“We have bad games, as every team do, but we must continue not to change the style and try not to make so many mistakes”.
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But City have played a total of 23 games across all competitions and the only clean sheets they have kept have been with Kompany in the line-up.
But he believes City’s heavy recent fixture list and his inability to rotate the team enough because of the injuries are a contributory factor.
Manchester City look to regain their league form as they travel to Brittania Stadium to play Stoke City who are home for the first time in two weeks.
City’s defence have recorded just two clean sheets in the last 18 matches, after not conceding a goal in their opening five games of the season, and it is no coincidence the absence of captain Vincent Kompany to injury has affected their stability at the back.
“We need to react to our loss at Stoke so this is an opportunity for us to do that quickly”, he explained.
“We hope he will be back this week but we’ll see how he improves in the next day”.
“All the important clubs in Europe have a lot of injuries”, said Bacary Sagna ahead of the game. “Maybe if you finish top, you can have a draw against a big team that finished second in its group”.
“Martin Demichelis has a problem in his tendon”. “For me, seeing the game, without doubt they didn’t recover from the last two games”.
Already with impressive credentials this season, the 23 year-old has made ten appearances in the premier league and has been directly involved in ten goals, with four goals and six assists.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Sergio Aguero is still struggling with a heel injury, according to the Daily Mail.
Pellegrini has pledged to play the strongest team available to him on Tuesday to secure the three points they need and hope Sevilla do them a favour.
“I wanted to get on the front foot and to win the ball in their defensive half and then release creative players in and around the box and allow them freedom and flex to create in that final third”.
“We have had to play twice against Juventus”.
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Continued poor away form has hindered the Sky Blues’ chase for the title, as unlikely yet deserving Leicester City now hold pole position in one of the most unpredictable Premier League seasons yet. Many have started comparing him to Tevez, but Juventus teammate Leonardo Bonucci warned against heaping too much expectation on the youngster’s shoulders.
