KDB's Pace

He doesn't waste a stride because his control is so good. He glides across the pitch without worrying where the ball is. I'm sick as a dog for him missing so much of the season because we'd have cleaned up this year and he'd have been walking away with every award going with Vardy, Kante and the rest just a footnote.
 
sir baconface said:
It used to be that way but got changed recently as a matter of policy.

Classic example is Nasri Back in Training... He's been playing full tilt FFS.

No problem with experimenting but the player thread format was patently superior to this.
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Player-topics are easier to read and find then different topics for one player.
 
dobingsdobber said:
Not so much pace as the fact that he has a long stride, covers a lot of ground without expending a lot of energy
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made this point a few months ago..he is deceptively quick, as in the style of chris waddle, who always appeared knackered , but when the mood took him , was a powerful runner with the ball at his feet...kdb is a great runner off the ball and with the ball.a great player.
 
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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That Cruyff knew what he was talking about didn't he! Spot on!
 
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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Fantastic quote which really sums up KDB. Not blessed with explosive speed like Raheem, but he reads the game on a different level to the vast amount of players. Only an elite level of players judge the play like KDB can.
 
Blue Smarties said:
Fantastic quote which really sums up KDB. Not blessed with explosive speed like Raheem, but he reads the game on a different level to the vast amount of players. Only an elite level of players judge the play like KDB can.
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Yes, it's like they can stop the time, look around , and play :-).
 
I remember him,in the last WC,& if i said he played the same or even slightly better than on Saturday would be very close.
This lad will be talked about like some off the greats off the game..(Gerry Creaney)lol
 
kippax4ever said:
I remember him,in the last WC,& if i said he played the same or even slightly better than on Saturday would be very close.
This lad will be talked about like some off the greats off the game..(Gerry Creaney)lol
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One saw Gerry drink 3 pints of Guinness on a Thursday afternoon in the Salutaion pub in Hulme. 48 hours before a home game. Cant understand why he looked slow.
 
worsleyweb said:
One saw Gerry drink 3 pints of Guinness on a Thursday afternoon in the Salutaion pub in Hulme. 48 hours before a home game. Cant understand why he looked slow.
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HaHa..use to call him Gerry gum-shield Creaney,But seeing how he sweated during training i bet it was more than 3 pints most days
 
would love to find those posts from 2 or 3 months ago saying he is not interested in away games and a disappointing signing.............

there are some numpties
 
mavsmcfc said:
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I think the one thing that KDB is good at is he knows where to run to. On that first goal it's obvious that if he just goes straight (red arrow), Baba would eventually catch up to him. Notice that the direction he runs to is straight into Baba's front (blue arrow) as to cut him off, Baba had to stop for a milisecond and that's where the separation comes from.

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I could watch that time and time again. Brilliant counter attacking goal and will give many managers nightmares
 
mavsmcfc said:
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I think the one thing that KDB is good at is he knows where to run to. On that first goal it's obvious that if he just goes straight (red arrow), Baba would eventually catch up to him. Notice that the direction he runs to is straight into Baba's front (blue arrow) as to cut him off, Baba had to stop for a milisecond and that's where the separation comes from.

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A smarter defender would have just taken him out, accepted the yellow card and got on with the game.
 
mavsmcfc said:
I think with there's still a defender there between them and the goal. He probably thought he would be covered.
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Even so, it's a 2v2 high danger counter-attack, you can bet your house that if Mourinho was on the touch line, he'd have been shouting "TAKE HIM OUUT!" as they ran past.
 
domalino said:
Even so, it's a 2v2 high danger counter-attack, you can bet your house that if Mourinho was on the touch line, he'd have been shouting "TAKE HIM OUUT!" as they ran past.
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Fair point. Makes us think what Hiddink must've said or not said at that time.
 
I think he's fast because he's an exceptionally strong runner and he doesn't really lose speed over long distances.

He reminds me of someone like Steven Gerrard when he's running with the ball.
 
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