Goal : reported that De Bruyne wanted open training at Chelsea to prove Mourinho criticism wrong

"It is true that he said that in the press, yes," De Bruyne told France Football on the criticism aimed at him by Mourinho. Toure: City won't make PSG mistakeJose Mourinho was never convinced by his talents and openly questioned his commitment in training. It was easy to say that because there was no-one to check it – the training sessions were closed to the public. De Bruyne eventually proved his worth at Werder Bremen, initially on loan, before being brought back to the Premier League by Manchester City in a big-money deal in 2015. The Belgian arrived at Stamford Bridge with a big reputation, but was offered few opportunities to enhance it with the Blues.

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne wanted open training at Chelsea to prove Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho wrong

Kevin De Bruyne has revealed he asked for Chelsea training to be made public in a bid to prove Jose Mourinho wrong during his first spell in English football. I said it, yes, but not to him personally."Since leaving Chelsea De Bruyne has proven Mourinho wrong and is arguably among the finest players in his age group. It was easy to say that because there was no-one to check it – the training sessions were closed to the public. He said: "It is true that he said in the press that I wasn't doing what was needed in training. Mourinho was particularly critical of De Bruyne, who played only nine times for the Blues, claiming on the player's departure that he had been "crying every day" and had lacked motivation in training.

Kevin De Bruyne asked for public Chelsea training to prove Jose Mourinho wrong

Kevin de Bruyne says no one could disprove Jose Mourinho's criticism of him because of Chelsea's closed training sessionsKevin De Bruyne has revealed he asked for public training sessions at Chelsea to disprove Jose Mourinho's claims about him. "It was easy to say that because there was no-one to check it - the training sessions were closed to the public. Mourinho said De Bruyne was "crying every day he wants to leave" and was not motivated in training when the former Chelsea manager allowed the player to leave for Wolfsburg for £18m in 2014. "It is true that he said in the press that I wasn't doing what was needed in training," De Bruyne told France Football. Mourinho was jeered on his return to Stamford Bridge as Manchester United manager this week"I never let anyone put me down.


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