Football: Bianchi striking it lucky at City.MANCHESTER City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes Rolando Bianchi Rolando Bianchi (born February 15, 1983 in Albano Sant'Alessandro, Bergamo) is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Manchester City. His position is centre forward. is ready to start justifying his hefty price tag. Eyebrows were raised when Eriksson persuaded City owner Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra (täk`sĭn shĭ`näwät), 1949–, Thai business executive and political leader, b. Chiang Mai. Born into a wealth merchant family, he went into the Thai police service in 1973 and continued his to splash out splash out Noun to spend a lot of money on a treat or luxury: she planned to splash out on a good holiday almost pounds 9m on the Italian striker, something of a journeyman before he plundered an impressive 18 Serie A This article is about the Italian football league. For other uses, see Serie A (disambiguation). Serie A (officially known as the Serie A TIM goals for unfashionable Reggina last season. Fears over his pedigree were eased when he enjoyed an impressive pre-season. However, after scoring on his Premier League debut against West Ham Coordinates: West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located 6.1 miles (9.8 km) east of Charing Cross. From 1889 to 1965 it formed part of the County Borough of West Ham. in August, his form suffered a dip and most of his action since has come from the bench. Eriksson has, however, guaranteed the 24-year-old a start when Norwich visit Eastlands in the Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse Cup tonight, and clearly believes he is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of fulfilling his potential. He said: "Bianchi had problems settling in, but I hope he will get over that and show us he is the goalscorer we wanted to have. Eriksson - whose side are Newcastle's next Premier League opponents on Saturday - added: "He is happy here. It is even more difficult for a striker when they come here from another culture, another way of playing football. "If you are a striker in the Premier League, you have to be really into it because the pace is so quick. "In all the European leagues, you have more time than you have here. I think it takes a little time to get used to that. "It is a little bit my fault because I play only one striker, so I have to see who is the best. "I am not worried for Bianchi, he is a hard fighter and is physically very strong." Eriksson is planning to hand starts to several fringe players in the third-round tie against the Coca-Cola Championship strugglers, with midfielder Geovanni and goalkeeper Joe Hart alongside Bianchi in the Swede's XI. For Hart in particular the pressure to put in a good performance against the Canaries will be intense given the recent form in goal of rising star Casper Schmeichel. CAPTION(S): A FORWARD THINKER: Eriksson |
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