Kyle Walker, a team captain, declined Manchester City He accused the large number of injuries of being the main reason for his team’s defeat by Bournemouth, 2-1, in the match that brought them together in the tenth round of the competitions. English Premier League Excellent for the current season.
Walker said, commenting on his team’s loss, “The defeat was deserved. A lot of injuries? I don’t think we should use that as an excuse. We have players on the bench and players who played as starters and felt they were fit to play.”
He added City captain In statements published on his club website, “We must give full credit to Bournemouth and focus on the next match.”
Walker continued, “Sometimes, when we have a lot of injuries and the players lack energy, and at the same time Bournemouth have 6 days to prepare for this match.”
He concluded, “Coming to Bournemouth Stadium and not achieving a win is always disappointing. I felt in the last ten minutes that we were back in the game, but being two goals behind means that it will always be very difficult.”
The Manchester City team, led by its coach Pep Guardiola, suffered a surprise defeat against its rival Bournemouth, by two goals to one, in the match that was held on Saturday, at the “Vitality Stadium”, in the matches of the tenth round of the English Premier League.
With this result, Manchester City is in second place in the English Premier League table with 23 points, collected from winning 7 matches, drawing 2, and suffering the first defeat tonight, scoring 21 goals and conceding 11 goals, while Bournemouth occupies eighth place with 15 points.
Man City failed to reconcile its fans, who felt disappointed following the team’s sudden and early exit from the round of 16 of the League Cup, losing 1-2 to its host Tottenham Hotspur last Wednesday.