No Pressure
Saturday, 1st Nov 2014 11:58

City boss Pellegrini says he isn't feeling any pressure despite City's recent struggles. City have yet to score a victory in their last three games and have a couple of massive games coming up with the Manchester derby and the Champions League fixture with CSKA Moscow.

I don’t know what pressure (there is). I think it is very difficult to analyse the season when it is just in October, when you have just played nine Premier League games and you don’t know whether or not you are going to qualify in the Champions League." The Chilian said while speaking to Sentanta Sports.

“It is the reality that we are eliminated from the Capital One Cup — but last year we were the only (title-contending) team to continue in the Capital One, so maybe the other teams will have more difficulties this season when they have to play so many games.”

City have found it more difficult to break down opposition defences this season, but Pellegrini doesn’t believe it means that rival managers have worked out how they play.

“I don’t agree with you that they know how we play,” he added.

“I normally think that the players’ performance in that (particular) game makes the difference.

“If I go (back) one year, it was exactly the same. Around the end of October, we had the same questions, and I answered the same way.

“It is the way we must play. We will continue doing the same way.

“But I think that always you have better moments and bad moments. It’s normal. It’s not good to do it, but normally all the teams have a moment in the season when they are not at their best. It’s important (for it) to be at the beginning of the season, not at the end of the season.

“I am sure that our team will be again the strong team that we were in the second half of last year.

“We continue with our target to try to defend our title, to try to continue in the Champions League. Maybe last year we did better in the Capital One but maybe this year we can win the FA Cup.”

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