17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2022/23 Performances

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KDB's wife was all over instagram at the game last night looking very happy- hope whatever it is he'll get through it.
 
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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I won't repeat the rumors here but if true, it's not that he was just tired from the performance but from the personal issue, his mind couldn't be in the pitch and what he achieved yesterday was monumental. I guess these personal issues is why Pep did not react at all with KDB saying to him to shut up twice.
I hope everything goes fine not only because we need KDB but mainly of course because we love KDB and wish him the best.
 
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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I think in big games like this people too often talk critically about how tired he is and how his passings not on point - he does so much dirty work in these games.

Most of the time he puts in a "sloppy" or bad performance, it's not that he's having an off day, it's that he's just spending 100% of his effort on the ugly stuff. Pressing, covering runs, tracking back, supporting Gundo and Rodri.
 
Based purely on the gestures in the conversation with Henry it seems to suggest hes been going back and forth between places and emotions have been up and down so must be something personal and perhaps a bit like Silva when he was here, he is playing through it to try and take his mind away despite it being difficult on his health and fitness.
 
decmancity said:
Based purely on the gestures in the conversation with Henry it seems to suggest hes been going back and forth between places and emotions have been up and down so must be something personal and perhaps a bit like Silva when he was here, he is playing through it to try and take his mind away despite it being difficult on his health and fitness.
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Could have been talking about the ideal raincoat length, for all we know, so better just not to speculate.

Wonderful player but needs to be brought out for the last 15 minutes of the next three league games; give the engine a rev and then park him back in the garage.
 
like to see phill in his position v chelsea that pass to alvarez was david silva like, hopefully forest get a result or we beat chelsea, then rotate everyone ,get some freshness into their bodies and minds
 
Gabriel said:
Could have been talking about the ideal raincoat length, for all we know, so better just not to speculate.
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Not really, as Henry said that after learning about something KDB just said to him, has made him have more respect about yesterday's performance of Kevin.
 
domalino said:
I think in big games like this people too often talk critically about how tired he is and how his passings not on point - he does so much dirty work in these games.

Most of the time he puts in a "sloppy" or bad performance, it's not that he's having an off day, it's that he's just spending 100% of his effort on the ugly stuff. Pressing, covering runs, tracking back, supporting Gundo and Rodri.
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no doubt. he exerts himself so much off the ball, sometimes. I would love to know what he and Pep had a shouting match about in the 2nd half, I think it may have been along the lines of finding the balance between the two.
 
Give KDB a break till the CL final, we don't need him to beat Chelsea, and his physical and mental well-being should be our top priority.
 
Haaland94 said:
Give KDB a break till the CL final, we don't need him to beat Chelsea, and his physical and mental well-being should be our top priority.
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KDB needs game time in order to play normally so this is a bad idea.
Rest him sure but not completely.

And anyway we need him for Chelsea and of course for FA Cup game.
PL is not yet won and it's just 3 games where anything can happen, it's not that easy as many think.
 
ManCityGR! said:
Not really, as Henry said that after learning about something KDB just said to him, has made him have more respect about yesterday's performance of Kevin.
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Yeah there's something up with Kev. Carrying a knock I'd imagine and playing through the pain barrier to help us. There's no way he'd be that tired despite being rested otherwise. He's not ancient, we dominated the ball and he was playing against older midfield players. It wasn't a relentless energetic game. Something's up and I'm sure we'll see him wrapped up and saved for the two finals now unless we need him.
 
I’d give him a break from now until the finals. Looks like he needs it, wrap the league up and get him wrapped in cotton wool.
 
skillman said:
I’d give him a break from now until the finals. Looks like he needs it, wrap the league up and get him wrapped in cotton wool.
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I'd certainly have him play between now and then but maybe just coming on as sub at least.

Rest is good but you need a bit of momentum too. You don't really want a top player like that going into finals against players who have sharpness from playing games and your man hasn't kicked a ball in 3 weeks in a competitive manner.
 
ManCityGR! said:
KDB needs game time in order to play normally so this is a bad idea.
Rest him sure but not completely.

And anyway we need him for Chelsea and of course for FA Cup game.
PL is not yet won and it's just 3 games where anything can happen, it's not that easy as many think.
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Will be done this weekend
 
ManCityGR! said:
KDB needs game time in order to play normally so this is a bad idea.
Rest him sure but not completely.

And anyway we need him for Chelsea and of course for FA Cup game.
PL is not yet won and it's just 3 games where anything can happen, it's not that easy as many think.
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Mr. Misery back again. This City team, which just beat Real Madrid 4-0, will win at least ONE of their final three games, for god's sake.

It absolutely is "as easy as many think". The league is done. And if Kev is going through some kind of intense personal grief, coupled with physical pressure from a 60 game season, and needs a bit of a break, of course he can have one.

We won the league without him a couple of seasons ago, we can definitely beat a shit Chelsea or nothing-to-play-for Brentford without him.
 
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