The Argentina striker, who has scored six goals in eight Premier League appearances in 2015-16, is sidelined with a hamstring injury and the Ivorian says he can fill his boots
Wilfried Bony believes he can fill the void left by the injured Sergio Aguero at Manchester City, despite enduring “the worst spell” of his career at the Etihad Stadium.
Bony joined City from Swansea for a fee of £28 million in 2014 but has scored just twice for the club in 19 appearances, compared to Aguero's eight goals in a mere 11 appearances this season alone.
However, with Aguero sustaining a hamstring injury on international duty that is expected to keep him out for around a month, Bony is set to deputise for Manuel Pellegrini’s side, and he insists that he can hit the goal trail, starting this weekend against newly-promoted Bournemouth.
“It’s never good when your team-mates are injured but that’s the way football goes sometimes,” Bony told the club’s official website.
“Now I need to take things game by game and work hard. I have to take my chance and score goals for the team – that’s why I’m here.
“My first concern is helping my team-mates and playing my part - we’ll see how things go starting this Saturday against Bournemouth.”
Bony has seen his playing time limited by injury following his move from Swansea – where he netted 35 goals in 70 appearances.
And the 26-year-old admits that he is desperate to put the bad times behind him in the coming months, promising City fans that they are set to see the “new Bony”.
“A lot of crazy things have happened since I joined City and I’ve been ruled out with injury three or four times so it’s been hard to find any rhythm playing one or two games here and there,” he added.
“In the past five years I’d never missed more than two games in a row and at Swansea I only missed a handful of matches and that was mostly because of a red card I received.
“I’ve had nothing but bad luck in the past year, but hopefully, that’s the end of it now. It’s not been the best time for me in that respect and has been very frustrating, but hopefully the City fans will now see the new Bony.
“All I need is the first goal to come and hopefully many others will follow.”
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Bony joined City from Swansea for a fee of £28 million in 2014 but has scored just twice for the club in 19 appearances, compared to Aguero's eight goals in a mere 11 appearances this season alone.
However, with Aguero sustaining a hamstring injury on international duty that is expected to keep him out for around a month, Bony is set to deputise for Manuel Pellegrini’s side, and he insists that he can hit the goal trail, starting this weekend against newly-promoted Bournemouth.
“It’s never good when your team-mates are injured but that’s the way football goes sometimes,” Bony told the club’s official website.
“Now I need to take things game by game and work hard. I have to take my chance and score goals for the team – that’s why I’m here.
“My first concern is helping my team-mates and playing my part - we’ll see how things go starting this Saturday against Bournemouth.”
Bony has seen his playing time limited by injury following his move from Swansea – where he netted 35 goals in 70 appearances.
And the 26-year-old admits that he is desperate to put the bad times behind him in the coming months, promising City fans that they are set to see the “new Bony”.
“A lot of crazy things have happened since I joined City and I’ve been ruled out with injury three or four times so it’s been hard to find any rhythm playing one or two games here and there,” he added.
“In the past five years I’d never missed more than two games in a row and at Swansea I only missed a handful of matches and that was mostly because of a red card I received.
“I’ve had nothing but bad luck in the past year, but hopefully, that’s the end of it now. It’s not been the best time for me in that respect and has been very frustrating, but hopefully the City fans will now see the new Bony.
“All I need is the first goal to come and hopefully many others will follow.”
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