#17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2021/22 Performances

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Out of all of our attacking players KdB has the best finishing imo.

This season the stats are backing at up as he is vastly out performing his xG which is the sign of a good finisher. And other than last season where his finishing was a little dodgy, everybody could see this guy can put the ball in the back of the net from the prior seasons.

This is why I'm not a fan of when he and Silva play, to have Silva as the 9.

Silva is a fine finisher, barring today when he could have perhaps had a hattrick, but KdBs technique, weak foot and power definitely gives him the edge and Silva has a better engine. The only reason I can think Pep plays Silva higher is because he wants his engine pressing up top, which I think is the wrong way to go, Silva is better in a deeper position to control our build up with Rodri, and letting KdB play as the striker up top let's him still press in bursts and them conserve energy in the final 3rd.

To counter my argument a little bit, it could also be that Pep still wants KdB playing incisive through balls for the wingers that Bernie can't do, although we don't play this way as much as we did during the Sterling-Sane years, which makes this argument not as good imo.
 
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He's not been the best player at City for a year or three, and certainly not this season. However, (thanks to some degree to pundits raving over him even if he has a poor game) his media / international profile is currently higher than any other City player. As such, he's the most marketable in terms of attracting sponsorship etc.
Basically, his name puts football tourist bums on seats - from a corporate point of view, he's our Lionel Messi. Just like Messi, he's in the twilight of his career.
Next season the main focus will probably be on Foden or Grealish... unless Haaland signs for us of course.
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Interesting and not without some truth. Sterling’s best national/ international PR spell also arguably corresponded with his weakest form for us, and vice versa.

KDB’s best moments will feature in every highlight clip. They are so good they can’t be ignored.

His physical condition nowadays is a real issue. Are we actually playing him too much or too little? My own thought is we over-use him in his current condition but some believe more games will return him to match fitness.
 
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Big 14/15 season Yaya Toure vibes from Kev at the moment.

That little bit slower, that little bit more laboured in his movements, looks like he can't really do it anymore.

Then bang. Goal.
 
A lot of his big moments for us down the years have involved riding tackles/fouls in the build-up. Most players (including a couple of ours) are very keen to go down in those situations, but if you can stay up and take the defender out of the game there's nearly always a ton of space to exploit. No one understands this better than De Bruyne
 
He (and probably Mahrez) are the biggest game changers on this team. Can be average all game but can win you a match with just a moment of brilliance and class.
 
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