After their surprising 2-1 home FA Cup quarter-final defeat
to holders Wigan.
City's dreams of an unprecedented treble -- or at least a domestic
treble -- were buoyed by collecting the League Cup title at Wembley against Sunderland last week
But against Championship side Wigan,
managed by former City player Uwe Rosler and who beat them in last year's
final, City found themselves 2-0 after an hour to goals from Jordi Gomez and
James Perch before a Samir Nasri consolation gave them hope of forcing a replay
“I think maybe it was the worst we have played here in a
year,” said Pellegrini. “We didn't have the pace to play against a team that is
in a very good moment. “We knew before the match we were going to play against
a difficult team and maybe we thought it was not so difficult and when we
reacted it was too late.
“We finished one trophy and we won that. Now we have to
continue playing in the Champions League and the Premier League, we have a lot
of things to fight for between now and the end of the season.
“First we must try to win in Barcelona then we try to continue and reach
the top of the table with the three games we have in hand.” City visit Spain on Wednesday in the return leg of the
Champions League last 16 although the 2-0 home deficit they carry with them
makes advancement look a tall order, regardless of the poor showing against Wigan.
“It's a game we are losing 2-0 so it's a difficult game,”
said the City manager. “We must react tomorrow morning with the responsibility
for what happened today but with a lot of trust about what we can do in the
future. We will try and play a good game there and see what happens.”
- One eye on Barcelona - Pellegrini denied that he left
first-choice regulars Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany and Aleksandar Kolarov on the
bench against Wigan with one eye on the Barcelona game, although that was an
obvious conclusion to reach.
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