changed in their quest for the title. This week they

Anthony Fowler hopes his experience will see him prevail in a treacherous opening bout at Rio 2016.The Great Britain middleweight faces No. 5 seed Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, who won gold at the 2013 World Amateur Championships in his homeland Kazakhstan, on Monday.Fowler, who is the cousin of former England footballer Robbie Fowler, had to settle for bronze at the same 2013 World Amateur Championships after injury prevented him boxing in the semifinals.The 25-year-old, from Liverpool, is aiming to ensure Great Britain wins an Olympic middleweight boxing medal for the third successive Games following 2012 bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo and 2008 gold medallist James DeGale.Ive won gold at the Commonwealth Games and bronze at the World Championships and they have all got me ready for this, and I know for a fact Rio wont be too much for me and I will handle the pressure and perform to my best, said Fowler.I do think middleweight is one of the hardest divisions because its the average weight for a man so theres a lot more competition. Its very tough but I know on my day I can beat them all.Looking at previous middleweights, they have all done well, Anthony Ogogo got a bronze, James DeGale won gold, so hopefully I will keep that going and I dont see why not, Id love to do it.Fowlers cousin Robbie knows all about the pressure that comes with representing your country at a global tournament, having gone to two European Championships and the 2002 World Cup with England.However, the retired Liverpool striker has not been doling out advice as Anthony prepares for Rio. Robbie doesnt give me any tips about boxing, he sticks to the football and I stick to the boxing, said Fowler.Ive never really thought about talking to him about the major tournaments he has been to. Theyre such different sports. In football theres a template on the pitch, whereas I get in the ring and theres a lad trying to knock me out. Its a completely different game.People think it helps me in some way having him as my cousin, but it doesnt help me at all. He wishes me luck and thats it.The Great Britain middleweight has turned down offers to turn professional in order to pursue his dream of winning Olympic gold.Im trying to take it one step at a time but obviously turning professional is a long-term goal of mine that I might pursue after Rio, Fowler said.But at the moment my only concern is that gold medal, Ive been working towards that for six years now.Wholesale Air Jordans China . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. Wholesale Air Jordan 9 . The Dane followed up his first European Tour title last weekend with eight birdies and just a single dropped shot on Thursday for a one-stroke advantage over South Africas Allan Versfeld and Portugals Ricardo Santos. http://www.jordanshoescheapsale.com/jordan-retro-9-for-sale.html . 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The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No.Pep Guardiolas first job at the Etihad Stadium should be to sort out Manchester Citys leaky defence after their frailties were exposed again in Wednesdays 3-0 defeat by Liverpool.Thats the view of former City manager Stuart Pearce, who watched his old side come crashing back down to earth just three days after their Capital One Cup final success against the Reds at Wembley.Liverpool claimed their revenge in ruthless style at Anfield, with Adam Lallana, James Milner and Roberto Firmino capitalising on City sloppiness and repeatedly cutting through their backline. The defeat keeps Manuel Pellegrinis side 10 points adrift of leaders Leicester City, and they are now level with rivals Manchester United and only a point ahead of West Ham. Nicolas Otamendi has struggled at Man City since his £33m arrival from Valencia The problems are piling up after consecutive Premier League defeats to Leicester, Tottenham and Liverpool, and their defensive issues are a particular cause for concern. City have now conceded 31 goals this season - more than Watford and Southampton and their highest total after 27 games since 2010. Manchester City - goals conceded after 27 games Premier League season Goals conceded 2015/16 31 2014/15 27 2013/14 27 2012/13 24 2011/12 19 2010/11 24 I wasnt surprise by Wednesdays result because, coming out of the weekend, Liverpool had something to prove in front of their own fans and they had a bit of fire in their bellies, Pearce told Sky Sports. Quite often that is the case. One team will win one fixture and then the other one will spring up and win the other, so I wasnt surprised that Liverpool won.From Man Citys point of view, though, they have struggled defensively for a lot of the season, he continued. Vincent Kompany being missing for too many matches has been a real problem, and theyve struggled for consistency as a result. Stuart Pearce managed Manchester City for two years between 2005 and 2007 Club captain Kompany only returned from his long spell on the sidelines last month, and in his absence Pellegrini was unable to settle on a first-choice centre-back pairing, with Nicolas Otamendi, Eliaquim Mangala and Martin Demichelis all struggling for form.I feel as though its a quality issue as well, added Pearce. I look at Dimechelis in the heart of the defence. Hes played a fair few games this season but at the age of 35 hes probably had his better years behind him. Ive seen him being pulled around far too easily in matches. His lack of pace has been a problem.So with City and the new manager coming in next year, you need someone alongside Kompany and you need to make sure Kompany plays more games than he has done this year. If that isnt the case and yoou cant guarantee that, then all of a sudden you might have to look to go and strengthen.dddddddddddd. Vincent Kompany has spent much of the season sidelined by injury Otamendi is Manuel Pellegrinis first choice partner for the returning Kompany but has struggled to live up to his hefty price-tag in a difficult debut season in England. I think Otamendi has probably suffered because hes not had a partner alongside him who has not been a real consistent performer, Pearce said.Sometimes with central defender pairings youre taking strength off of each other. You dont have to be great players but you have a wonderful partnership between you. Roll the clock back a few years to Steve Bruce and Gary Pallister. Neither were regular England internationals - in fact one of them never played for England in Brucey - but as a partnership they were outstanding. Stuart Pearce thinks managing in the Premier League is as hard as any job Kompany was unable to provide a quick-fix at Anfield having only recently returned from his long spell on the sidelines, but Pearce did take encouragement from Citys 3-1 Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev and their Capital One Cup final success at Wembley.The two games prior to Wednesday were really solid defensive performances, he said. Going to Kiev I thought the team played really well, and the cup final as well. Defensively City looked pretty strong, I dont think Liverpool had too many clear-cut chances in that game. Pellegrini: Nothing has changed Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists nothing has changed in their quest for the title. This week they have taken their eye off the ball, though. It only takes five per cent down from one team and five per cent up on the other and you get a result like what we saw on Wednesday.City will need to improve quickly if they are to have any chance of mounting a serious title challenge in the final weeks of the season, but Pearce expects incoming manager Guardiola to focus his summer recruitment on bringing in defensive reinforcements. Pep Guardiola has signed a three-year contract at the Etihad Stadium Ive been a defender all my life so I would say this but I think you have to have a solid defence, he said. Theyve got one of the best goalkeepers in the world at Manchester City, but they need to make sure that the centre of your defence and defensive midfield are strong enough that youre not going to concede too many goals.If you dont do that, all of a sudden it erodes what youre doing at the other end of the pitch. Now a new manager has to come in and say: Right, how do we go from third or fourth in the league to competing for the Premier League and the Champions League?Its easy to talk about it but to actually deliver it they might need to add three or four new players into that squad that give them a touch of leadership in the team as well.Also See:Managers feel fatigue tooPremier League talking points ' ' '