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Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany taking Everton loss on the chin
The Belgium international defender admitted his disappointment with Tuesday night's 1-0 loss but insisted that losing games is inevitable now and then
1 Feb 2012 16:49:00
By George Ankers
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Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says that he is disappointed with his side’s 1-0 loss to Everton but is taking it on the chin.
A deflected strike from Darron Gibson, who recently move from rivals Manchester United, sealed three points for the Toffees and allowed the Red Devils to draw level on points with Roberto Mancini’s men on Tuesday night.
But a philosophical Kompany opined on City’s official website: “In a season you are going to lose games - unfortunately you have to lose games at some point.
“We didn't want it to happen but we look forward and we still want to go on and bring the league back to Manchester City.
“I thought probably losing was a bit harsh but we knew it was going to be difficult.
“We are just disappointed we couldn't be more dangerous after dominating the game like this.
“In the end it was a deflected goal - there was nothing the goalkeeper or anyone could do about that.
“We never felt like we were in too much danger but I guess it is their strength - they contained us pretty well and when they had the chance, with a bit of luck, they scored. From that moment it was always difficult.
“I think it was one of those kinds of games where if you don't have a bit of luck with you on a day like this you don't win.”
The Belgium international defender was pleased to be back in action for City after his four-match ban for a tackle on Nani in the FA Cup defeat by United and, though he suffered an injury scare late in the game, the 25-year-old expects to be fine.
“I slightly twisted my knee but we will have a look at it and it should be all right,” he added.
“Other than that I was just happy to be back with the team.
“For whatever reason I was gone for four games and I am now just back to being in the middle of it again.”
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A deflected strike from Darron Gibson, who recently move from rivals Manchester United, sealed three points for the Toffees and allowed the Red Devils to draw level on points with Roberto Mancini’s men on Tuesday night.
But a philosophical Kompany opined on City’s official website: “In a season you are going to lose games - unfortunately you have to lose games at some point.
“We didn't want it to happen but we look forward and we still want to go on and bring the league back to Manchester City.
“I thought probably losing was a bit harsh but we knew it was going to be difficult.
“We are just disappointed we couldn't be more dangerous after dominating the game like this.
“In the end it was a deflected goal - there was nothing the goalkeeper or anyone could do about that.
“We never felt like we were in too much danger but I guess it is their strength - they contained us pretty well and when they had the chance, with a bit of luck, they scored. From that moment it was always difficult.
“I think it was one of those kinds of games where if you don't have a bit of luck with you on a day like this you don't win.”
The Belgium international defender was pleased to be back in action for City after his four-match ban for a tackle on Nani in the FA Cup defeat by United and, though he suffered an injury scare late in the game, the 25-year-old expects to be fine.
“I slightly twisted my knee but we will have a look at it and it should be all right,” he added.
“Other than that I was just happy to be back with the team.
“For whatever reason I was gone for four games and I am now just back to being in the middle of it again.”
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England 1-0 Belgium, Netherlands 4-0 Northern Ireland - follow all the international action LIVE! ahead of Euro 2012
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19:59 BST
Unfortunately for Northern Ireland, they are trailing the Netherlands 4-0 at half-time. Looks like that one's all sewn up then.
19:54 BST
We're still getting plenty of Hazard chat on Twitter. A few are now saying that he's not worth the hype, others saying he was brilliant(!?) and others (which I agree with), saying he created much of his own hype. What do you think? Get involved!
19:46 BST
Joe Hart has also been giving his thoughts after the Belgium game: "It was a really tough game, a good run out. I thought we played well, [but] we were a little bit bitty at times.
"But, we came through. Obviously there were a lot of changes so it's good to get the result.
"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
"But, we came through. Obviously there were a lot of changes so it's good to get the result.
"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
19:38 BST
Here's Roy Hodgson's reaction to the result and some injury chat: "I'm very pleased, it's been a hard week and we've used a lot of players. There was a lot of disruption in the second-half with substitutions – some forced upon us, some we wanted to do. But it's still a very good end to the week playing against a good Belgian team here. Arguably even stronger than the Norwegian team we played last week and I've got to be more than happy that we've come out with another victory."
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
19:35 BST
And another point from today: Eden Hazard wasn't great. Don't think you can judge him on one performance though. What do you think? Is it just a case of too much hype around the Chelsea-bound Belgian?
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