Manchester City manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 has slammed his team’s defending following the 2-3 defeat against local rivals Manchester United this past Sunday.
The Italian tactician hit out at his players after they found themselves at the receiving end of a 2-3 loss to bitter rivals and title contenders Manchester United. The game ended in dramatic fashion as United grabbed a last minute goal through a deflected
Robin Van Persie free kick.
The manager criticised his team’s defending and organisation as he saw them lose out to United in this season’s first Manchester derby.
City had gone down by 2 goals when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international scored two goals which stunned the hosts, who have maintained a brilliant defensive record at home and were unbeaten
in the league this season up until the derby defeat.
City did come back in the second half when Yaya Toure found the back of the net and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Zabaleta-c29022 shortly added another, levelling the score line and ensuring a nervy last few minutes for the visitors.
It looked as if City were set to complete a significant comeback as they started to press for the winner. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360.
The game ended shortly after that, ensuring 3 points for United and extending the gap between both clubs by 6 points.
Mancini was at a loss to explain how his side conceded the last goal, and had a few harsh words for his team’s defensive discipline and organisation. He said:
“I don’t know why this happened. I understood before that the free-kick was dangerous. I don’t know why it happened. The player shooting was Van Persie, and he hit it very well. I called http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 to return to the wall but I was too far away on the bench.”
“We made a mistake and only put three players there. We didn’t cover very well. I think the wall should have been better. If you need to put your face there, you need to put your face there.”
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