17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2022/23 Performances

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Like the whole team, I thought he was bloody bobbins for nearly the entire game, but the moments of the play where we scored the goals he was top class.
 
Gave the ball away like a lot of others today and got frustrated with himself. Can’t see how he was given man of the match today.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Today is a classic example of what i have been talking about.

He has provided the assist,which is wonderful.....but he is almost a liability with the way he loses control/possession or a 50/50.

He should be dominating a midfield against a tam with 10,and he isnt....not even close.Gundo would be bossing and running the show.
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Not sure why it's so hard for everyone to understand what you're saying, but I do and couldn't agree more. Turning the ball over far too much combined with not tracking back as hard as he should is a bad combo.
 
Shaffer92 said:
Not sure why it's so hard for everyone to understand what you're saying, but I do and couldn't agree more. Turning the ball over far too much combined with not tracking back as hard as he should is a bad combo.
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He was the same this time last season. He isn’t particularly athletic compared to a lot of players and he’s looking like he’s in his 30s now. It was around Christmas last season when he got into his stride and looked fully fit and sharp, and was brilliant in the second half of the season.

I think the same will happen again.
 
Shaffer92 said:
Not sure why it's so hard for everyone to understand what you're saying, but I do and couldn't agree more. Turning the ball over far too much combined with not tracking back as hard as he should is a bad combo.
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He presses up there with Haaland like crazy. Also his job is to create chances with risky passes. I could go and criticize Bernardo because he doesn't produce 1/5 of the chances KDB does per match, but his job is not that. KDB has by far the best passing skills in the world and all our counterattacks go through him because his acceleration and physicality are also the best in the world for a MC. I don't get what is so hard to understand for the both of you.

KDB is the only player ever in City who is recognized as the best in his position for several years. Not Yaya, not Aguero, not Silva or Kompany. He has the most individual awards, great stats. It's funny that he is by far the least recognized modern legend of our team, and probably the more underrated player in our squad when you compare the opinion of some of our fans to pretty much any other football fan.

If you think he is a liability, football is not for you. Better try a sport where the only objective is to maintain possession no matter what.
 
Shaffer92 said:
Not sure why it's so hard for everyone to understand what you're saying, but I do and couldn't agree more. Turning the ball over far too much combined with not tracking back as hard as he should is a bad combo.
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Football evokes various emotion and a lack of balance with some.

I recognise Kev's unique ability and genius but i can also see his flaws,which are becoming increasingly frequent.

His occasional brilliance,like the 2 assists today,is masking his overall contribution .

He was bobbins today for 85 mins,yet he won MOTM for many.....thats where we are at.
 
Is there anywhere you can find an all time assists per game stat? He must right near the top of that if there is one
 
Cant quite believe what I've just read in this thread - "Kev is not fit as he's getting on a bit, perhaps a liability and is only occasionally effective" - well thank God we have a manager that understands our sport. During the first half there was a pivotal moment when we were 1-0 up when we pressed them and stopped them from dictating possession - something they can be very good at. There was one player who closed three of their team down, yep it was our old maestro - even the numpty BT commentators noted that the reason we are so good is because our best player does the hard work. Pep congratulated the captain straight away as he knows how important that action was.

There is no pleasing some fans. Kev is ace, and he's ours.
 
It is a testament to just how good Kev is that this was arguably his worst overall performances this season and he came out of it with two assists (leading the league).
 
FantasyIreland said:
Football evokes various emotion and a lack of balance with some.

I recognise Kev's unique ability and genius but i can also see his flaws,which are becoming increasingly frequent.

His occasional brilliance,like the 2 assists today,is masking his overall contribution .

He was bobbins today for 85 mins,yet he won MOTM for many.....thats where we are at.
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When he’s bad, he’s very bad - noticed it on Wednesday and was bewildered he got MOTM then. Today was on par.

That being said, though, he absolutely is the best player we have and his positives far outweigh his negatives. When he’s on it, which is more often than not, then he controls and wins a game by himself.
 
eastmanc said:
I didn't think Kev had his best game today, but still he contributed with two assists. That is is great habit to have.
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This is literally typical Kev lol.

And it's just who he is. If he creates a goal (assist or not, a goal we expect our players to finish regardless), then he is fantastic.

But if his passing is off, or he doesn't get chances to score either, then the rest of his game is analyzed and in comparison to Gundogan and Bernie is definitely inferior.

It's a trade-off. His 2 assists were trademark Kev crosses.
 
But if he hadn't had those two moments, we'd have been struggling at 1:1. It's not as if the rest of the team are creating chances on an industrial scale
 
Only needs moments. Overall game wasn't great but who cares when you're putting it on a plate after 55 seconds to put us in cruise control and then wrapping it up later on. Do that every game and I'll be delighted.
 
Miles off it. Again. Holding on to the ball far too long and looks like he is running out of puff.

Two assists though so, today, it really doesn't matter.
 
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