{"id":207,"date":"2019-02-28T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T08:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/manchester-city-quadruple-nearly-impossible-says-de-bruyne\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T08:34:42","slug":"manchester-city-quadruple-nearly-impossible-says-de-bruyne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=207","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City quadruple 'nearly impossible', says De Bruyne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kevin De Bruyne thinks talk of Manchester City achieving an unprecedented quadruple this season remain far-fetched.<\/p>\n

The Premier League leaders return to Champions League action at Schalke on Wednesday and are heavy favourites to progress in a last-16 tie against a team languishing 14th in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n

Sunday brings the EFL Cup final against a Chelsea team City hammered 6-0 earlier this month, while the FA Cup quarter-final draw granted Pep Guardiola’s team a trip to Championship outfit Swansea City.<\/p>\n

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But speaking at a pre-match news conference in Essen, former Wolfsburg star De Bruyne insisted he only had eyes for Schalke.<\/p>\n

“I think the goal is not to win the four competitions; the goal is to win every game and, the further you progress, you want to win the next game,” he said.<\/p>\n

“On Sunday we can win the competition but you cannot say at the beginning we are going to win four.<\/p>\n

“We are happy with where we are, we want to progress to the quarter-finals [in the Champions League] and be closer to winning it.<\/p>\n

“But to win all four and set that standard is nearly impossible.”<\/p>\n

Belgium midfielder De Bruyne has had his season interrupted by two medial knee ligament injuries.<\/p>\n

“The injuries, in the end, are what they are,” he added. “I had two, it’s not nice but it’s part of football.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been fortunate until now with injuries in my career. I feel okay, I don’t know if I feel fresh.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes it\u2019s nice to feel a flow and just keep going. That was what happened last season.<\/p>\n

“Now it’s been\u00a0difficult, six months is a long time. But I’m feeling better and better, doing better than after my last injury and I’m happy with that.”<\/p>\n

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Pep Guardiola’s charges could collect their first trophy of the season this week but their star midfielder believes a clean sweep is somewhat unlikely Kevin De Bruyne thinks talk of Manchester City achieving an unprecedented quadruple this season remain far-fetched. The Premier League leaders return to Champions League action at Schalke on Wednesday and are … <\/p>\n

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