Ruben Dias is hopeful that Manchester City’s draws will prove useful in the final Premier League reckoning but admits they cannot get used to them. Pep Guardiola’s side have lost just twice in the Premier League this season but are well down the table in 8th because of their inability to turn one point into three in more than a third of their matches. With the team struggling for form, particularly in attack, the improved defensive resilience that new signing Dias has been a part of has ensured that the Blues are more stable this season. However, the lack of spark recently shown in consecutive draws with United and West Brom has left City lagging while rivals that have lost more games than them find themselves higher in the table because of their ability to win games. While the points stacked up by City so far could yet be crucial, they cannot afford to be satisfied with draws.
Ruben Dias said “Obviously, in this club and where I come from, winning is the only option. We know that a point is always a point, and it’s not the worst scenario, Sometimes it happens. Along the run, it happens. We just want to win and you have to have the stomach to know that when it doesn’t happen, you’ve just got to keep going. Obviously, we were so frustrated, especially after the home game, but it will be a decision of where we want to be at the end, and these one points at the end might be important. At the end of it all, we are always going for the three [points] and the ability,after a one or a zero, to go after three again and again. I think that’s the spirit that can make you a champion. I would consider that being the beauty of the Premier League because you play whoever, and they’re just going to try and win it. Obviously, you have different teams, different styles. But in general, every team can win a game. I think that’s the beauty of it. You’re watching a game and you might even not be watching a team from the top five, top ten, and you’re still watching a good game! That for me was the thing that I wanted the most; to have that feeling that I was in the right spot here. It’s pure, the purest football that might exist. I’m just really happy to be here.”
