Kevin de Bruyne He was left out of Belgium’s squad for friendlies against Ireland and England on March 23 and 26. A loss to own Domenico Tedesco, coach of the ‘red devils’, justified that the Manchester City star is still suffering from a muscle injury from the last games.
“We cannot take risks now with any player and especially with Kevin,” said Tedesco today in a press conference. “It’s better to give him time to recover properly at City and then prepare him for the Euros.”
Defeated on Saturday in the FA Cup
Substituted on Sunday in the 69th minute of Liverpool-City of the Premier League (1-1), De Bruyne will miss City-Newcastle this Saturday of the quarter-finals of the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium. After the national team break, the Citizens will host Premier League leaders Arsenal on March 31.
The city did not report that the substitution was due to injury, but Tedesco announced it today De Bruyne has a groin problem before adding: “I don’t know if there’s a connection with his hamstring injury” which kept him out for five months after undergoing surgery in August.
“Yesterday I spoke with the doctor and with Kevin and we decided that the risk is too great. It is our responsibility to consider the player but also his club,” said Tedesco.
Since it reappeared on January 7, Pep Guardiola, City coach, managed the workload by De Bruyne and he was not fielded against Brentford on February 20 due to what the manager described as “discomfort” in his hamstring.
Source: La Verdad
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