Kevin De Bruyne 2016/17

[cleavers]

If Pep plays Aguero as part of 3 wide strikers, then where do Silva and KDB feature?

We'll probably have 5 attacking players, all playing in a "free" role.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

De Bruyne is neither a natural winger, nor a number 10. Also, he doesn't work hard enough when the opposition have the ball ,to fit into a 4-4-2.
Consequently, he floats on the periphery, remaining anonymous for large periods, occasionally dipping into the game for fleeting moments of brilliance (he could easily have had three assists last night)
The problem for Belgium is that Hazard is also floating on the periphery.
Nest season, I expect Pep to allow him a free role, whilst working on his passing accuracy and concentration levels. This will probably be at the long-term expense of Silva and Nasri.

 

[Marvin]

De Bruyne is neither a natural winger, nor a number 10. Also, he doesn't work hard enough when the opposition have the ball ,to fit into a 4-4-2.
Consequently, he floats on the periphery, remaining anonymous for large periods, occasionally dipping into the game for fleeting moments of brilliance (he could easily have had three assists last night)
The problem for Belgium is that Hazard is also floating on the periphery.
Nest season, I expect Pep to allow him a free role, whilst working on his passing accuracy and concentration levels. This will probably be at the long-term expense of Silva and Nasri.

I can see why Mourinho let him go. He's very talented but coaches like Mourinho, LVG and Pep are very regimented. I'd be very surprised if anyone gets a free role. I think there's a case to give everyone a regimented role, and then let a player like KDB go where he wants, but perhaps you can do this with only one player.

 

[bluetev]

I can see why Mourinho let him go. He's very talented but coaches like Mourinho, LVG and Pep are very regimented. I'd be very surprised if anyone gets a free role. I think there's a case to give everyone a regimented role, and then let a player like KDB go where he wants, but perhaps you can do this with only one player.

I seem to recall someone quoting pep saying that he gave a lot more flexibility to players in the attacking sense, closer to the opponent goal.
Its defensively that he us more disciplined, which KDB or anyone else for that matter will just have to get used to.

 

[Marvin]

I seem to recall someone quoting pep saying that he gave a lot more flexibility to players in the attacking sense, closer to the opponent goal.
Its defensively that he us more disciplined, which KDB or anyone else for that matter will just have to get used to.

Regimented until they get to the penalty area is what Thierry Henry said. When you get to the penalty area you do what is best

 

[Mike D]

I can see why Mourinho let him go. He's very talented but coaches like Mourinho, LVG and Pep are very regimented. I'd be very surprised if anyone gets a free role. I think there's a case to give everyone a regimented role, and then let a player like KDB go where he wants, but perhaps you can do this with only one player.

You mean like Pep did with Messi?

 

[Shaelumstash]

I'll agree he's capable of so much more, but really, he had a reasonable game and Belgium should have scored at least twice from his promptings and with a bit if luck 4 or 5 times. To criticise him for not being superman every game stuns me to be honnest.

He didn't create 5 clear cut chances mate. He created one very good chance with the cross for Origi and he played a great ball in to Lukaku's feet about 40 yards from goal, it wasn't really a clear cut chance.

I'm not criticising him for not being Superman. I'm just illustrating the point that he's inconsistent. Whenever he has a good game, this thread goes up by 10 pages with people saying "It's absolutely laughable that you could ever doubt DeBruyne" and that "He's the first name on the team sheet, ship Silva out". It's those posters who are assuming he's Superman.

I think he's inconsistent. Capable of brilliance, capable of being anonymous. It's dangerous to "build the team" around a player like that. If you're building the team around any player, they have to be at it every week, playing at a really high standard, dragging the team up to his level.

I wasn't expecting anything superhuman from him last night. I just want him to not give the ball away cheaply, to get more involved in general play and not hide away, and to maintain energy and fitness over a full 90 minutes. Nothing Super, just an improvement on the basics.

 

[CTID1988]

Did you see how narrow belgium played last night? Didnt suit him at all

 

[Marvin]

Did you see how narrow belgium played last night? Didnt suit him at all

Looked like a fish out of water. Still world class though because he created all his sides chances despite really struggling yet hazard who they looked for all the time created nothing.

But where will he play at City? Seen a lot of talk that City are in for Sane and I get the feeling we might see a front 3 of Sane, Sterling and Aguero which looks good to me, but then what would City's midfield be? Gundogan, KDB and Silva?

KDB is City's most creative and direct player, but I wonder how Pep is going to use him

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Kev had a good game in spite of Wilmots tactics, which were laughably typical of him as a manager. Completely overrun in the middle, with Fellaini playing as a 10 when he needed to be playing as a DM. Wilmots will never learn so don't expect Kev to look that great in his setup. In saying that Kev gave 2 good assists that should have led to goals.