"Maybe I have a theory to rotate because it's impossible to sustain but I had a lot of confidence in them and I still do. I have a huge value for what they are as football players. Maybe I think higher of them than they think about themselves. It was a good lesson for me, as experienced as I am as a manager it was a good lesson for me for the future."
"I'm pretty sure that they, surrounded by other players, will play good, he said. I think they played not to make mistakes, not to play to do something. That is so difficult. In football, you have to play defensive and offensive and you have to try. They played to be safe, to not make mistakes and that's why it's so difficult."
Ten changes were made to Manchester City's starting lineup for the Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen, and the selected players failed to take the risks needed to win. The team lost 2-0, marking two straight defeats and prompting plans to recall rested players for the upcoming Premier League match against Leeds. Leeds have won once in six league games and sit in the relegation zone. Rotation will be necessary with fixtures twice weekly until mid-January, but several players face a crisis of confidence after risk-averse performances. The loss is viewed as a lesson and the squad remains relied upon for coming fixtures.
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