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Wilfried Bony: I've had the worst year of my career since leaving Swansea for Man City
FRUSTRATED Wilfried Bony admits 2015 has been the worst year of his career.
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Striker Bony has struggled for fitness, form and goals since his £28million move to Manchester City from Swansea in the January transfer window.
He has scored only twice in 19 appearances – mostly from the bench – and has yet to find the net this season with his hopes of making an impact hampered by manager Manuel Pellegrini's decision to play with Sergio Aguero as a lone striker this season.
But with leading scorer Aguero ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury suffered on international duty with Argentina last week, Ivory Coast star Bony will get the chance to finally kick-start his City career.
And since then he has had ankle, hamstring and foot injuries plus an illness that prevented him from going on City’s pre-season tour to Australia and Vietnam.
He has sympathy for Aguero but is determined to seize his chance - starting when Bournemouth visit the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
“It’s never good when your team-mates are injured but that’s the way football goes sometimes,” he told the City 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."
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