Aleksandr Zinchenko has defended his comments and those of his wife Vlada Sedan about manchester City's Champions League loss to Lyon. The fiancee of Zinchenko has branded Manchester City’s exit from the Champions League as “completely Pep Guardiola’s fault” The Catalan coach saw his side ousted from Europe in shock circumstances, the favourites losing 3-1 to the French outfit. "You saw what happened,” Sedan said on her official YouTube channel. “I’m not a football player, not a coach, not a critic or an analyst. I understand that my opinion is not authoritative. Perhaps I have no right to say this, and perhaps Zinchenko will forbid me. But to put it mildly, in order not to swear, this is completely Guardiola’s fault. “At such a crucial moment, using such an experimental tactic for City was a bummer. I have no right to criticise, but why play three central defenders? I simply have no words because to have such a line-up… look at the players City have, what a bench. Literally on a few clubs in the world can boast having such players at substitutes.” She added: “I understand why the team that everyone is betting on is Bayern. It’s one thing to be knocked out by Bayern, but it’s another to get knocked out by Lyon. I don’t want to cause offence to the team, but I want to remind you that this is the side that finished in seventh place in the French championship.” Zinchenko has since written a lengthy post on Instagram in an attempt to clarify the comments. "Guys, I need to say a few things about this interview," he said. "First of all, I didn't say anything bad or judgmental about our tactics so don't confuse my words, please. I was explaining that we as players understand the effects tactics have and how given we have such great experience, we can adapt to the tactics we are given. "On the night we lost to Lyon that doesn't mean the manager was wrong to try. If you have seen my interviews in the past and the way how I talk about our manager then you can believe me. He is number one." The City defender said that her comments were spoken as a fan in an immediate reaction to the defeat. "The second one about my wife," he added. "Although she is a journalist, she is also a fan. During all season she was travelling with us for all away and home games because she is a massive City fan! In the video, you can see her emotions straight after the game and she gave an opinion like all fans do because she wanted us to do better. "We totally understand now that she shouldn't post it in the social media because she is my wife but she was not trying to make a journalist's opinion of the manager of the team, she was simply reacting to her disappointment as a fan. I'm writing right now from my wedding and instead of enjoying that unbelievable moment I have to do this because I can't skip it and leave it like that. I hope you understand."
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