Samaras Sees Future with Blues
STRIKER Georgios Samaras insists Manchester City remains the best place for
him to learn his trade.
Blues boss Stuart Pearce was confident enough about Samaras' abilities to splash
out £6million on the 20-year-old during the January transfer window.
Despite being a virtual unknown until his arrival in England from Heerenveen, the
Greek international has already proved exactly why Pearce was prepared to make him
the second most expensive player in City history. His goal at Tottenham on Saturday
was his fifth since joining the Eastlands outfit and, while Samaras still has plenty
of rough edges which need to be smoothed out, his speed and strength have earmarked
him as a potential star of the future.
Already, Samaras has attracted the attention of bigger clubs than City, with his
international team-mate Stelios Giannakopoulos claiming the young forward should
be looking to develop his career elsewhere.
However, Samaras is unconcerned about City's present position in the bottom half
of the table and has no regrets about joining the Blues.
"Of course I want to make a step forward in my career but this is going to come
for me in the future - and only if I play consistently good football with City," Samaras
said.
"I am very happy to play for Manchester City. I will keep working hard and
I think that, through the success of City, I will go further."
Currently on their worst run of Premiership results since 2000, City will look to
avoid a sixth successive league defeat at their FA Cup conquerors West Ham on Saturday.
After that, Pearce will at least have an opportunity to take stock of the situation
because a combination of Arsenal's Champions League commitments and Villa Park being
used as a venue for an FA Cup semi-final, means that City will then be without a
game until they visit Aston Villa on April 25.
