KDB's Pace

domalino said:
To quote the late great Johan Cruyff.

The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster.

De Bruyne is not lightning, he is decently fast - but his reading of the game and the timing of his runs makes you think he's faster.
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Nailed it. He is of average speed, but world class foresight.
 
domalino said:
To quote the late great Johan Cruyff.

The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster.

De Bruyne is not lightning, he is decently fast - but his reading of the game and the timing of his runs makes you think he's faster.
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Spot on... His ability to find space and read the game is as good as I've seen, sprinkle his goal contributions/assists and we're talking about something very special...24 years old, frightening his potential!!!
 
Yeah, most of it was him taking the ball in his stride. I'm not even sure he's faster than Kola flat out. Much more agile and quicker off the blocks. But flat out?
 
Our best player by a country mile, a humble down to earth lad, always shows appreciation to the fans- a true terrace hero.

This lad can fire us to CL glory, if not this year then for years to come.
 
It's his ability to change speed at the flick of a switch that makes him devastating. Defenders are always trying to second guess what he's going to do, and when he chooses pace, it's very effective. But it's more than simply being fast.

Navas is much faster, but uses it to far less effect.
 
He gets himself a head start by always sending the opposing player the other way or get them caught on their heels.
 
Im losing count of his stats as they grow each game ,is it now 15 goals 14 assists , the guy is world class and will play a major role in the next stage of our project
 
AlloBoi said:
He's still 99% staying at Wolfsburg
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First offer was 25 million :-). Wolfburg have the ambition to become a topclub so they wouldn't sell KDB. I think Pep forced City to buy KDB for his arrival.
I hope Pep will bring Douglas Costa.
 
Speed of thought.

He has pace but is not fast.

Fantastic vision & always looking to pass forward. Sometimes it fails but the majority of times it works & on occasion it results in goal opportunities.

A truly wonderful player who will only get better.
 
He's deceptively good. Doesn't look like an athlete at all, not particularly quick or strong, but he is so clever and quick thinking that he is on another level. Unbelievable player.
 
Was Bell a better player ? Would be interested to hear those who watched City through the 60s and 70s as I did. For me Bell had just about everything and could play in almost any position.
 
oneclubfrommanchester said:
Was Bell a better player ? Would be interested to hear those who watched City through the 60s and 70s as I did. For me Bell had just about everything and could play in almost any position.
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For me, Bell was the best in his era. KDB is proving himself to be the best of his type in his era. In fact, he is quite unique - and presently, indispensable.
The 2 eras can't be compared, imho.
 
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