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Whatever your feelings are about the situation Shay Given finds himself in at Manchester City, there can be no doubt the quality of the Irishman. In the case of Joe Hart, he has been given the jersey and hasn’t looked back. Shay Given under any other circumstances would be Manchester City’s number one, it shows the quality of Joe Hart rather than any faults in Shay Given. However, has Shay Given been put in an impossible situation by his employers.
It has been accepted that Shay Given will be allowed to leave Manchester City but where will he be allowed to go to? Roberto Mancini and Manchester City know the quality of their second choice goalkeeper and would be crazy to allow him to go to one of their rivals. For example. Arsenal should be in the market for a goalkeeper come January, but there is no way that Manchester City would sell to Arsene Wenger. It wouldn’t make sense, and would only come back to hurt them.
If we accept that as a fair argument, we start to question Manchester City a little bit. It is clear that Shay Given is not needed at Eastlands – having only started three Europa League games and zero Premier League games. He is surplus to requirements. They haven’t tried to keep him happy and he will be allowed to leave. But at what cost to his future? Why should Manchester City care where he was to go? If they truly believe that Joe Hart is their best keeper then it wouldn’t matter where he the Irish keeper goes. Shay Given will want to get back to the top – where he was last season. Manchester City, out of gratitude for his services should allow him to do this.
Even another route out for Shay Given seems to have been closed. It was expected that in January, Mark Schwarzer would be allowed to join Arsenal and Shay Given would be reunited with his old City boss Mark Hughes. However, Schwarzer has recently signed a new deal with Fulham, and will stay until at least the summer. Even though Fulham, with all due respect, would not be seen as a top team, Given would welcome the opportunity to work under Hughes again. Given reportedly led a player rebellion to the board room at City when Hughes was fired. The routes out of Manchester City seem to narrowing for Given, and it seems he will be penalised for being a top quality goalkeeper.
Manchester City have shown their hand in regards to their feelings on the keeper. Shay Given is not needed. It is clear to everyone. Roberto Mancini should respect the goalkeeper for what he has achieved in his career. Shay Given had a great couple of season at City and now it is time to move on. It would be sad to see Given drop down the leagues, just because he is seen as a threat. When the club has valued a player as a reserve, they should be allowed to leave to whoever they want. This transfer window is a big opportunity for Given to play out his final years at the top. He deserves that and is still good enough. For his sake lets hope if a big club come in to buy Shay Given, Manchester City have the respect for their goalkeeper and allow him to leave.
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