17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2022/23 Performances

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skillman said:
Given Pep has mentioned he needs rest about 5 times in recent interviews it’s strange to have started him again today. Presumably he won’t on Wednesday.

3 games in a week is too much - Christ, 2 might be.
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I think that problem is that none of our new players have become as productive for the team as we hoped.

Gomez, Phillips, Alvarez.... these players don't contribute and that's why our regular starters get overplayed..

Last season you could play Fernandinho instead of Rodri and he would do his job at 100%.. Remember that Aston Villa away game ? He was phenomenal.. That was the game where our so called "bench" played one of the best games I have ever seen by City..

We had Zinchie, we had Raz or Jesus..

If KDB needed rest, there was Bernardo who could play RCM..

Right now we don't have that much options.. Bernardo has to play LB, Alvarez isn't nowhere near to be called "Ready", Phillips is even worse (judging by what we have seen so far..), so who is left ? Maybe Phil and hopefully we will see him more often in that position.

Today he was fresh and energetic, I liked his body language in overall, maybe he can be the player who adds extra power to our midfield engine.. Cause with Gundo and KDB together, that's not gonna happen 3 times per week..
 
DATOIA said:
I think that problem is that none of our new players have become as productive for the team as we hoped.

Gomez, Phillips, Alvarez.... this players don't contribute and that's why our regular starters get overplayed..

Last season you could play Fernandinho instead of Rodri and he would do his job at 100%.. Remember that Aston Villa away game ? He was phenomenal..

We had Zinchie, we had Raz or Jesus..

If KDB needed rest, there was Bernardo who could play RCM..

Right now we don't have that much options.. Bernardo has to play LB, Alvarez isn't nowhere near to be called "Ready", Phillips is even worse (judging by what we have seen so far..), so who is left ? Maybe Phil and hopefully we will see him more often in that position.

Today he was fresh and energetic, I liked his body language in overall, maybe he can be the player who adds extra power to our midfield engine.. Cause with Gundo and KDB together, that's not gonna happen 3 times per week..
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Regardless of that, there’s still a shit load of quality in this squad to pull something out of nothing. Mahrez didn’t get on the pitch today - he’d walk into every other team in the league.

Agree, the onus falls on KDB a lot but that’s more to the detriment of Pep more than anybody - the tactics have been, for a while, to get the ball to Kev and hope for something special but I do think we’re getting past that.

Might sound silly but judging by the comments he’s made recently, I don’t think he particularly trusts Kev to pull us out the shit anymore. At least not consistently.
 
Kev's always had his inconsistencies, it's the price you pay because of what he can give you at his best, or the way he can be unimpressive for 89 minutes and then pop up with the winning goal or assist.

As he's got older his bad has got worse and his good has got more infrequent. Especially alongside a Gundo who's also a little past his prime and in front of a ridiculously overplayed Rodri, our midfield is becoming a problem.

Kev still has his moments, he's still contributing, but we desperately need cover. Get Kev down to maybe once a week and have a good option to replace him off the bench if it's not going his way. I think some decent rest and an easing of the pressure would be great for him.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Generally he didn't play any worse today than he has been doing for a good while now,the difference was a lack of the magic moments.

Some of you have been kidding yourselves.

I thought Gundo was less effective btw,and I still would not have them both in the same 11.
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You have not said that before, yawn, and he hasnt played that bad all season or the last
 
My question is his drop of form, is it permanent due to age for example or temporarily due to fatigue? Cause something is not working well with him right now. Pep and KD need to sort this as soon as possible.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Generally he didn't play any worse today than he has been doing for a good while now,the difference was a lack of the magic moments.

Some of you have been kidding yourselves.

I thought Gundo was less effective btw,and I still would not have them both in the same 11.
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KDB is not the same player as last season. He was terrible in the world cup too. I think he's been dreadful every other game this season. He's basically made more mistakes this season than previous four seasons combined or so...

Something is going on with him.
 
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