Manchester City are in danger of dropping out of the Champions League after losing 2-0 to Juventus in Turin.
Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan blamed City’s streaks of loses on lack of confidence and the teams tactics.
It’s very disappointing,” Gundogan said.
“I don’t know, I have a feeling sometimes we are a bit careless with duels, instead of playing simple we over complicate things and we missed the right timing to release the ball. Just lose the ball and give them counter attacks
“We are built for possession, keep the ball, be strong, if you can’t do anything don’t lose it. At the moment it’s not working out for us.”
He continued: “[Confidence] is a big part of it and obviously that’s a mental issue as well. You can see that. We sometimes, one action we miss the ball, lose a duel and you see that we drop immediately, lose the rhythm, they are able to break our rhythm with the easiest of things. They don’t even need to do much.”
However, City manager Pep Guardiola disagreed. “We have done really, really well. We didn’t lose many balls that [would have] happened in the past.
“We tried, we arrived in the positions but you know, Italian teams defend so deep and compact it’s not easy. They’re a master in these kinds of situations.
“We played who we are, we miss the result, but the performance is there.”
