John Stones, a defender for Manchester City, acknowledged that he was “disappointed” in his performance during his team’s 1-0 loss against Aston Villa.
Speaking to the team’s official website following the match, the £47.5 million (Guardian) player expressed his disappointment to City about dropping points in their fourth straight Premier League game.
After recovering from an injury, John Stones made a comeback to the starting lineup, beginning against Unai Emery’s team in the middle of the park with Manuel Akanji.
Manchester City centre back John Stones expressed his disappointment with his performance in the match against Aston Villa.
Even though Martin Keown recently stated that the Englishman was greatly missed by the Sky Blues, his return to the team did not aid the visitors in securing a crucial three points at Villa Park.
Pep Guardiola came under fire from Steve Nicol for starting the massive Barnsley native Manuel Akanji next to the Barnsley native in the middle of the park, as the two appeared out of sorts the entire game.
John Stones raised his hands in the air after Manchester City’s Wednesday night loss to Aston Villa, acknowledging that he was far from his best.
“I feel like everyone else is in the dressing room, so I’m disappointed with my individual performance.”
We’ve been successful, in my opinion, because we have players who can be critical of themselves when necessary. We weren’t good enough, I guess I can only speak for myself, Stones said on the club’s official website.
Well done, John Stones.
It’s safe to conclude that none of the Manchester City players, including John Stones, did themselves any justice with their performances against Aston Villa, with the exception of Ederson Moraes and Ruben Dias.
Nonetheless, following a dismal outcome, the five-time Premier League winner deserves praise for accepting responsibility rather than merely responding in a cliched manner.
It was expected that John Stones would appear uncomfortable playing against the Villains, given that he had recently returned from an injury and was used as a holding midfielder.
Due to Rodri’s match-day suspension, the triple champion was unable to assist Pep Guardiola’s team in controlling the middle of the park with his usual partner.
Nevertheless, John Stones has chosen to own up to his mistakes and acknowledge that his performance could have been much better, which should comfort Manchester City supporters.