Kevin De Bruyne says there are not any plans for a disaster assembly at Manchester Metropolis and insisted the temper is just not darkish within the dressing room.
Metropolis slumped to a fifth successive defeat in all competitions on Saturday night with Tottenham cruising to a 4-0 win on the Etihad.
Fellow midfielder Bernardo Silva instructed after the 4-1 defeat at Sporting CP earlier this month that Metropolis have been in a “darkish place” however De Bruyne described it in a different way and attributed their struggles to a crippling damage listing.
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‘Been a bit chaotic’
Talking forward of tomorrow night time’s conflict with Feyenoord within the Champions League, the Belgium worldwide stated: “I wouldn’t say darkish, it’s been a bit chaotic. I’ve seen so many individuals go across the medical space, sport science, who’s taking part in and never taking part in. There’s been so many individuals taking part in who shouldn’t have been taking part in.
“The video games towards Sporting, Brighton and Bournemouth have been all over. Tottenham was extra regular. I didn’t see an excessive amount of change, everyone seems to be down concerning the 5 losses. It’s important to transfer on.”
Requested if the gamers have been going to carry a gathering to debate the right way to get out of their present funk, De Bruyne stated: “There’s all the time been a time the place we meet, a disaster assembly or two yearly. When there’s a terrific season, that occurs in some unspecified time in the future.
“At this second in time, we don’t want one other one. You settle for that dropping 5 occasions in a row is hard.”
We’re conceding too many targets, admits De Bruyne
De Bruyne has endured one other injury-disrupted season and admitted it had been powerful watching Metropolis wrestle from the bench.
“There’s solely a lot you may management from the edges. It’s not a pleasant feeling but it surely’s high-quality,” he added.
“It looks as if we’re probably not coping with the moments when it goes unhealthy. There’s moments just like the Tottenham sport which we do very well. The principle subject is each containers. We’re conceding too many targets. I don’t suppose we performed a nasty sport the opposite day however we misplaced 4-0.
“We’re all the time going to provide an opportunity away. We’re giving it away too many occasions. After we give an opportunity at objective, it’s mainly a objective.”