And moving De Bruyne to from a sole number 10 to one of 2 number 8's changed his role in the team as well.
Kev has played as the deepest midfielder for quite a few spells in games this season and been incredible there, it makes the most of his passing range and ability to transition us from defence to attack quicker than anyone else. His game wasn't nullified at all.
Hasn't really changed his role though has it? Only big difference in his game is pressing/defensive work. He still has licence to roam the entirety of the pitch..Dinho doesn't have that.
Okay so we play De Bruyne cdm that takes, amongst other things, the crossing out of his game, the thing he's best at in the world, so to say his game wouldn't be nullified is idiotic.
It's massively changed his role, how can you not see that!?
Massively, how so?
He's gone from being goal scoring #10 to a complete box-to-box midfielder, if you can't see the change that's happened...I'm actually speechless that someone could think De Bruyne's game hasn't changed massively from the player who arrived in 2015 to the one who's playing today.
His role has changed from being the player who plays the final pass or finishes in the final 1/3rd, to being the player who sets up an attack for someone else to play the final pass or finish.
He's gone from searching out space to receive the ball in the final third, to going to get the ball, whether that's in the wide areas or off the CB's.
He's gone from occasionally tracking back but mostly staying free out of possession, to leading the press and being someone who wins the ball back.
He's got a completely different role now to anything he did at Wolfsburg or under Pellegrini.
His game has changed of course. He's improved massively but other than defensively his role in the team hasn't changed massively.
Him and Silva still always seek space in the final 3rd between midfield and defence. Dinho and one of our fullbacks drop in to make that possible.
Dropping deeper and pressing isn't a massive change to his role rather than an addition to what he done before which is primarily playmaking, following the ball around the pitch and making things happen he's always done that since he's been here and continues to do so.
Don't know how he has the most assists in the league if he's no longer playing the final ball.
Sorry but that's simply not true and it should be really obvious to any City fan who watches him week in, week out that his role in the team is different. He's gone from being essentially a finisher (either with shot or last pass) of attacks in the 15/16 side to being it's primary creative force and dictator of possession. It's a complete change of role.
Massively, how so?