No, you have missed the quote from Pep regarding DeBruyne as a player in the Bundesliga, in general, when he moved to City.
'Speaking ahead of Bayern’s trip to Wolfsburg in the German Cup, Guardiola, who won 14 major trophies in four years as Barcelona manager before moving to Bavaria, said: ‘How De Bruyne played over 18 months at Wolfsburg was madness'
And reports such as:
'Incoming Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has already had input on at least one of the club’s transfers, according to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial.
The report claims director of football Txiki Begiristain sought out Guardiola’s opinion before pressing ahead with the £55m deal to sign the Belgium international last summer.' which matches up exactly with the reports people were getting over here.
Of course not every signing was made with a view to being a mainstay in Pep's team, Pellegrini has to be allowed some transfers, but it's pretty obvious Pep was in the loop & that the ones who we signed for 50 mil who haven't even reached their peak yet, were signed with a view to playing under him. No point in signing players like that for a manager who you know, is out the door, & fucking about with their careers in the process, when you could easily sign someone else instead, who both managers would be happy with.
It's obvious that is the case & was obvious when various people were saying the same about Sterling. Clearly Pep wanted both.
Now if DeBruyne starts chucking his toys out of the pram when asked to do different roles, that will be a totally different matter.
But watching him sprinting back at fullback to rescue City's defence when we were going through a bad spell, will not be seen as a weakness by Guardiola. Nor will his part in all 3 goals. It's also telling that DeBruyne was put straight into the team, when clearly behind on fitness, yet others, such as Nasri, had to do extra work. Now DeBruyne will lose his place to them in Pep's first 11 ? Not a cat in hell's chance.
Unless there is a personality clash, DeBruyne will be at City long after Silva etc have gone. Possibly long after Pep has gone.
He is one of the best players in the world & will be one of City's top performers this season, & already is. And Pep knows it, that's why he asked for him.
Pep asked Txiki to break Barca's transfer record to bring Ibrahimovic to the club. He wanted a different kind of player to what he was used to to change the style of the team.
It didn't work out and he bombed him after 6 months.
As much as DeBruyne is a huge talent and Pep is a big admirer of his, even taking in to consideration that Pep requested specifically that we buy him, it doesn't make him bulletproof.
If Guardiola decides that KDB isn't the right fit for the team and we have other players who are more suitable, he won't continue to pick Kev just because he was instrumental in buying him.
I actually think DeBruyne is improving this season, he was excellent against West Ham. He's not really had a pre season so is just getting up to speed with fitness and match sharpness. He's also starting to get to grips with what's needed in that number 8 role.
Guardiola has said he sees DeBruyne playing more games wide than inside. So he's going to be in competition with the revitalised Sterling, Nolito and Sané.
He'll play a load of games for us and be a key player, but the idea that he's unstoppable because Pep bought him, is misguided. Look at Thiago as another example. Pep will do what's best for the team - always.
Pep asked Txiki to break Barca's transfer record to bring Ibrahimovic to the club. He wanted a different kind of player to what he was used to to change the style of the team.
It didn't work out and he bombed him after 6 months.
As much as DeBruyne is a huge talent and Pep is a big admirer of his, even taking in to consideration that Pep requested specifically that we buy him, it doesn't make him bulletproof.
If Guardiola decides that KDB isn't the right fit for the team and we have other players who are more suitable, he won't continue to pick Kev just because he was instrumental in buying him.
I actually think DeBruyne is improving this season, he was excellent against West Ham. He's not really had a pre season so is just getting up to speed with fitness and match sharpness. He's also starting to get to grips with what's needed in that number 8 role.
Guardiola has said he sees DeBruyne playing more games wide than inside. So he's going to be in competition with the revitalised Sterling, Nolito and Sané.
He'll play a load of games for us and be a key player, but the idea that he's unstoppable because Pep bought him, is misguided. Look at Thiago as another example. Pep will do what's best for the team - always.
I didn't say he unstoppable because Pep bought him.
I said Pep bought him because he thinks he's fucking brilliant, which he is, & is already one of our most effective players this season. So he'll play him imo & he'll be fantastic.
Zlatan is a twat, who does his own thing, is the main reason Pep binned him. If DeBruyne does the same, he'll be gone too. His sprinting back 60 yards to rescue City's defence on Sunday, in spite of looking a bit tired in the game at the time, suggests he's fully on board.