Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has stated his ambition to beat Chelsea’s goal record for a Premier League season.
Back in the 2009/2010 season, when The Blues were managed by Carlo Ancelotti, now at Real Madrid, they scored a whopping 103 goals in their 38 Premier League games, and Toure has sent a message to them saying that this crop of City players are keen on beating that record.
The 103 goals scored were enough to give Chelsea the title and Toure is hopeful that if City can score more goals, they will also be crowned champions come May.
After their 6-0 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, Manuel Pellegrini’s side have scored 34 goals in just 12 games, which is 10 more goals than current league leaders Arsenal.
Asked whether beating Chelsea’s total was possible, Toure replied: ‘I hope so — we have the strikers.
‘The two guys up front (Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero) are unbelievable. They are very confident.
‘But it’s not just about those two players. It’s the whole team. We are very attacking and all the strikers enjoy it. Even (Edin) Dzeko and (Stevan) Jovetic.
‘The team is concentrated on attacking. It’s fantastic. And when you win like we did against Tottenham it is fantastic. They are a serious contender in the Premier League this year.’
The Ivorian then spoke about City’s contrasting form from home games to away games and he admits that their form on the road is a major concern.
‘It was a very important win,’ added Toure, ‘Our loss at Sunderland was hard to take. It’s always difficult when you lose a game like that.
‘We want to regain the Premier League title. We knew it would be difficult and if we are to stand a chance of doing that we have to win away from home.
‘We are trying to find a balance. At home, we are prolific. Away it’s more difficult. Either the referee is not fine or the fans or the opponents are making it really hard. That’s part of football. That’s the Premier League.
‘We have to start winning away from home. It’s not just the big teams who are the problem. It’s the normal teams. The manager is working on finding the right balance.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
