Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo is refusing to take blame for his performances, and has instead stated the reason for City’s poor form is down to the players
The Citizens dropped further ground in the title race when they let slip a two-goal advantage at home to draw 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur
CLAUDIO BRAVO is consistently having shockers between the sticks for Manchester City, but he has instead shifted the blame from himself onto the players.
The choice to send Joe Hart out on loan to Serie A side Torino is looking more and more of an absurd decision by Pep Guardiola, but the Chilean goalkeeper doesn’t believe the fault belongs to him.
City’s title hopes took yet another dent on Saturday night when they drew at home to Tottenham Hotspur 2-2, despite having a two-goal advantage.
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Goals from Dele Alli and Son Heung-min cancelled out strikes from Leroy Sane and Kevin De Bruyne.
Spurs found the back of the net with their only goal-bound efforts, which means that Bravo has now astonishingly conceded six goals out of the last six shots on target – including the four he let in against Everton.
Amazingly, the 33-year-old has only saved 8 of the last 24 shots he has faced, leaving him with an awful save ratio of 33%.
He told the Citizen’s club website: “It’s not a good feeling looking at how things developed. We had everything to win the game, but it’s the same old story: we had troubles creating chances and the other team, with less options, get the goals.
“We must be mentally strong, we must keep working hard, keep believing in what we’re doing. It’s the only recipe.
“We must always fight. Now we have had this downturn, but it can also happen to other teams. It’s the magic of the Premier League, anyone competes with you and can take points off you.
“We must firmly believe in our convictions and, more than ever, that our game will takes us to win many things.”
City have conceded 28 goals in the league so far this season – the most out of any side in the top seven.
They have only won once out of their last four league games, losing away to Liverpool, being thrashed 4-0 to Everton and yesterday’s poor result against Mauricio Pochettino‘s men.
Guardiola‘s side sit fifth in the table, and are now 12 points behind leaders Chelsea after they beat Hull City 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.