Kevin De Bruyne says there are no plans for a crisis meeting at Manchester City and insisted the mood is not dark in the dressing room.
City slumped to a fifth successive defeat in all competitions on Saturday evening with Tottenham cruising to a 4-0 win at the Etihad.
Fellow midfielder Bernardo Silva suggested after the 4-1 defeat at Sporting CP earlier this month that City were in a “dark place” but De Bruyne described it differently and attributed their struggles to a crippling injury list.
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‘Been a bit chaotic’
Speaking ahead of tomorrow night’s clash with Feyenoord in the Champions League, the Belgium international said: “I wouldn’t say dark, it’s been a bit chaotic. I’ve seen so many people pass around the medical area, sport science, who’s playing and not playing. There’s been so many people playing who shouldn’t have been playing.
“The games against Sporting, Brighton and Bournemouth were all over the place. Tottenham was more normal. I didn’t see too much change, everyone is down about the five losses. You have to move on.”
Asked if the players were going to hold a meeting to discuss how to get out of their current funk, De Bruyne said: “There’s always been a time where we meet, a crisis meeting or two every year. When there’s a great season, that happens at some point.
“At this moment in time, we don’t need another one. You accept that losing five times in a row is tough.”
We’re conceding too many goals, admits De Bruyne
De Bruyne has endured another injury-disrupted season and admitted it had been tough watching City struggle from the bench.
“There’s only so much you can control from the sides. It’s not a nice feeling but it’s fine,” he added.
“It seems like we’re not really dealing with the moments when it goes bad. There’s moments like the Tottenham game which we do really well. The main issue is both boxes. We’re conceding too many goals. I don’t think we played a bad game the other day but we lost 4-0.
“We’re always going to give a chance away. We’re giving it away too many times. When we give a chance at goal, it’s basically a goal.”
