After losing to Brighton 1-2, Manchester City midfielder Rodri encouraged his teammates in an interview, hoping that everyone can clarify their thoughts and become stronger after returning from international match day.
Rodri said this: "It's disappointing because we are Manchester City, we come here to win. But that's the reality, for a long time, we haven't reached our level. The only way to get back to form is to recognize ourselves, and that's the reality."
"I think we started well, but in the second half we were a little down, at the opponent's home court, we faced pressure, made two important mistakes, and then the score became 1-2. We didn't reach the level, and I don't know what to say. It's the overall problem, we have changes, new players need to adapt, and when your team changes a lot, it's difficult. This is our reality, it's not an excuse."
"I don't think we're in the game, I think we're not in the best, nor have we created many opportunities. It's about a lot of aspects, and today we should win because our two goals were lost because of two turnovers, and some mistakes are like the kids made (Some Of the mistakes are like kids mistakes. This is football, and when we lose, it's easy to blame everyone. "
"The reality is that if we want to compete in the Premier League, we need to improve ourselves. We need to look at ourselves and see that it's not the way to win something. Next is international match day, we need to sort out our thoughts and become stronger after we come back."
"I'm not Messi, I'm not going to come back and make the team win and Win). It's a collective, and when we're winning in the past, I need all my teammates. To be sure, I need to continue to recover and get my best. Football is not a sport that I can win when I get back to the team, it's a collective sport, and hopefully we can get better after international match days."