17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2022/23 Performances

[SamTheGuru]

He is starting to reach Zidane level for me. This has to be KDB's year...

 

[ford7]

Too good.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Well I think any fears over his displays at the world cup have been allayed after that.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Phenomenal tonight.

Looks and played like a man who has just had a big weight taken off his shoulders.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

He is starting to reach Zidane level for me. This has to be KDB's year...

Said this to my pal earlier; ridiculous when you think about it but he’s the best deliverer of the ball/assist maker the game has seen in this country, I’d even say across world football

He surely has to smash his own and Henry record this year?

 

[SamTheGuru]

Said this to my pal earlier; ridiculous when you think about it but he’s the best deliverer of the ball/assist maker the game has seen in this country, I’d even say across world football

He surely has to smash his own and Henry record this year?

In this country for sure, but world football has seen some great players.

The consistency is the thing. KDB put in about 4-5 cliché "Best pass you will ever see" passes in one game this evening. I am sure my 92 year old gran could have been able to head that Ake goal in the net.

 

[Withnail]

That cross for the Ake chance in the first half, as the song goes nobody does it better.

 

[DMA's]

Never thought I’d say this but he is surpassing David silva as our best ever player imo. Just incredible

 

[Crooked_rain]

Phenomenal tonight.

Looks and played like a man who has just had a big weight taken off his shoulders.

Yeah I said in another thread a few days ago that I think we’ll see the best of Kev now the World Cup is over

I think he just didn’t really enjoy playing from Belgium anymore under Martinez, probably never rated him.

That’s not to say he never wanted to do well with his country, I think he just seemed frustrated in general.

 

[WestGorton]

Magnificent

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

GSA8, this lad.

 

[cyan]

Lots of mentions in press and around this forum that Kev had a poor World Cup and that today he played so much better. Don't think that is right - what I saw of him in the World Cup was similar to this - all action, driving forward, sending brilliant passes - the difference was that he didn't have players who could receive the passes and do something with them - It must be so frustrating threading a ball through to Batshuayi only to see it miscontrolled, and it happened time and again.

Today he had players who can receive a ball and do something with it - Haaland's movement for the first goal - without that, it could have been a poor cross to nowhere, the constant interplay with Ilkay and Palmer, the run by Ake to be in the right place for the third goal - they all make Kev better than the brilliant player he already us.

 

[supercity88]

The grumpy bastard is back, what a performance. Three or four incredible deliveries - probably more! Worked his arse off to win that game. If he can keep ticking like that then watch the 5pt gap turn into a 5pt lead pretty quick!

 

[jimharri]

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Kev must have the best weaker foot in the history of the game.

 

[Craig]

Lots of mentions in press and around this forum that Kev had a poor World Cup and that today he played so much better. Don't think that is right - what I saw of him in the World Cup was similar to this - all action, driving forward, sending brilliant passes - the difference was that he didn't have players who could receive the passes and do something with them - It must be so frustrating threading a ball through to Batshuayi only to see it miscontrolled, and it happened time and again.

Today he had players who can receive a ball and do something with it - Haaland's movement for the first goal - without that, it could have been a poor cross to nowhere, the constant interplay with Ilkay and Palmer, the run by Ake to be in the right place for the third goal - they all make Kev better than the brilliant player he already us.

Love him to bits and he’s up there as our greatest ever player. However, during the world cup he was horrendous. I think he might have at set a record in a game for the most misplaced passes and stats aside against Canada watching the game countless times he played really poor passes. Once he had such an easy obvious pass on to send someone clear through and went for the more difficult pass, which he completely fluffed.

It’s great that he’s hit the ground running again and he’s amazing but despite what media( unusually say for a City player) he can have an absolute shocker every few weeks. Unfortunately for Belgium he had 3 on the bounce.

 

[Agueroooo9320]

it is absurd the amount of clear chances he creates in a single game, every game

 

[Cambijao]

KDB's chemistry with Haaland is unreal.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

He was putting in some exceptional balls all night. The one for ake which was saved was out of this world

 

[asahartford1]

I think we need to replace him.
We need to ensure we don't end up in the same place as the rags and let too many players get too old before we blood new ones in.

No-one would want him.