Fabio Capello has hit back at John Terry, brandishing his comments which have caused much unrest as a 'big mistake'
His former captain claimed a meeting was held and players got a chance to get issues off their chests and that the team lack 'fight and desire'.
However, the England manager told a different side of the story.
"No-one spoke to me about any problems," the Italian told ITV.
"My door is open always. If a player wants to speak with me, he can speak with me.
"At every meeting I ask the captain, 'any problems, do you want to say something'? Nothing. Then I read that John Terry had said this. I don't understand why he didn't speak with me.
"When you speak, you have to speak privately, not to the media. That is a mistake, a very big mistake."
While Capello admitted that a handful of players are indeed upset, he believes the majority are not.
"Probably one or two are not happy, but the majority are," Capello told the BBC.
"One player is not so important compared to all the others. The group is more important. For this reason it is no problem.
"We are here to play at the World Cup, not for a holiday."
Terry also apparently took the opportunity to make a plea for Joe Cole to start and even claimed that only Wayne Rooney and himself have the ability to change the game for the Three Lions.
When told of that, Capello refused to get drawn into the issue.
"Joe Cole is one of 23 players who are here, but, when we speak about one single player, you have to respect the other players that played before," he said.
"That's the most important thing, the respect of the other players."
The England camp saga aside, the under-fire England coach admitted that it is a do-or-die game against Slovenia and only a victory can see them through to the next round.
"After this game we have no more chances. We have to win," he added.
"The results have not been good, but I haven't seen the right spirit on the pitch for 90 minutes, only for five or six minutes. I hope in the next game the spirit I saw in qualification will return.
"It is a mental thing. When you are under pressure, big pressure, sometimes the legs do not work normally. It happened to me as a player, but I think on Wednesday the team will be fit."
When asked if he is feeling the pressure after two disappointing draws against the United States and Algeria, the Italian dismissed it.
"I am strong enough to deal with it," he added.
"It is no problem for me. I work hard and I prepare everything. That is important."
"Every morning I look in the mirror and ask whether I have worked and whether I have studied everything. Yes I have.
"For this reason I will accept the criticism and everything. I don't know what the result will be but I do know the result is the most important thing," he concluded.