Kevin De Bruyne has revealed he wanted Chelsea's training sessions to be open to the public after being accusing of not trying.
The Belgian started only two Premier League games for the Blues after his £7m transfer from Genk in 2012 and was sent back out on loan to Werder Bremen.
He was then sold to Wolfsburg for £18m before returning to English football with Manchester City for £55m in 2015.
Like Romelu Lukaku, then Blues boss Jose Mourinho did not rate De Bruyne – and publicly criticised his workrate.
“It is true that he said that in the press, yes,” said the Belgian. “That I wasn't doing what was needed in training. It was easy to say that because there was no-one to check it – the training sessions were closed to the public. But everyone knows I am not like that.
“I never let anyone put me down. I say what I have to say, with respect of course. But at that moment, I couldn't do anything because he would have said I was lying and afterwards he would have used it. Did I ask for training to be done in public? I said it, yes, but not to him personally.”
De Bruyne, who is now a father, said his success has been down to determination – and his level-headedness.
“I continue to enjoy myself on the pitch,” the 25-year-old told France Football.
“And especially I am the same after a great match and after a bad one. In the good days and the bad days. Even after the match against Barcelona, I stayed quietly at home, like I had done a few days before after our win in the league when it was only against West Brom.
"Big match or not, I am the same. It is just a match. I know well in football that a lot of people get very high when they win and drop very low when they lose. Me, I am always a bit in between. I think that is my force. I know how to put the two extremes into context.
The Belgian started only two Premier League games for the Blues after his £7m transfer from Genk in 2012 and was sent back out on loan to Werder Bremen.
He was then sold to Wolfsburg for £18m before returning to English football with Manchester City for £55m in 2015.
Like Romelu Lukaku, then Blues boss Jose Mourinho did not rate De Bruyne – and publicly criticised his workrate.
“It is true that he said that in the press, yes,” said the Belgian. “That I wasn't doing what was needed in training. It was easy to say that because there was no-one to check it – the training sessions were closed to the public. But everyone knows I am not like that.
“I never let anyone put me down. I say what I have to say, with respect of course. But at that moment, I couldn't do anything because he would have said I was lying and afterwards he would have used it. Did I ask for training to be done in public? I said it, yes, but not to him personally.”
De Bruyne, who is now a father, said his success has been down to determination – and his level-headedness.
“I continue to enjoy myself on the pitch,” the 25-year-old told France Football.
“And especially I am the same after a great match and after a bad one. In the good days and the bad days. Even after the match against Barcelona, I stayed quietly at home, like I had done a few days before after our win in the league when it was only against West Brom.
"Big match or not, I am the same. It is just a match. I know well in football that a lot of people get very high when they win and drop very low when they lose. Me, I am always a bit in between. I think that is my force. I know how to put the two extremes into context.
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