Why Always Ste
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Basic English? it's better than most of ours here on Bluemoon.
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Player Topic: Kevin De Bruyne (2015/16)
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Basic English? it's better than most of ours here on Bluemoon.
Your contribution was appreciated by the way :)
Thanks for your comments. The good thing for De Bruyne is that he is joining a mature team who are playing well. He can take his time to find his feet, and the pressure to get results will be shared out around the team. City have signed several top players over the last 4-5 years and we know it takes time to settle. I think De Bruyne might settle in easier than some as he has an English parent or grandparent, and has played in the Premiership before.Hi Guys, congrats on signing KDB. I'm a big fan of Kev since the first game I saw him play for Genk at the age of 18.
I can give you my view on KDB.
When he left Genk for Chelsea KDB's problem was that he couldn't dose his energy. He was in love with the ball and wanted to be everywhere, after 70minutes his game was practically over.
Another weak point was his strength and heading. He just hated heading and was easily put aside in duels.
In Bremen and Wolfsburg KDB became a lot stronger. His vision and long balls has always been phenomenal, Hecking gave him a free attacking role providing the team with lots of assists and goals.
You can compare KDB with a high tech submarine: his radar notices teammates extremely quickly followed by sharp torpedo's splitting through opponent defenses. For example yesterday quick pass to Mertens for Belgium.
Coming to Man City is a huge challenge for KDB, he proved to deliver tons of goals and assists (Genk,Bremen,Wolfsburg) in a team where he was the playmaker and recieved a lot of confidence. In Man City he will need to find his place between Silva, Nasri, Sterling and Navas which will need some time. I hope MP puts him in a central role where he will get lots of ball contacts but he will definitely need a couple of games to now where he is positioned best. After this period, i'm sure you will all love him.
Did you know he also has a clothing line in Belgium? https://www.culteleven.com/2_kdb
Sorry for my basic English, hope you appreciate my contribution.
MaartenV87
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Thanks for your comments. The good thing for De Bruyne is that he is joining a mature team who are playing well. He can take his time to find his feet, and the pressure to get results will be shared out around the team. City have signed several top players over the last 4-5 years and we know it takes time to settle. I think De Bruyne might settle in easier than some as he has an English parent or grandparent, and has played in the Premiership before.
Pressure normally isn't a problem with KDB. It's more the connection with the manager that will influence his playing. He really hated the José Mourinho style with little communication and couldn't cope with a place on the bench without explination. I don't really know MP but from what I have seen he looks more easy-going and communicative then José.
My prediction is that both Silva and KDB will have free roles. Sterling will hug the left wing.
Like Nasri and Silva with Navas wide.
They still need to cover spaces but they'll interchange a lot. IMO it'll bring the best out of both.
Like Nasri and Silva with Navas wide.
They still need to cover spaces but they'll interchange a lot. IMO it'll bring the best out of both.
My prediction is that both Silva and KDB will have free roles. Sterling will hug the left wing.
Like Nasri and Silva with Navas wide.
They still need to cover spaces but they'll interchange a lot. IMO it'll bring the best out of both.
Can't wait, speaking personally.
Centurions
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It was 9 actually... http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/threads/mcfc-u14s-9-0-rags-u14s.315633/Hope it's the rags, it should've been 10, it may well be
:)
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I think Sterling, Silva & De Bruyne will interchange depending on the opposition and circumstances. you'll see them drifting in and out with the opposing players clueless as to what's coming next (probably Yaya, straight down the middle).My prediction is that both Silva and KDB will have free roles. Sterling will hug the left wing.
Like Nasri and Silva with Navas wide.
They still need to cover spaces but they'll interchange a lot. IMO it'll bring the best out of both.
I don't really agree with the fact that he has to be the man who it's all about and has to be on the ball a lot. It's what you hear a lot of people say in Belgium but I feel it's a load of BS. At Genk,Werder,Wolfsburg and the National team he definitely didn't come in as the main man, he had to earn it (arguably in wolfsburg he had it a bit easier since he was their most expensive player) and was great at doing so. Especially when you look at the NT where we desperately try Hazard to be that guy, but it is KDB that benefits from it. There you have Hazard (and arguably Benteke/Lukaku) drawing most attention of the defenders and De Bruyne can roam around and cause the danger in open space.Hi Guys, congrats on signing KDB. I'm a big fan of Kev since the first game I saw him play for Genk at the age of 18.
I can give you my view on KDB.
When he left Genk for Chelsea KDB's problem was that he couldn't dose his energy. He was in love with the ball and wanted to be everywhere, after 70minutes his game was practically over.
Another weak point was his strength and heading. He just hated heading and was easily put aside in duels.
In Bremen and Wolfsburg KDB became a lot stronger. His vision and long balls has always been phenomenal, Hecking gave him a free attacking role providing the team with lots of assists and goals.
You can compare KDB with a high tech submarine: his radar notices teammates extremely quickly followed by sharp torpedo's splitting through opponent defenses. For example yesterday quick pass to Mertens for Belgium.
Coming to Man City is a huge challenge for KDB, he proved to deliver tons of goals and assists (Genk,Bremen,Wolfsburg) in a team where he was the playmaker and recieved a lot of confidence. In Man City he will need to find his place between Silva, Nasri, Sterling and Navas which will need some time. I hope MP puts him in a central role where he will get lots of ball contacts but he will definitely need a couple of games to now where he is positioned best. After this period, i'm sure you will all love him.
Did you know he also has a clothing line in Belgium? https://www.culteleven.com/2_kdb
Sorry for my basic English, hope you appreciate my contribution.
About him needing to feel the ball, if you watched one of his most impactful games against Bayern last season, you can see that in fact he had very little touches on the ball. He was just running around in space looking to play somebody else through or do something himself. If you compare him with Hazard, I believe KDB takes half of the touches that Hazard does in a match.
I have the feeling he will be great for City since you already have so much talent up front. Defences will still mainly be concerned with Aguero and Silva (and possibly Sterling) so that KDB will have much more room to operate. Not to mention he is very good at one touch link-ups with other players. In addition he is great in the counter, so oppositions will have a very hard time against City this season I believe. Plus time is on his side, playing off Silva, Aguero and Sterling over the next years should not be a great challenge, compared to his teammates at Wolfsburg last season (Bendtner? Dost?). imo KDB is a player that gets better when he is surrounded by better players, whom he in turn makes play better. A catalyst if you wish ;)
Lovebitesandeveryfing
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That front line is unmarkable. De Bruyne — Silva — Aguero — Sterling. Would love to see Silva playing off Sergio's shoulder, with the other two pretty wide, but with a licence to roam. You need two on every player, basically. So that takes out eight of your men. Then you've got Yaya and Ferny steaming through from deep, with people like Kolarov, Zab and Vinny all capable of scoring as well. Really, really interested to see how defences are going to deal with it.
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Seems he's best suited to central midfield. Reminds me of Gerrard when he was good, but where are we going to play him?
Out wide would be least disruptive, but is he as good as Navas out wide? Centrally suits him best but then we have Toure and Silva there.
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