Player Topic: Kevin De Bruyne (2015/16)

[mekonmcfc]

High risk, high benefit. You can't quote some stats and ignore others - goals and assists. He'll be awesome.

high risk..dont talk nonsense. these are basic 5 yard passes he gives it away. try taking your blinkers off and watch the game properly

 

[LoveCity]

You know people keep bashing his away performances - the MEN has an article on it. But one thing sticks out in my mind about quite a few away games and that is: KDB has created an excellent chance that we just didn't take.

Otamendi's header yesterday.

Sterling's near open net miss against Juventus.

Navas' real open net miss against Palace.

I think against Villa he created some too.

If we were clinical (in some cases, converting chances that you'd expect a League One player to put away) and put these chances away, De Bruyne's away stats look much better.

 

[lasereyes]

You know people keep bashing his away performances - the MEN has an article on it. But one thing sticks out in my mind about quite a few away games and that is: KDB has created an excellent chance that we just didn't take.

Otamendi's header yesterday.

Sterling's near open net miss against Juventus.

Navas' real open net miss against Palace.

I think against Villa he created some too.

If we were clinical and put these chances away, De Bruyne's away stats look much better.

There was also the header on to (I think) Aguero in the Watford game.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

The one on a plate he gave to Aguero vs Leicester too,where Aguero skyed it

 

[baildon blue]

Next season this bloke is going to be fucking immense for us :-)

He should be immense this season .
Never mind next season .

 

[The Richard Wright Fan Club]

I'd add to that the fact that as a unit we look fractured and unsettled. Is he known to unsettle dressing rooms? I don't know I'm just asking but something is clearly wrong.

That must be what it is.

Let's blame everything on De Bruyne.

Silva looked to be on holiday mode, Aguero looked shattered and Toure looked miles past it but that's all De Bruyne's fault.

 

[Cheesy]

He should be immense this season .
Never mind next season .

11 goals and 14 assists in his first full season in the Prem (ignoring Chelsea of course where he never got a real opportunity) says to me that he has been pretty bloody good this season. And he's done that whilst everyone around him has been shit.

 

[baildon blue]

11 goals and 14 assists in his first full season in the Prem (ignoring Chelsea of course where he never got a real opportunity) says to me that he has been pretty bloody good this season. And he's done that whilst everyone around him has been shit.

Well he wasn't immense last night .
And a few other away games this season .

 

[Cheesy]

Well he wasn't immense last night .
And a few other away games this season .

I won't argue with that but I think it's crystal clear that KDB is going to be something very special.

 

[baildon blue]

I won't argue with that but I think it's crystal clear that KDB is going to be something very special.

Well i hope so .

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Hopefully he'll man up over the summer and next season we will see his brilliance every game

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Im curious to see if he has what it takes to adapt and play as Pep will want him to. Hopefully he will, but I can't say with certainty.

 

[BenjaniMwaruwari]

Im curious to see if he has what it takes to adapt and play as Pep will want him to. Hopefully he will, but I can't say with certainty.

Pep probably has a hard on thinking about managing Kev, you shouldn't be worried about that.

 

[blueheart84]

He will have to adjust his game for Pep. Pep would look forward to working with someone who can produce the outstanding passes he does but he absolutely will not tolerate a midfielder who loses the ball so much. That's a cardinal sin in Pep's system.

 

[the god Gerry Gow]

That must be what it is.

Let's blame everything on De Bruyne.

Silva looked to be on holiday mode, Aguero looked shattered and Toure looked miles past it but that's all De Bruyne's fault.

I clearly said I didn't know and that I was asking a question. Or is that not allowed anymore in the people's fucking republic of bluemoon

 

[Delphacito]

Honestly when I watch us play, without KDB making those risky passes, we would just be passing the ball around with nowhere to go. KDB is exactly what we need in our team. Without KDB taking those risks, yes we would retain more possession but then I'm convinced that we would score less goals and have less chances as well.

City without KDB would basically be, dare I say it, the rags. We'd end up with 0-0 scores week after week. Even in those 0-0 draws we had before, KDB didn't play well but most of the chances we had was the one that he created. We brought in KDB to create chances - score goals and give assists, not to retain 90% possession and be a glorified Michael Carrick.

You might mention that when he lost possession we pretty much got counterattacked every time. That's true, but we still got counterattacked last year even without KDB. The difference is this year when we're recovering back to cover a counter attack we look like headless chickens. Nobody seems to know where to go. At least when we got counterattacked, KDB would track back unlike Yaya that would just put his hands up to the refs asking for a foul and jogs back.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

I wouldn't pay too much attention on those few games on the start of the season when talking about him. That was when we had Kompany at back, and when Silva and Aguero were still not affected by injuries. Players were fresh, it was sunny (yeah, I genuinely think we play better in warmer months), all those pundits saying shit about City's chances fired some pride in them...

Paying bit attention - yes, might be, his coming definitely did have an effect on the way we played before it but there are many more factors and injuries are the most important one, they screwed most of stuff and we barely had a full team at disposal since then and I'm not talking about Nasri, Clichy, Delph and so but Kompany, Aguero, SIlva.

This post is nearer spot on.
the team are dying on their feet,so clearly conserving energy during games and not running full pelt for fear of becoming injured again,avoiding 50;50 challenges..no one wants to be hurt and out injured again...the manager knows the score and has to handle the squad accordingly.we are after four trophies,modern football means the players are asked to play match after match,at full pelt because tv demands it..the fans dont give a shit cos its our team and we pay our money, but the players are fucked.too much football.too many injuries..the performance at everton was conservative..playing at a pace which recognized we have a second leg to handle yet...i may be wrong, and the popular posters right, but there is a reason why there is no stand out team this year.
the players are fucked.

 

[The Richard Wright Fan Club]

I clearly said I didn't know and that I was asking a question. Or is that not allowed anymore in the people's fucking republic of bluemoon

If you watch his interviews or look at the pictures on City's Facebook page you'll see him laughing and joking with other players.

He didn't kick up a fuss when Wolfsburg never sold him quickly so why would he now he's got his move?

 

[Phil1]

Top player who been great and not so great. Already shown enough to make me believe the chase for him was worth it.

The need to compare him with other players has to stop though - it's getting ridiculous.

 

[bobom]

Stats for KDB from the MEN - home and away. Look at the bottom two lines: he's created as many chances away as at the Etihad, they've just not been put away. Of course stats don't tell the whole story, etc etc, but I think there's a more balanced picture there somewhere than the usual one we hear: "KDB: good at home, crap away"