walk it from there. But as you know we just managed to sneak the title on the last day. Won’t mean a thing long term.
GS: Would you ever have imagined ten years ago that City would be what they are now?
NG: No, never. I mean . . . did anyone?
The people who took over the club have yet to put even the slightest foot wrong.
The chairman is a colossal dude and as for the sheikh? If Carlsberg did owners . . .
GS: Who were/are the best City players you have seen?
NG: Dave Silva, Sergio, Yaya, Vinny (Kompany), Joe Hart, Kinkladze, Ali Benarbia, Bell, Lee, The Buzzer (Mike Summerbee). We are living in a golden era now, though.
GS: Who is the best current City player?
NG: It really is a toss-up between Silva and Aguero. ANYTHING is possible with those two.
GS: Finally, predictions for the game — and the season?
NG: I think it’ll be a draw. Maybe it has come a bit too early in the season for us to be fully bedded in with the new regime etc. So I can also see United nicking it 1-0.
As for the league? Surely no one is dumb enough to call it in September?
This league regularly makes fools of us all. I just hope it’s a great season and we somehow come out on top.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Noel Gallagher On The Manchester Derby, Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic And More
Oasis legend and Etihad fan chats to Sun Deputy Editor Gordon Smart, giving his derby verdict and firm views on much more.
Oasis legend and Manchester City die-hard Noel Gallagher is desperate to be celebrating a Manchester derby win over Jose Mourinho today.
The rock superstar tells The Sun’s Deputy Editor Gordon Smart exactly what he thinks about the derby — including who is the most overrated player in the United camp.
GORDON SMART: Right Noel, this is it, the big one. There are a lot of lads from different countries in the City team. How would you get over how important a game it is for the fans?
NOEL GALLAGHER: I think most professional footballers, no matter where they come from, would realise how important a local derby is. They wouldn’t necessarily need to know the history of it. This is the Derby — DO NOT LOSE!
GS: City have so many big games now, does United still feel as special?
NG: It’s the biggest. Nothing comes close. There isn’t even a second biggest.
GS: So if you were sending Pep a text on Saturday morning, what would it say?
NG: Ignore the little gobs**** in their dugout beside you. Bamboozle the fools with semaphore and we shall be victorious. And whatever happens, we’ll still love you.
GS: If United were a band who would they be and why? Same with City?
NG: If Man United were a band they’d be the Bay City Rollers. Extremely popular all over the world (so says the press release). The kids love ’em, mums and dads love ’em, grannies and grandads love ’em . . . EVERYONE ELSE THINKS THEY’RE S***!
City are the Sex Pistols. Enough said.
GS: You’ve interviewed Pep. How is he different from other recent City managers?
NG: What a dude! He’s very, very cool. I could see players, particularly the younger ones, being mesmerised by him. All managers are different, though, which is why we love the drama in the dugouts.
GS: Everyone is expecting some dugout drama today. But if Jose had come to City, would you have been more or less happy than with Pep’s appointment?
NG: I would have been happy with either. But it would have felt slightly like a guilty pleasure clapping the other fella. And any United “fan” will tell you they DESPERATELY wanted Pep, so it’s the double whammy!
GS: You read the Pep book recently. Have you taken anything from it to influence your life?
NG: Ha!! No. Great read, though. He is the real deal.
GS: And would you go for dinner with Mourinho if he asked?
NG: If he’s paying.
GS: Who will be in their job longer, Jose or Pep?
NG: I’m hoping Pep becomes addicted to the Premier League and stays for a decade. Not a***d what the other fella does. Stay? Go? I truly don’t care.
GS: All right then, how do you assess Paul Pogba? Do you think he’s a player to build United around for a decade or a waste of money?
NG: He’s the Mario Balotelli it’s OK to like. A walking hairdo.
Bale, Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? He’s nowhere NEAR that league.
There will be some funky goal celebrations and bullying of third division opponents in the FA Cup along the way. But, nah mate, not for me!
GS: Do you reckon John Stones can handle the physical presence of Zlatan?
NG: Mangala had him in his pocket TWICE last season and he ain’t exactly up to much!
I think United’s tactics will be clear: Park the bus; hit the big divvy up front; see what happens.
GS: Zlatan was winding Claudio Bravo up this week, but have you got a message for him?
NG: Ibrahimovic? He’s a big dafty, a typical United “fan favourite”. I would bet one of my houses that he wears disgraceful shoes. I make him an unacceptable bozo.
GS: Is there ONE United player you would have in the City team?
NG: David De Gea.
GS: Any Manc Derby secrets/scrapes/shame you can tell us about?
NG: Ha!! Erm . . . no!
GS: Who is the first person you text when City win? Who is first to text you when City lose?
NG: I’m not really a mad texter at football. It drives me mad, to be honest.
My DJ pal Mike Pickering probably would be the first on the phone. I’m not really one for gloating either — unlike that current part-time bass player from the second-best band ever to come out of Manchester (that’d be The Stone Roses!)
I have nothing to say to United fans win, lose or draw.
GS: But what would you do if your daughter, Anais, showed up at the house with a United player draped around her?
NG: She wouldn’t. She’s a blue. The end.
GS: What did the 6-1 game feel like?
NG: It was truly unbelievable. I was in Dublin, just about to start my first solo tour. It was an unforgettable day. I remember just thinking: “Wow! Imagine being THAT s***!”
GS: The season’s only a few weeks old but is this match a pointer as to who wins the title?
NG: I get the same feeling from this one as from the one at Old Trafford at around the same time during the 2011/2012 season.
We were both playing really well coming off the back of huge results against Tottenham and Arsenal. The press were saying it was a title decider then and we smashed them 6-1.
Everyone said we’d walk it from there. But as you know we just managed to sneak the title on the last day. Won’t mean a thing long term.
GS: Would you ever have imagined ten years ago that City would be what they are now?
NG: No, never. I mean . . . did anyone?
The people who took over the club have yet to put even the slightest foot wrong.
The chairman is a colossal dude and as for the sheikh? If Carlsberg did owners . . .
GS: Who were/are the best City players you have seen?
NG: Dave Silva, Sergio, Yaya, Vinny (Kompany), Joe Hart, Kinkladze, Ali Benarbia, Bell, Lee, The Buzzer (Mike Summerbee). We are living in a golden era now, though.
GS: Who is the best current City player?
NG: It really is a toss-up between Silva and Aguero. ANYTHING is possible with those two.
GS: Finally, predictions for the game — and the season?
NG: I think it’ll be a draw. Maybe it has come a bit too early in the season for us to be fully bedded in with the new regime etc. So I can also see United nicking it 1-0.
As for the league? Surely no one is dumb enough to call it in September?
This league regularly makes fools of us all. I just hope it’s a great season and we somehow come out on top.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Jose Mourinho
Jurgen Klopp
Manuel Pellegrini
Neymar
Noel Gallagher
Paul Pogba
Pep Guardiola
Rock legend and Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher has issued a warning to his fellow supporters – having Pep Guardiola as manager will not guarantee success.
The Spaniard’s widely expected switch to the Etihad Stadium was confirmed on Monday, with the former Barcelona coach to succeed Manuel Pellegrini in the summer.
It’s a huge coup for City, who reportedly fought off interest from a host of other top clubs from around the world to land the outgoing Bayern Munich boss, including rivals Chelsea and Manchester United.
The 45-year-old has won top honours at every club he has coached – three La Liga, two Champions League and two Copa del Rey titles at Barcelona, plus two Bundesliga titles and one DFB Cup at Bayern Munich – and he could well be the difference as City look to end their wait for European glory.
But High Flying Birds frontman Gallagher has attempted to calm the early celebrations – "he hasn’t even landed in Manchester yet" – by asking: "Can he do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?"
Speaking on the Sports Bar, the former Oasis icon told talkSPORT: “It’s an amazing statement of intent, but some of my City friends are celebrating like we’ve won something!
“He doesn’t really guarantee anything. What having Guardiola does is he opens the door to the top, top players
“I’d have thought if the likes of Paul Pogba, if he hasn’t made his mind up about where he’s going at the end of the season, Guardiola could potentially swing it for him to come to City.
“We hear rumours of Neymar and he could swing it with him too. These players want to play for the best managers.
"I think Guardiola has work to do – we should have won five Premier League titles in a row with this squad – but he’s widely regarded as the best, so we’re about to find out aren’t we?
“Managers at top teams are judged on Champions Leagues now, and I think HE would consider his time at City a failure if he doesn’t win the Champions League with all the resources he will have at his disposal.
“We’re about to see if he’s one of the greats aren’t we, because he’s not coming to a two-horse race here.
“We’re about to see if the old adage is true – can he do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?
“Not only is it a great thing for City, it’s a great thing for all English football fans. Although we can’t seem to attract the top players in the world anymore, the top managers are coming here - him and Klopp and if Jose goes to United, which I’m sure he will now.”
Click here to listen to the interview
Source: talksport.com
Noel Gallagher On Manchester City's Appointment Of Pep Guardiola
Rock legend and Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher has issued a warning to his fellow supporters – having Pep Guardiola as manager will not guarantee success.
The Spaniard’s widely expected switch to the Etihad Stadium was confirmed on Monday, with the former Barcelona coach to succeed Manuel Pellegrini in the summer.
It’s a huge coup for City, who reportedly fought off interest from a host of other top clubs from around the world to land the outgoing Bayern Munich boss, including rivals Chelsea and Manchester United.
The 45-year-old has won top honours at every club he has coached – three La Liga, two Champions League and two Copa del Rey titles at Barcelona, plus two Bundesliga titles and one DFB Cup at Bayern Munich – and he could well be the difference as City look to end their wait for European glory.
But High Flying Birds frontman Gallagher has attempted to calm the early celebrations – "he hasn’t even landed in Manchester yet" – by asking: "Can he do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?"
Speaking on the Sports Bar, the former Oasis icon told talkSPORT: “It’s an amazing statement of intent, but some of my City friends are celebrating like we’ve won something!
“He doesn’t really guarantee anything. What having Guardiola does is he opens the door to the top, top players
“I’d have thought if the likes of Paul Pogba, if he hasn’t made his mind up about where he’s going at the end of the season, Guardiola could potentially swing it for him to come to City.
“We hear rumours of Neymar and he could swing it with him too. These players want to play for the best managers.
"I think Guardiola has work to do – we should have won five Premier League titles in a row with this squad – but he’s widely regarded as the best, so we’re about to find out aren’t we?
“Managers at top teams are judged on Champions Leagues now, and I think HE would consider his time at City a failure if he doesn’t win the Champions League with all the resources he will have at his disposal.
“We’re about to see if he’s one of the greats aren’t we, because he’s not coming to a two-horse race here.
“We’re about to see if the old adage is true – can he do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?
“Not only is it a great thing for City, it’s a great thing for all English football fans. Although we can’t seem to attract the top players in the world anymore, the top managers are coming here - him and Klopp and if Jose goes to United, which I’m sure he will now.”
Click here to listen to the interview
Source: talksport.com
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