#17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2021/22 Performances

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blue ranger said:
In the number 8 position where he has excelled ever since joining City. I genuinely don’t understand how anybody could ever say KDB isn’t in our best 11. He is our BEST player.
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When fit and healthy 100% true.

Sadly for sometime he simply does not look right physically.
 
kaz7 said:
Because he has been injured , why are you so keen to not understand that ?
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He's been injured regularly for 3 seasons, and it looks like it's caught up with him.

This last issue looks serious, I am not getting into any argument for why he played with a damage ankle for his country, that was utter stupidity and it looks like it has done serious damage.

I hope he makes a full recovery, but to me from a far he does not look in good shape at all, and had not done for a long time.
 
Pep Guardiola on Kevin De Bruyne's fitness: "He's getting better. We know the best Kevin, he had some injuries in the ankle, in the face, he's getting better. Every game is better than before. The goals, the dynamic, the pace only has been given if you play regularly..."

Pep Guardiola: "Kevin needs to be fit to be the best. His potential is the movement, attacking space, how to do it. He's getting better and it's a good sign for us." [via
@_joebray

Kevin De Bruyne: "I feel much, much better. Even the last 2/3 months of last season I didn't train much. The last 6 months have been up and down. I was in pain when I came back. It was good to take time off after Spurs. I feel much better, stronger..." [via
@_joebray

Kevin De Bruyne: "In the Euros, I was happy I could come back but the ankle injury happened. There's nothing I can do, I got tackled, my ligament snapped. I try to get back as best as possible. It took some time, it was a bit painful but I feel much better now..." [via
@_joebray
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Keeper! said:
He's been injured regularly for 3 seasons, and it looks like it's caught up with him.

This last issue looks serious, I am not getting into any argument for why he played with a damage ankle for his country, that was utter stupidity and it looks like it has done serious damage.

I hope he makes a full recovery, but to me from a far he does not look in good shape at all, and had not done for a long time.
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Tackles , he doesnt have recurrent injuries like say vinny
 
kaz7 said:
Tackles , he doesnt have recurrent injuries like say vinny
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He has had a number of ankle and knee damage issues, the cause of them is irrelevant.

Constant issues take there toll, weakness don't go away and he is now coming into his 30s.

We need him to be at peak fitness and injury free , sadly physically I think he's peaked, which is a major blow for us.

Let's hope the player and club manage the situation, and I hope he will consider his international future to lengthen his career but with next years world cup, I can't see that happening yet.
 
blue ranger said:
Sorry but anyone that knows KDB knows that he gets rhythm by playing. I have no worries over him. It’s good job him not looking right physically has scored 2 in 2.
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The issue is the number of games it takes him to get back into his stride, it's getting more with each injury and sadly everytime he is fit, healthy and back to the player we know, he get's injured again.
 
Kev helped us get a point at the dippers and 3 vs burnley with his goals while not even being at his best. What a beast !
So lucky to have him.
 
Keeper! said:
The issue is the number of games it takes him to get back into his stride, it's getting more with each injury and sadly everytime he is fit, healthy and back to the player we know, he get's injured again.
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Sorry but you have got this wrong. He missed pre season due to injury and has played 540 mins. He hasn’t been poor, the standards against which people judge him are too high. Sterling and Mahrez has been poor. Anyone that questions KDB is an idiot.
 
blue ranger said:
Sorry but you have got this wrong. He missed pre season due to injury and has played 540 mins. He hasn’t been poor, the standards against which people judge him are too high. Sterling and Mahrez has been poor. Anyone that questions KDB is an idiot.
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No one is an idiot because no one is questioning the player but his fitness, which HAS been an issue for the last 3 seasons.

Say what you want but this season he is a shadow of one of the worlds best players.

The club and player need to get to the bottom of the injuries.
 
Keeper! said:
No one is an idiot because no one is questioning the player but his fitness, which HAS been an issue for the last 3 seasons.

Say what you want but this season he is a shadow of one of the worlds best players.

The club and player need to get to the bottom of the injuries.
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well you get to the bottom of his injuries by playing him all the time so he can get his rhythm back and get back to being the best player in the world, like pep is doing now. thank god you are not in our coaching team you would probably think the best way to get some form back is for KDB to sit on a sofa and play some FIFA.
 
It is a tough balance: he needs games to get back to form but is short of form. Fortunately, we have a run of games that afford the opportunity to play him with a little less risk. He is a phenomenal player, we know that, but his current performances are not at the level he usually is at, though not his fault.
 
Keeper! said:
No one is an idiot because no one is questioning the player but his fitness, which HAS been an issue for the last 3 seasons.

Say what you want but this season he is a shadow of one of the worlds best players.

The club and player need to get to the bottom of the injuries.
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After 540 mins on the pitch he is a shadow of the worlds best player. Sorry but you are talking absolute rubbish. Glad Pep hasn’t written off our best player unlike you.
 
Being as good as they are with a sub-par Kev says a lot about this squad. My guess is that he'll really hit his stride over the holidays.
 
Thought he was quite poor in the first half. Looked better in the second.
 
Even at his best Kev has given the ball away - nothing new there. And his pass to Kyle was sublime - nothing new there either.
 
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