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| Carlos Tevez and Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini |
MANCHESTER - David Silva believes that the return of Carlos Tevez can boost the spirit of Manchester City to pursue a degree, before their home game against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday (25/2) future.
City host Rovers, relegation-threatened, with the opportunity to take the lead of five points from last season's league champions, Manchester United, who make the trip to Norwich on Sunday (26/2) future.
Roberto Mancini's squad at the top of the standings, though not confirmed Tevez for five months. Argentina striker was involved in a dispute with Mancini after refusing to play when City defeated Bayern Munich 0-2 in September last year, and after that return to Argentina without permission from the club in November.
However, after returning to Manchester on the weekend, Tevez apologized to Mancini and will be re-played if he can prove himself fit enough to play. Previously, Mancini rely on Sergio Aguero, Mario Ballotelli, and Edin Dzeko, to be played as front-line filler.
Aguero has scored 20 goals in his debut season in English football, Dzeko has contributed 17 goals, and Balotelli contributed with 12 goals. But the Spanish midfielder, Silva, believes that having four attackers on board may provide benefits to the City. "It's important to have four great striker in our team," said Silva.
"It's easier for people who are playing behind them. We all know that they are great players, and it can be an important factor to help us for the title," he said.
"Carlos has been shown previously, that he has great character and determination, and for someone like him, it's easier to get a return form (best game) than (the players) to another," he explained again.
"Aguero is a great player. Not much you can say about him. He was fantastic," he added. City will face United in the last three Premier League matches this season, when they are chasing a first league title since 1968. United have struggled to match the speed of its neighbor, and Silva hopes his team can keep the Red Devils.
"When we came into the game with the same number of points, then (the game) it may determine, but we have to face the game with a sit in one, we have to win every game," he said.
"Winning the Premiership is an amazing thing to be achieved by Manchester City, and for the people of Manchester after so long (did not win the league)."
Mancini opportunity to give Yaya Toure and Kolo Toure, who missed long as Ivory Coast in African Nations Cup, the chance to be a starter player for the first time since early February.
In addition to Tevez and Owen Hargreaves, who still doubt the condition of fitness, he has an option which is pretty much a player option. When City played the Europa League match against Porto, Blackburn berisitirahat for two weeks, since their 3-2 win over QPR, having been knocked out in the FA Cup.
The win forces Steve Kean issued from the relegation zone, but the midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen admits that his team still had to fight hard to avoid relegation.
Pedersen, who think that United will win the league title, felt his team had to build a buffer from the bottom three, with the match against Chelsea will be a season-ending game for Blackburn in May.
"I have said before the season starts, that (the struggle for the league title) is between United and City, and is very tight," said Pedersen. "It will be very tight, but I am leaning more towards red than blue."
"It will be very tight, and I hope we can get a good sequence (in the standings) before the last away game against Chelsea."
"We're going through some important games and have scored a few goals, if we can touch a little behind, everyone wants to survive in the Premiership."
"The match against City is a heavy game, and if we can get something then it is a great bonus for us." Chris Samba, who failed to leave Ewood Park in January, can be played in the match at Eastlands, and Kean did not have a problem with injured players.
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