Kevin De Bruyne has listed bad luck and accidents rather than fatigue as the reason for his injuries.
“There’s nothing I can do – it was two accidents,” said De Bruyne. “I wasn’t exhausted. I think in general people need a good summer break, sometimes we play for 11½ months at a time and there is not enough time to rest. I had a rest of about three weeks – after 12 months of playing. Is that short? Probably, yes. But I felt OK to come back. There’s not a lot to say, I came back and trained and was out after one week – it’s just the way it goes.”
“I’m happy with my body because I know I have no problems with muscles. They were both just accidents, the second time also. I felt my knee and it pops, so you just work hard and try to be back as soon as possible. I played the most of anyone last year – in the whole world. And I played the World Cup without a problem.”
“I think the most important thing is having a summer break – if you have that you can feel OK but there is always a time in someone’s career where you feel a bit less. But I felt all right, it was just a shame that when I came back after one week, I was out for 2½ months. I was happy to come back and worked really hard but after three games it happened again. So, I think it’s part of your career and in the end it’s just the way it is.”
“It always helps. They did brilliantly without me but I’m sure they’ll be happy that I’m back,” said De Bruyne. “It’s just how it is. They have had to manage with the players who are there and, unfortunately, sometimes players are out. The guys did brilliantly and now I’ll try to be at my top level to help them out.”
Let’s hope we get to see the best of the Manchester City superstar soon!
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