Utd are a team - City are a side of in dividuals

Posted Friday, March 29, 2013 by The Sun

Utd are a team - City are a side of in dividuals
Cabaye hails spirit 'n togetherness of Fergie's leaders

CITY SLACKERS ... Cabaye says Man City's lack of teamwork is proving costly

YOHAN CABAYE was blunt and brutal as he explained why Manchester United are 15 points ahead of Manchester City: One is a team, the other a collection of individuals.

Cabaye believes champions City have effectively surrendered their title because they do not think or play as a team but rely on individual brilliance to get results.

Newcastle visit the Etihad tomorrow afternoon and Cabaye’s words will irk City chief Roberto Mancini.

The France ace meant no disrespect to the champions and was full of praise for their star-studded squad.

But he did not shy away from giving an honest answer as he lavished praise on Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson.

Cabaye said: “United are a machine. Sir Alex is doing a fantastic job for the club.

“Even when the players change, he knows which player is going to be good for his team.

“City have fantastic players but, unfortunately for them, they don’t think and play as a team — it’s not the same as United. So maybe that’s the difference.

“City are still a fantastic team. But they are a team of individuals.”

Last year, City overturned an eight-point gap on United in the last eight games to win their first championship in over four decades.

This time around the gap is almost twice as big and Cabaye believes it is impossible for them to do it again.

He said: “The 15 points is a big difference and it’s going to be more difficult
than last season when they had eight points.

“I think it’s impossible because if United win three games, they win the title. It’s going to be hard for them.”

The battle for the middle ground is where tomorrow’s game will be won and
Cabaye knows he will come up against the man he rates the best in the Premier League.

Cabaye had good practice facing Xavi, Iniesta and Sergio Busquets as France lost
to Spain on Wednesday.

For he will now come up against their former Barcelona team-mate Yaya Toure.

He added: “Every time, it’s the best feeling for me when we play against the best players in the world. On Wednesday, it was Spain and on Saturday, it’s going to be Yaya Toure. He is the best in the Premier League.

“Toure is the best because he can defend, he can score, he can play up offensively and defensively.

“He’s the complete midfielder and he deserves to be where he is.

“Kun Aguero, David Silva, Carlos Tevez and many more are all fantastic players.
I don’t want to say their stars are less good than Yaya Toure but when Yaya misses a game — like at Everton — they lost.

“It’s going to be totally different than the Spain midfield but it’s going to be tough as well.

“We will have a big, big job to do to stop City.”

Cabaye was focused on France and had not heard Toure’s threat to quit City at the end of the season, which was delivered to SunSport by his agent, Dimitri
Seluk. He added: “I don’t know about that. He would be a big loss. I didn’t hear anything, I’ve been focusing on the France team in the last week.”

The Magpies are still in a perilous position in the Premier League table following their loss at Wigan before the international break — and Cabaye insisted that they will go out to win at the Etihad.