Player Topic: Kevin De Bruyne (2015/16)

[Blue Haze]

Several iso vids already up of KDB vs CP - this one seems pretty good:

Thanks. You can already tell he fits right in here.

 

[Universidad de Chile]

That pass to Navas...

:-)

 

[stablemcfc]

Looked ok nothing else for me....some good passing, worked hard but nothing too outstanding (most impressive was his ball retention in a few tight spaces)......definitely more to come (hopefully)

• Comfortable passing with both feet
• Always looking to move the ball forward & quickly
• Great on the counter
• Willing to try a riskier pass that some of our team don't like to go for
• Not scared to have a shot
• Very flexible in his positioning, was on the left, through the middle & on the right
• Work rate was better than I expected, tracked back & made tackles when needed
• Whilst not shown today (as we didn't have many), he has great set pieces which we've badly missed

Sure in terms of extravagance & stats (goals/assists) nothing too crazy today but it was easy to see what he can bring to the team, has the passing ability of Nasri but does it much faster & has the end product that Navas can't seem to provide. Add into that the fact that he's so flexible in his positioning you'd imagine trying to mark Silva Sterling & De Bruyne would be a tough task for most defences.

He did great today without being spectacular, tough place to come on for a debut, especially unexpectedly with Aguero being injured so early. Looking forward to seeing him play this season.

 

[jollylescott]

His class shone through from the moment he stepped on the pitch. He has a superb eye for a pass and is going to be a nightmare for opposition defences this season.

Put through a beautiful ball to Navas and also put through the ball for Yaya which almost led to Kelechi getting a second goal.

Excellent debut, Kev. Welcome to City.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

With all his attributes including his obvious work rate, ability, level headedness, intelligence and his English being as good as his first language - I see him as a future City captain

 

[hutton who blue]

He's been likened to Gerrard but I think he's more reminiscent of Beckham. He's faster than Beckham but has an unerring ability to make a quick one touch pass without dwelling on the ball that the opposition find difficult to contain because of it's swiftness. An excellent, promising debut where he performed on the pitch a lot earlier than was expected.

 

[buckshot]

Several iso vids already up of KDB vs CP - this one seems pretty good:

After watching that I can't wait to see him with Silva. He made so many good runs that nobody anticipated that could have easily opened them up.

 

[steviemc]

His class shone through from the moment he stepped on the pitch. He has a superb eye for a pass and is going to be a nightmare for opposition defences this season.

Put through a beautiful ball to Navas and also put through the ball for Yaya which almost led to Kelechi getting a second goal.

Excellent debut, Kev. Welcome to City.

Thanks for talking sense. Such a difficult game to debut in, but even so, you'd have to be quite blind not to already see the class and confidence he provides.

 

[steviemc]

Looked ok nothing else for me....some good passing, worked hard but nothing too outstanding (most impressive was his ball retention in a few tight spaces)......definitely more to come (hopefully)

Hmm...it's probably hard to get a clear picture from the radio.

 

[Dax777]

Hmm...it's probably hard to get a clear picture from the radio.

Clearly! A transistor radio at that.