17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2022/23 Performances

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simon23 said:
He did you are right and Im holding onto that glimmer of light....

However he is the huge elephant in the room for me at present...without him we create very little...with him our midfield massively struggles to control the game as he is losing possession an awful lot and doesnt make recovery runs....he cant run away from people as he used to either
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He is burnt out but there is still a chance he can get us back in the title race as he had done in the past.
 
simon23 said:
He did you are right and Im holding onto that glimmer of light....

However he is the huge elephant in the room for me at present...without him we create very little...with him our midfield massively struggles to control the game as he is losing possession an awful lot and doesnt make recovery runs....he cant run away from people as he used to either
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Play Gundogan and Bernardo together, when they are both in the midfield we move the ball more quicklk or at least we used to.
 
Sadly with each passing week he looks more and more done as a top class player.

Big decision's coming up for all parties regarding his future, 350k a week , even we can carry that without a significant return on the pitch.
 
Tevez City said:
The good thing about Kevin, is even when he is playing bad he will always produce chances.
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The problem is that he's as likely to create chances for the opposition at the moment. It's not just that he's not playing well, it's that he also looks totally unfit. He was struggling after 10 mins yesterday.
 
nickamon said:
Play Gundogan and Bernardo together, when they are both in the midfield we move the ball more quicklk or at least we used to.
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I hate to say it but Bernardo doesn’t deserve to be anywhere near the starting 11 just now. His form/sulking whatever it is has coincided with Kev’s struggles, Gundogan’s inconsistency, Rodri’s understandable fatigue and Pep’s complete lack of trust in Phillips.
 
argyle said:
He isn't fit.

Go back two years ago and look at KDB and he's much slimmer. He's put on weight and it's showing as he's blowing out of his arse after 10 mins.

I guess that can happen after injuries, playing non stop etc.

The problem is he's the only one who can create anything.
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As if you havent said he is fat a hundred times, he is not

said he would come on , brainless leaving him out , two strikers and no creators was stupid
 
kaz7 said:
He gets fit playing not resting , he was worth the first half at least ,the only one who can play shite but provide magic , the only one
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Respectfully disagree. When he has been out (over the years), the others have stepped up and produced their own magic.

He seemed to be getting worse the more he played. I think if you play him, it has to be in a midfield 3 with legs around him. So players like Bernardo, Foden, Grealish etc that can cover for his lack of work rate. There again, if he was playing in a midfield 3 again, I suspect he would look a lot better than being shoved up front along side Haaland.
 
Can't agree with those thinking Kev is over weight or out of condition. We have seen with others that the club has strict rules on players fat content and weight. If anything Kev is suffering from the repeated knocks he has taken to his ankles and knees - Thanks Harry Kane and Deli Ali!

The World Cup was a disaster for Belgium and despite what he may say, it has to have had an impact on his mind. His performance in the cup against Liverpool right after told me it's not about his physical condition. The key with having him in our side is to play a system that allows him to do his stuff. 19 goals/assists so far this year is incredible and we are a less potent attacking side without him.

I don't want him running around like a headless chicken, I want him given the ball early enough to open sides up with his unbelievable range of passing. That said we may have to accept that the days of him picking the ball up and driving through teams multiple times a match may be over - yet he still can do that just not as often. Haaland needs Kev and City need Kev.

Dropping him was very odd to me - there are certainly other issues - the form of Phil, Bernardo. The balance of the four across the middle - we seem to be vulnerable by simple passes through or over the midfield. The lack of shape at the back with zero creativity from either fullback. The lack of anyone else creating for our striker, to name a few.

Overall despite what the PL and other teams want we are still second and with a few tweaks I bet we can still make a run at it. First order for me would be putting an arm around Kev and reminding him just how good he is - confidence is everything.
 
I don't think he's unfit to play, physically, but there is something definitely off about him. He looks a little bit absent. Hope he's okay and gets back to being old Kevin soon.
 
Great passes, good intensity, great runs. KDB in a nutshell when he has a good match. This is old KDB, and old KDB tends to have amazing 2nd half to the seasons. Let's cross our fingers this will be his usual level from now on.
 
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