Manchester Citymidfielder Samir Nasridoes not think Chelseaare a special
team and is backing Jose Mourinho'sside to slip up in the Premier
League title race.
The Blues' last-gasp victory over Everton on
Wednesday maintained their seven-point lead over City as Manuel
Pellegrini's side returned to winning ways against Stoke City.
Nasri
was among the scorers at the Britannia Stadium as the champions secured
their first three points since New Year's Day, with Sergio Aguero also
netting his first goals since the beginning of December.
And the
former Arsenal midfielder is confident they will close the gap at the
top, insisting they have shown themselves to be better than the current
league leaders.
"I'm a big fan of Mourinho but I am not impressed
with his team, not at all," he told reporters. "We have played them
twice, one time with 10 men, and we were better than them. Then we
played them at the Bridge, and we were better than th
em.
"When I have
seen some of their games, I don't think they are that fantastic – they
are just strong and have a good striker up front.
"For me they are
not special at all, and I think they are going to make some mistakes. We
just have to perform, to win our games, and see what's going to happen.
This title will be like this until the end of the season. No one will
win the league 10 games before the end of the season.
"Two months ago
we were eight points behind Chelsea and came back and went level with
them. Now we are seven points behind but are not going to make big talk
about it. We will just try to get as many points as possible and wait
for the mistake.
"They won in the last minute against Everton, so
maybe next time they will draw. We just have to win our games and see
what will happen. The season is still long, they have the Champions
League and the final of the League Cup as well, so have a lot of games
to play.
"If we reach 90 points we will be champions of England. If
we win all of our games, it will put pressure on Chelsea. Sometimes we
lack consistency but we are improving and next week we will have Yaya
[Toure] and [Wilfried] Bony back and are really confident about the
future.
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