17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2022/23 Performances

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That’s what you call leaving it ALL on the field! Cya Saturday morning, lad! Have a coupla days kip for the Chelsea game then same again, please!
 
Turner92 said:
Something along the lines of it’s a huge accomplishment to be out there playing after what he was told by KDB, noticeably he was absent from the group photo after the game as well
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That last bit isn't true. He looks quiet compared to most tho, and he is almost off the back.

He looks red, but he looks red all the time. Just, he looked a bit too red out on the pitch, and he definitely looks red on the photo. He looked shattered in the second half. He was refusing some runs, not pressing. By the time he came off, it looked like he could barely move his legs. He was planted. This is a very, very tired player, and possibly a not well one. That would be my guess.
 
Rather than being the usual match winner for City, he provided legs. Good for an old man, in football sense.
 
Excellent first half. Got tired in the second half and was perhaps trying too much to kill the game but that's why you keep him on. He makes goals happen.
 
2 assists and another goal in the 2 legs of the semi against (probably) the greatest club in European/World football. Still counting how many assists/goals he has against Real over the years. Breaking Premier League and club records almost every week. And he is not done yet, frightening. People are allready talking about him being the GOAT-midfielder and Kevin is thinking about how he can improve his game. At a certain point (June 10th?), even his worst enemies will have to close that discussion.
 
Best midfielder in the world and best manager in the world have cross words (fuck off lol). Carry it on all the way to the treble.
 
He actually played a sumptuous ball to Haaland in the second half, but the big lad made a mistake and tried to cut in front of the defender. If he’d held his line and gone behind, he would have been clean through.
 
Summerbuzz said:
That last bit isn't true. He looks quiet compared to most tho, and he is almost off the back.

He looks red, but he looks red all the time. Just, he looked a bit too red out on the pitch, and he definitely looks red on the photo. He looked shattered in the second half. He was refusing some runs, not pressing. By the time he came off, it looked like he could barely move his legs. He was planted. This is a very, very tired player, and possibly a not well one. That would be my guess.
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Apologies just noticed him in the back after another look I best get asking for a refund on my laser eye surgery clearly didn’t work
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Also do you remember his celebration after scoring in Madrid? He was pointing to the sky and then crying into his hands. I honestly think he’s struggling big time with grief. He’s lost someone extremely close and probably has been asked if he wants time off and he’s no doubt said no and is playing/fighting through it. He’ll never read this but we love you Kevin. Hope he’s ok.

Sing his name louder than ever on Sunday.
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This is what I thought when I saw that goal celebration. Poor lad.
 
Goater=Legend said:
Can tell by Henrys reaction at the end something has unfortunately happened.
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I think it’s the snap double take at the beginning when Henry leans in to better hear Kev over the crowd noise and music that gives it away.

Henry looks genuinely surprised and his body language completely changes from ‘respectful colleague’ to ‘concerned friend’.

And Henry’s cryptic comments afterward all but confirm that something pretty difficult has happening or is happening to Kev. I reckon Kev’s exchange with Pep during the match, in which Pep was telling him to pass the ball (after being dispossessed on the counter) and Kev shouted back “Shut up! Shit up!”, coupled with their “makeup” embrace when Kev came off, is a clear indication, as well. Very much seemed like Pep thanking Kev for his efforts and apologising for getting him angry earlier.

I really hope Kev is getting the support he needs for whatever is happening.

 
Hope he's okay, seems to going through some personal issues judging from what Henry said. Looked physically shattered when coming off.
 
he was utterly bollocksed around the 70 mark, was hands on knees three times during attacks, stretching his calf out as well. Surprised he lasted another 10 mins but there we are. Some of his passing was wayward in the 2nd half, I assume related to the fatigue, but he gave it his all. Great player.
 
shemnel said:
he was utterly bollocksed around the 70 mark, was hands on knees three times during attacks, stretching his calf out as well. Surprised he lasted another 10 mins but there we are. Some of his passing was wayward in the 2nd half, I assume related to the fatigue, but he gave it his all. Great player.
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Yeah, I thought that, but, greedy bastard that I am, I wanted another ten minutes! He was like a beetroot when he came off! I think, when he had the opportunity of putting the ball in the Madrid area, and the ref had finally recognised another tackle on Bernardo as a foul, the Madrid players didn't now whether to defend or go and sit in the South Stand!
 
Surely it isn't the John Terry of Madrid, Courtois having it away with Kev's lass once?! Whatever it is, hope the lad is okay, as he ran himself into the ground and if one Blue deserves a few cracks at glorious-make-benefits-finals followed by a holiday, KDB is he.
 
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