Given the interview after a result of 0-2 loss to "Stoke", "Manchester City" strategist Manuel Pellegrini regretted the long list of injured players on the team.
Both of the "pots" goals were scored by Marko Arnautovic in the first 15 minutes, but Marko Hughes's pupils could have won by an even greater margin.
After the failure, the "citizens" coach had to talk about the injured Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, and several other footballers. The Chilean also wanted to allow for more rotation.
"I am most concerned that we are playing in all competitions with the same lineup," - Pellegrini told BT Sport. "Today the team reacted too slowly everywhere - the same players have played too many games."
"We didn't have fresh people not only to defend better, but we lacked sharpness and offense because we created too few chances."
"I always lack key players, but I have to make do with what I have. We will continue to rely on the same 13 or 14 people and wait for updates from the medics.
"Those few players who are injured have to integrate into the team as soon as possible. The situation is not due to one player or another, but because the same lineup plays in all competitions."
"Manchester City" already awaits a UEFA Champions League clash with Munich's "Bayern" on Tuesday, having today defeated Monchengladbach's "Borussia", while on Saturday Pellegrini's squad will take on "Swansea City" in Wales.
