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Rico Lewis He called Manchester City The teammates “stick together” in their sixth pursuit Premier League Defeat of the season against Aston Villa.
City’s latest defeat came at the hands of Aston Villa, who won 2-1 at the reigning champions to hand them their ninth loss in their last 12 matches in all competitions.
Pep Guardiola’s side go behind courtesy of a goal John Duran And Morgan Rodgers, a last minute consolation from Phil Foden not enough to salvage anything from another sub-par performance.
the city They lost twice as many league games last season than they lost all season en route to a fourth straight title.
Lewis, 20, admitted it was a “difficult” time at City.
He said: “There are leaders in the dressing room who are natural leaders. They can talk, everyone listens and everyone agrees.
“But when it comes down to it, it’s not what’s said in the changing room, it’s affecting the pitch and what we’re doing on the pitch. That needs to be resolved.
It’s just not right now
Rico Lewis
‘No one is going on the field saying ‘I’m not doing it’, or ‘I don’t want to win’. It’s hard right now but we have to stick together.
“There are different things to put your finger on but it’s not right at the moment.”
City’s problems at the back continue to mount – they have managed just one clean sheet in their last 10 in all competitions.
Conceding twice on Saturday took their season tally to 25, just nine short of their total for the 2023-24 Premier League campaign.
Lewis added: “It’s like we’re not allowed to confess when we confess. As if it’s not a normal thing that’s part of the game.
“Everyone in world football concedes a goal but because we hold ourselves to such a high standard, when we admit we’re very disappointed in ourselves, that’s when you see more mistakes.
“At the start of the season we conceded a few goals but we bounced straight back. That can be down to confidence, many things, tired legs. But we have to get back to the way we want to be.”
