abellwillring
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This is an absurd statement. He had an assist in each of the three games prior to United.
Kevin De Bruyne - 2016/17 performances
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People have confused not being as good as Silva the first few games for being poor.
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I would say he had trouble having a significant influence in the games.
kaz7
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And? Anyone who's watched Kev knows he can have a shit game and still get an assist from one good delivery at a set piece. Conversely he didn't get any stat for setting up Iheanacho and Sterlings goals yesterday but it was brilliant play.
I'm not sure how anyone who watched those first few games can say he wasn't off it.
He was clearly struggling to adapt to the new position and style and even said himself he sometimes didn't know where or when to run.
The international break obviously helped him assimilate the ideas and now he's better than ever, but he wasn't comfortable in the first couple of games.
He still has some adjustments to make with Silva, esp when Kun is CF. But thats just matter of time. The point is for every squad player to make intelligent movements and read fellow squad's member's decisions. That wholesome understanding will take time as some group of players will play lot more together. But the evolution into something great is the most fantastic part to watch. To see it develop.
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struggling? shit games? not comfortable in first three games.
not sure where this impression comes from. He wasnt playing as well as he is right now but he was still one of the best players in our team in those first three games.
kaz7
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Pep gave him extended leave after the euro's so he hadn't had much of a pre-season so got fit playing thev first few games,i thought everyone would know that and cut him a break in those first couple of games
Exactly. New manager, new tactics, new position, new players, late back from the Euro's and still contributed assists in the games... Sublime the last few matches. The Tottenham game is going to be interesting viewing. Can we play like that away against the better teams in the league or do we change it slightly??
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