17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2024/25

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ChicagoBlue said:
Kev played when he shouldn’t have with his hamstring and it almost ended his top flight career, requiring a big surgery and 5 months out. He clearly feels he needs more time with this injury and is protecting himself. Good man! I did the same myself with a broken foot I played through by having 4 injections between the toes on that foot before every game…until I called time on that shit!

KDB is in the twilight of his career and has one last big deal in him…and it’s not going to be at City! He knows it, Pep knows it, Txiki knows it!

Kev has given his all, and more, for this club and his country. He’s broken his face, played through injuries, and been sidelined by bad injuries. He’s also been knobbled, got back up and won games on his own (the Spurs, David Silva “21” game springs to mind) and so no-one can fault his fight for the cause. However, enough is enough and he needs time to heal. I, for one, will give him all the time he needs and thank him for his extraordinary service when he goes next season.

Get well soon, Kev! We’d love you back when you’re ready.
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Eh?

You can’t pay a player and have him decide if and when he wants to return. Especially one that has yet to commit his future.

The need time to heal is very convenient with the amount of games players are moaning about.

No wonder the players looked not bothered.

No player and no manager is above the best interests of the club. Any player that takes this view should be moved on.

They get paid very well to play football for city.
 
Little reminder, Pep said 'pubis bone'. Irritation in that area takes a long time and needs rest, not much more you can do.

Come back too early and the same story starts again. The time til it's 100% healed is impossible to predict, different to a muscular issue like a hamstring.

Leroy had it in April this year, in July they decided to make a groin surgery and NOW he isn't back to play 90 minutes. Ok different case, but I'm prepared to see a hopefully fit Kev not before next year.

With problem in the pubis bone you can't run with intensity, can't shoot with intensity and change running direction kills you. Exactly what Kev is doing best.

Hope I'm wrong but the sad truth seems to be: patience.
 
St.Pauli support said:
Little reminder, Pep said 'pubis bone'. Irritation in that area takes a long time and needs rest, not much more you can do.

Come back too early and the same story starts again. The time til it's 100% healed is impossible to predict, different to a muscular issue like a hamstring.

Leroy had it in April this year, in July they decided to make a groin surgery and NOW he isn't back to play 90 minutes. Ok different case, but I'm prepared to see a hopefully fit Kev not before next year.

With problem in the pubis bone you can't run with intensity, can't shoot with intensity and change running direction kills you. Exactly what Kev is doing best.

Hope I'm wrong but the sad truth seems to be: patience.
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I woke up with one this morning and other than a slight limp for a few minutes, I'm fine.
 
wolviedinho said:
Eh?

You can’t pay a player and have him decide if and when he wants to return. Especially one that has yet to commit his future.

The need time to heal is very convenient with the amount of games players are moaning about.

No wonder the players looked not bothered.

No player and no manager is above the best interests of the club. Any player that takes this view should be moved on.

They get paid very well to play football for city.
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And, over the course of a 20 year professional career at the very pinnacle of the game, they earn the right to know their own body and tell the team when they’re fit.

If the physio says he’s fit and he says he isn’t, who is winning that battle? He’s not a spring chicken, he’s a proven winner, and he says he’s not ready. Therefore, he’s not ready.

One can decide for themselves whether he’s fucking with the club, or he needs a little more time.

And, lest it go unsaid, Pep has been playing him at second striker, which should be Foden’s or Bernie’s position, and been flogging him senseless. Everyone knows his position is pulling strings and finding passes in midfield. Not sure why Pep is flogging him to death for little payoff?!
 
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ChicagoBlue said:
And, over the course of a 20 year professional career at the very pinnacle of the game, they earn the right to know their own body and tell the team when they’re fit.

If the physics say he’s fit and he says he isn’t, who is winning that battle? He’s not a spring chicken, he’s a proven winner, and he says he’s not ready. Therefore, he’s not ready.

One can decide for themselves whether he’s fucking with the club, or he needs a little more time.

And, lest it go unsaid, Pep has been playing him at second striker, which should be Foden’s or Bernie’s position, and been flogging him senseless. Everyone knows his position is pulling strings and finding passes in midfield. Not sure why Pep is flogging him to death for little payoff?!
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You can’t start favouring players and bowing to their demands or we become a shambolic mess.

If the doc said Kev is fit then he should be making himself available. He has had plenty of time off over the last 12 months.

If he has one eye on his future and doesn’t want to risk it then he needs to be let go this summer. If his best interests and the clubs don’t align then their is only one side I am taking and that’s the clubs.
 
kaz7 said:
Nothing to do with being number one fan , if you dont care to get to know players after years of them being here that is up to you , engage brain before believing twatter

Your posts have been fucking stupid these last couple of days, calm ths fuck down
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I think you should calm down. This is what he wrote:

If it’s true and it’s a big if thens he’s done with us and this is the end .
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It's not something you need to get hysterical about.

If he wasn't ready to play it was a poor decision to put him on the bench. That's not debatable.
 
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wolviedinho said:
You can’t start favouring players and bowing to their demands or we become a shambolic mess.

If the doc said Kev is fit then he should be making himself available. He has had plenty of time off over the last 12 months.

If he has one eye on his future and doesn’t want to risk it then he needs to be let go this summer. If his best interests and the clubs don’t align then their is only one side I am taking and that’s the clubs.
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It’s simply not how it works, but we can all have opinions.
 
St.Pauli support said:
Little reminder, Pep said 'pubis bone'. Irritation in that area takes a long time and needs rest, not much more you can do.

Come back too early and the same story starts again. The time til it's 100% healed is impossible to predict, different to a muscular issue like a hamstring.

Leroy had it in April this year, in July they decided to make a groin surgery and NOW he isn't back to play 90 minutes. Ok different case, but I'm prepared to see a hopefully fit Kev not before next year.

With problem in the pubis bone you can't run with intensity, can't shoot with intensity and change running direction kills you. Exactly what Kev is doing best.

Hope I'm wrong but the sad truth seems to be: patience.
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Think this is something people just aren't getting, RE: Kevin's injury. The groin area is one of the most awkward injuries you can get because you can walk and run just fine, but, as you say, the pain starts when it comes to kicking a ball or changing direction suddenly. It's why it's such a weird one for the medical staff and for Kevin himself, because there's no clear path to recovery, it just stops hurting one day and you have to hope that you can resume normal footballing activities without the pain coming back.
 
Paul1970 said:
OIt’s called an opinion. As for getting to know the players well they play for my team and that’s about it on a personal note they don’t know me and I don’t know them . As for my posts being stupid then if we have had a great summer recruitment.
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So do you not care when they get a bad injury that they have to have an operation and months of rehab ? Do you think kev should be playing and by the way that will probably end his playing career if he is still in pain ? I prefer my way of understanding them as a person and not just a robot for your entertainment
 
kaz7 said:
So do you not care when they get a bad injury that they have to have an operation and months of rehab ? Do you think kev should be playing and by the way that will probably end his playing career if he is still in pain ? I prefer my way of understanding them as a person and not just a robot for your entertainment
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Yes you are correct that I don’t want anyone getting injuries and tbh I don’t want to see kdb even on the bench untill he is ready to be able to play but this is why I’m getting pissed atm because we are now in a crazy position where we have got players who are clearly not ready to set foot on a pitch but are having to rush because of a terrible summer transfer window . Oh I long for the days of having 2 players for every position so. In reality kaz you are right that I do care for the players .
 
Kev has been a superstar for us but time is against him now. He will have an immediate impact on his return because he is such quality but we will no doubt run him into the ground again and have him chasing down pointless lost causes in a high press. A few weeks in he'll be injured again .
 
nellyonthewing said:
Kev has been a superstar for us but time is against him now. He will have an immediate impact on his return because he is such quality but we will no doubt run him into the ground again and have him chasing down pointless lost causes in a high press. A few weeks in he'll be injured again .
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Makes me cringe seeing him belt after the ball.
When he’s back let him just jog about in a sort of sausage shape just before the D and title 5 is incoming.
 
nellyonthewing said:
Pretty much same as Aguero . Took a year or 2 of his career imo.
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Haha yeah. I remember there was a spell in 2013-2015 that whenever Aguero did a burst after the ball, I expected the worst. Kompany too but for a wider spell.

The issue is, Pep basically told Kev to not defend since he came back (watch him, he doesn't track runners, press, tackle and hardly really gets involved until the ball is given to him) yet he's still injured himself by making an attacking run.

I do wonder if we'll see him take a leaf from Messi's book and essentially walk around then come into life when needed. It takes a special kind of player to be allowed to do that.
 
Kevin won't be the same player, but if used correctly he can influence games. We can't ask for more. Next season we'll hopefully have a proper replacement.
 
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