17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2022/23 Performances

[sir baconface]

I am using my eyes, then backed it up with stats. If you want to hold up some different standard then you are welcome to do so.

You are talking like he is booting the ball out of play every 30 seconds. He is playing passes and others aren't on the same page as him, who's fault is that?
He will always take more risk than anyone else, but he is capable of delivering at a higher level than everyone else so you just roll with it.

We’re probably not really all that far apart.

It’s because his ceiling is so high that his weaker performances are so noticeable. And yes, his passes are far more ambitious than anyone else’s.

Don‘t get me wrong. I think he’s a wonderful player who just needs to be played more sparingly.

 

[Gobshiight]

We desperately miss a fit de Bruyne. Our only midfielder willing to constantly risk losing possession in favour of putting someone through

It just looks like he'd struggle to keep up with Jamie Pollock at the moment

 

[Trojan1962]

We desperately miss a fit de Bruyne. Our only midfielder willing to constantly risk losing possession in favour of putting someone through

It just looks like he'd struggle to keep up with Jamie Pollock at the moment

I’d love to see a 50 yard sprint with Kevin, pollock, Rick Holden and Rodri. That would be funny if they were all at their peak of course

 

[Akira]

Not gonna say Kev should've started. The issue is we can't seem to create anything without a fit and firing Kev.

 

[argyle]

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.

 

[Brad mcfc]

Definitely not fit, but theirs always the chance he will get an assist or score a beaty.we have no one else to step up and create when he doesn't play.

 

[Goater=Legend]

Sorry but how can he not be fit?

 

[simon23]

It may be fitness, it may be he is carrying an injury....

However I think its more likely that we are seeing the downturn in performance level due to age....he is too consistently off it for it to be the others.

 

[RayCTID]

Maybe I am overexpecting here but he did step up for the last 10 games of last season when he barely had a break.

 

[simon23]

Maybe I am overexpecting here but he did step up for the last 10 games of last season when he barely had a break.

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