Club Brugge boss Alfred Schreuder revealed he has held clear-the-air talks with Jack Hendry over his controversial comments.
The former Celtic defender is not happy over his lack of playing time at the Belgian club and has threatened to leave if things don't change as he eyes retaining his spot in Steve Clarke's squad should Scotland qualify for the World Cup this winter.
Hendry was a first-team regular under previous Brugge manager Philippe Clement, who signed him from Oostende in a £5million deal last summer.
But Schreuder has left him out in recent months after his red cards against Standard Liege and Gent.
Hendry has been seen sporadically for his club since then which resulted in the 26-year-old having an astonishing blast at his own manager, who has now given his side of the story, as he insisted he is the club’s best defender.
"I talked to him after the training. He did say that he's not happy. That he wants to play. And rightly so. A player who sits on the bench can't be happy. It's about the team", said Schreuder.
Hendry started and then scored the opener in Scotland 's 2-2 draw with Austria on Tuesday and stated afterwards that he hopes his exile from the Brugge starting XI can be resolved as quickly as possible.
He said: “We changed managers and he has been extremely harsh on me.
“I should be in the side and I certainly didn’t go to Club Brugge to sit on the bench. That has got to resolve itself fairly quickly."
Responding the the outburst Schreuder has tried to mend bridges, telling the Scot he isn't going to make a problem of it and that his job is to pick the players best for the team.
“I explained to him why he's on the bench. It's good that he played and scored for Scotland. He is coming back with a lot of confidence", added Schreuder.
“There is just a lot of competition within the team. I'm not making any problem of it. He said that he likes to play and that's why he made a transfer to Club Brugge.
"It's fine that he doesn't agree with me. But I make the line-up and I do what's best for Club Brugge.
"It's good that players don't agree with me. He trains fine, but I'm happy with the central defenders that are playing now.
"That he says things like that after a game, in the emotions, that's part of the game. We've all been footballers and we've all said things that made us think, 'Should I have said this? I have absolutely no problems with that."
