Arjen Robben has distanced himself from reports that he was among the players who led Bayern Munich to sack manager Carlo Ancelotti.
Ancelotti left Robben, Mats Hummels and Franck Ribery on the bench for Bayern's 3-0 Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain last week, and he was sacked the following day.
Reports in Germany said a group of five unnamed players had turned against Ancelotti, but Hummels on Monday denied his involvement, and Robben spoke out on Tuesday.
"There are different things said in the press that I clearly want to take distance from. they are wrong citations," Robben told reporters in his native Netherlands.
"I'm handling this very badly, especially since I will be the last person to critique a trainer or player or whomever it may be. You just have to be a man when someone leaves and not talk like that afterward."
Speaking about his actions when he was substituted towards the end of a 2-2 draw with Wolfsburg last month, Robben added: "I was disappointed because we gave away a 2-0 lead. And other than that, it was the trainers' choice to sub me and I accept that. Being disappointed is allowed as a player."
Meanwhile, Ancelotti's son Davide, who last year was appointed an assistant coach at Bayern, said his father "had a good relationship with everybody."
"He's somebody who delegates a lot, which means when you work for him you have a lot of responsibility. To be able to work with him is very educational for me since he, even if I may be biased, is the best in the world," Davide Ancelotti told La Gazetta.
"I'm learning a lot and I'm happy to be in contact with my father every day. We've got a very strong bond.
"I've read [rumours of Ancelotti having an Italian clan] and all I can say is this was not the reality. Each coach has his own staff who he takes around with him. A coach trusts his staff, whether they are relatives or not, like the great fitness coach Giovanni Mauri, who works with us and his son Francesco. It's horrible and also incomprehensible that people talk of a clan in our case.
"I am still under contract so I cannot talk about it, and it is still soon to do so. But from a professional point of view, we had a good relationship with everybody. They say you're never really a coach until you've been sacked. My father had never been sacked during a season so maybe now he is finally a coach. This experience will help him too.
"I don't know [about the future], but I think my dad will go back to Vancouver, then we'll start afresh next season, and one day I will become a head coach."
Carlo Ancelotti said this week that he will not coach again this season as he intends to take a 10-month break from football, and Chris Brady, the co-author of Ancelotti's book "Quiet Leadership," said the manager is "drained and empty."
"He joked a lot that he's been a member for a long time of the biggest club in the world -- the club of sacked coaches," Brady told Sport Bild.
Brady said the timing of Ancelotti's dismissal had surprised the Italian, but the ex-Real Madrid coach knew his days were numbered at the German champions.
"He wasn't expecting it," Brady said. "But he always knew this would be his last season at the club. ...
"Carlo would never say it himself but he is very disappointed in club policy. Those responsible have built him a team, which was not capable of achieving their big aims.
"Carlo is pragmatic and always tries to deal with the situation as best he can. However, Franck Ribery has not been good enough for top-level football for two years now. Robben, too, has increasing problems."
Brady also said he believes Bayern squad needs major investment, adding: "The club faces troubled times if they fail to grasp that they must spend more money in order to play a meaningful role in the Champions League again."
ESPN FC's Germany correspondent Mark Lovell contributed to this report.