"Dambusters": City on a European mission
By Dave Walker
As reigning champions of England and the
Netherlands, Manchester City and Ajax are waging almost carbon copy defences of
their domestic crowns.
Both remain undefeated and yet both are
perceived to be under-performing in their respective leagues. Ajax have won four and drawn five of their
nine games so far, whereas City have won five and drawn three of their opening
eight fixtures.
Whether that is a harsh judgment - based on
games in the Eredivisie and the Premier League - is debatable. City are, on a game-by-game comparison, six points ahead of last season’s haul of 89
- so much for perception and reality.
But the criticism carries weight in Europe,
when it comes to results – if not
performances - in their Group D Champions League campaign.
