Manuel Pellegrini believes that Sergio Aguero can do better than last season after the Manchester City striker opened the scoring in his side's 3-0 victory over Chelsea.
Aguero won the 2014/15 Barclays Golden Boot with 26 goals but this total was limited by injury, as it has in seasons before, which restricted him to 30 league starts over the campaign. But his manager believes that the Argentinian will not be so hampered this campaign as he marked his first start in the Barclays Premier League this season with a goal, and could have had more during the first half but for the excellence of Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
"Aguero is in the best moment of his career," Pellegrini said. "This season, he can be even better than before. He has matured and his work ethic is good. He is improving a lot of things.
"That's why he started the game. In the pre-match press conference, I was asked whether he was 100% fit and you could see that. Three important saves denied him from scoring three or four goals today.
"I don't think he will suffer any injuries. Last season, he had no muscle injuries. He can be a top player for us this season."
Pellegrini felt the scoreline reflected his team’s first-half dominance, even if the match was more even after the break.
"It is very satisfying because it's not easy to beat the champions," he said. "We played very well without conceding chances for Chelsea to score and it was only a great performance from Asmir Begovic that meant we couldn't score more goals.
"Yes, the second half was more equal - Chelsea played better - but I only remember one chance which Joe [Hart] saved. We played better and 3-0 is the minimum we deserved."
Jose Mourinho disagreed with Pellegrini over whether the scoreline reflected the match; he felt it flattered the winners.
At half-time the Chelsea manager substituted John Terry for Kurt Zouma, the first time he has taken off the Chelsea captain, who had played in every minute of the Blues' title-winning campaign last season. The manager said the decision was tactical and that it was justified by the side's improved second-half performance.
"I had to decide on John or Cahill because Zouma is the fastest player we have in our defensive line," Mourinho said, deflecting a subsequent question as to why he picked Terry. "When you are going to play with a high block and you are asking your players to do that, the fastest player has to be on the pitch."
Mourinho's defensive options Say
Mourinho's defensive options are set to be improved by the agreement to sign Baba Rahman, the 21-year-old Ghana left-back, from Augsburg, in Germany, which was confirmed shortly after full-time. Rahman will replace Filipe Luis, who returned to Atletico Madrid in the summer.
"It's important because he is a left-back and he can compete with [Cesar] Azpilicueta," Mourinho said. "At the same time, by being a left-back, Azpilicueta can compete with [Branislav] Ivanovic for the right-back position.
"This player replaces Filipe Luis in the balance of the squad. He is a player that we need for that balance."
(Source : http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news)
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