‘Jose Mourinho solely spoke to me twice at Chelsea – it was like I did not exist’
Kevin De Bruyne has claimed Jose Mourinho solely spoke to him twice throughout his Chelsea keep.
The Manchester City magician has proved himself as one of many biggest midfielders of all-time in his eight-plus years on the Etihad, leaving egg on the face of the Blues chiefs who let him go away for £18million in January 2014.
As is commonly the case for younger gamers at Stamford Bridge, De Bruyne was used sparingly regardless of his apparent expertise. He’s opened up on that interval of his profession in a chunk for The Players’ Tribune.
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“When I was at Chelsea, there was so much in the press about my relationship with Jose Mourinho. But the truth is that I only ever spoke to him twice,” he wrote.
De Bruyne was despatched on mortgage to Werder Bremen after signing from Genk in his native Belgium in a £7m switch, that means he spent simply six months working with Mourinho earlier than being offered to Wolfsburg.
After a optimistic 12 months in Germany, he seemed to be a part of the Special One’s plans – with an strategy from Borussia Dortmund knocked again that summer season.
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He began two of the primary 4 video games of the season, however was then pushed apart by Mourinho. “I was on the bench, and I never really got a chance again,” continued De Bruyne. “I didn’t get an explanation. I was just out of favour for some reason.”
He admits he wasn’t away from blame, struggling to maintain himself match-fit and subsequently not being prepared for when the chance of a begin within the League Cup took place.
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“I used to be a bit naive about the best way that you need to deal with your self as a Premier League footballer,” De Bruyne defined.
“What I think most fans don’t realize is that when you’re out of favour at a club, you don’t get nearly the same attention during training. At some clubs, it’s like you don’t exist anymore.”
De Bruyne requested he go away and he did so within the January window, and he very a lot exists now as he seems to be to get again into the City facet this month whereas returning to full health after his long-term harm lay off for the reason that begin of the season.
