17 | Kevin De Bruyne - 2024/25

[fulabeer]

Pep has spoken to Kevin..

 

[Mid Wales blue]

Kev, looked trim & not just his haircut, also looked quick and strong.
Hopefully his down time with family has given him the rest he required.

If he starts the season like this and maintains it, it’ll be like having a 28 year old Kev back.

Ooooooh Kevin Deeee Bruuuyyynneee

 

[supercity88]

Kev, looked trim & not just his haircut, also looked quick and strong.
Hopefully his down time with family has given him the rest he required.

If he starts the season like this and maintains it, it’ll be like having a 28 year old Kev back.

Ooooooh Kevin Deeee Bruuuyyynneee

He looked like he had got that initial burst back in the Euros. The short break before it maybe helped recover and strengthen his hamstring further. He looked rapid yesterday when pressing. If he has got it back, then our rivals are in big big trouble. His stats were superb last season even without the pace and looking a bit off it in general. If he's got his fitness back then he could break records this year.

 

[Vienna_70]

Despite missing half the season, Kevin finished joint third for most assists, with ten, just three behind Ollie Watkins and one behind Cole Palmer.

If he hadn’t been out for five months, he would have won by a mile.

 

[MCFCFanTX]

The captain's armband looks so much better on him than it ever did on Kyle. Make it permanent.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Looked off the pace, which is understandable, but still put in a great shift.

Fully fit Kev would have had two or three goals tonight.

Looking forward to Red-faced Kev against Ipswich.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

I thought he was well on the whole. I was surprised Pep played him the entire 95 minutes, though.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Just a weird choice from Pep to give him 2 minutes in the shield and then make him play the 90 today. This isn't specific to today, obviously players are gaining their fitness but do feel like Pep has to manage his minutes better this season if we are to prolong his brilliance. He needed to come off today for the last 15, at the very least once we got the second goal.

 

[skillman]

I thought he was well on the whole. I was surprised Pep played him the entire 95 minutes, though.

Same. But then it’s probably to get him up to speed. Kev is the type of player that needs to play minutes to be consistent then when he’s at his peak level, then he can dominate games and get a rest when they’re won.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Just a weird choice from Pep to give him 2 minutes in the shield and then make him play the 90 today. This isn't specific to today, obviously players are gaining their fitness but do feel like Pep has to manage his minutes better this season if we are to prolong his brilliance. He needed to come off today for the last 15, at the very least once we got the second goal.

Foden and Kev will both sit out plenty of matches this season, it’s a longer season than normal.