Source: Team_Talk
Clichy: City are winners
Gael Clichy has risked the wrath of Arsenal fans by declaring he left the club because he was tired of missing out on silverware.[LNB] The French left-back says he could have penned a new deal at Emirates Stadium but could not face the prospect of more seasons like the 2010/11 campaign so he signed for Manchester City.[LNB]Arsenal have now not won a trophy since 2005, with a string of disappointments turning last term into one of the most disappointing seasons under Arsene Wenger's stewardship.[LNB]Now Clichy believes he has found a club who can deliver the success he craves.[LNB]Speaking on the club's pre-season tour to the United States, he said: "After spending eight years with Arsenal it would have been easy to sign a new contract to stay there because they're a fantastic club that will always be challenging for trophies.[LNB]"But it got to a point for me where I didn't want to just challenge for the titles only to be disappointed in the final weeks of the season.[LNB]"I wanted to play for a club that would win them.[LNB]"I joined City because I felt that this was a club ready to win important trophies over the next few years."[LNB]Clichy did not always have such belief in City's ambitions, but has been won over by the commitment of the club's Abu Dhabi-based owners.[LNB]He continued: "When Sheikh Mansour first took over here there was a lot of scepticism in the game and I was one of the sceptics.[LNB]"But for me, last season proved City are now one of the top clubs in the game. I have been at City only a week but I look around and see a squad that is strong."[LNB]Clichy's comments come just a day after Wenger accused City boss Roberto Mancini of a lack of respect over his public pursuit of Samir Nasri, who the Italian wants to add to his squad in the next fortnight.[LNB]
