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Robinho just wasn't up for the Premier League, blasts axed Man City coach
Published: 09 Feb 2010 - 11:22:48
Familiar face: Robinho was frustrated at City Former Manchester City assistant Mark Bowen has hit back at Robinho after the Brazilian lifted the lid on his misery at Eastlands. The 26-year-old forward quit the Premier League for a loan move back to his homeland with Santos - after failing to live up to his £34million price tag. Robinho got off to a flyer with the winner against Sao Paulo on Sunday and then insisted he had come home 'in search of happiness'. The former Real Madrid man also took a swipe at the tactics used by ex-City boss Mark Hughes and current gaffer Roberto Mancini. But Bowen, who worked under Hughes, insists Robinho couldn't handle the English top flight. 'He took a lot of stick but he did massively underperform, especially awayfrom home,' Welshman Bowen told the BBC. 'I just thought that, physically, he wasn't really up to the challenges of the Premier League.' Robinho: In Europe, the coach sends you out to run. Here in Brazil, I play...VIDEO SPECIAL: Robinho marks his Santos return with cheeky winnerALL THE MIDWEEK BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Man City boss Hughes weighs up Turkey hotseat for returnRoberto Mancini confident Patrick Vieira can be the difference in Manchester City's quest for the top four
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