| De Bruyne 18:28 - Aug 7 with 2697 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
I watch a fair bit of PL in the background, generally because it’s over nice and early for me at the weekend. Every time I see City play, he looks absolutely world class. That is a phrase that gets thrown around too often these days as well.
Has there been a better player to watch at the top level over the last decade? He can break up play and tidy up in a deeper role but still is a goal threat and generally creates from all over the park. Has it all for a midfielder. [Post edited 7 Aug 2022 18:55]
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| De Bruyne on 18:34 - Aug 7 with 2296 views | billlm |
My favourite premier League player, |  | | |
| De Bruyne on 18:49 - Aug 7 with 2236 views | FrimleyBlue |
Talking of Man City. Can Grealish be seen as a big flop for the money spent on him? |  |
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| De Bruyne on 18:49 - Aug 7 with 2241 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| De Bruyne on 18:34 - Aug 7 by billlm |
My favourite premier League player, |
Same, absolute class, said it for years. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 18:54 - Aug 7 with 2206 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| De Bruyne on 18:49 - Aug 7 by FrimleyBlue |
Talking of Man City. Can Grealish be seen as a big flop for the money spent on him? |
That’s maybe a stretch but he is not going to be the difference with that kind of talent around him, unlike when he was at Villa and could turn a game. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 19:14 - Aug 7 with 2131 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Lol, you're not exactly a lone voice in that!!
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| De Bruyne on 19:16 - Aug 7 with 2128 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| De Bruyne on 19:14 - Aug 7 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Lol, you're not exactly a lone voice in that!!
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I know!
Wasn’t supposed to be a hot take or anything just in terms of modern day Premier League he’s without a doubt my favorite player. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 19:20 - Aug 7 with 2098 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
| De Bruyne on 18:49 - Aug 7 by FrimleyBlue |
Talking of Man City. Can Grealish be seen as a big flop for the money spent on him? |
He has combined well with Haaland in pre-season but didn't look at it today. I'd imagine he will have a better season than last but whether that will be enough is another question. |  |
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| De Bruyne on 19:24 - Aug 7 with 2084 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| De Bruyne on 19:20 - Aug 7 by SlippinJimmyJuan |
He has combined well with Haaland in pre-season but didn't look at it today. I'd imagine he will have a better season than last but whether that will be enough is another question. |
On the other side of the pitch today I wonder if Bowen might get in the squad for Qatar… | | | |
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| De Bruyne on 19:26 - Aug 7 with 2073 views | Metal_Hacker |
I’d tend to agree but put him alongside Zidane - no competition IMHO [Post edited 7 Aug 2022 19:27]
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| De Bruyne on 19:29 - Aug 7 with 2035 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
| De Bruyne on 19:24 - Aug 7 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
On the other side of the pitch today I wonder if Bowen might get in the squad for Qatar… |
I'd think he has a great shout - I was sceptical when they signed him but he's been a quality addition | |
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| De Bruyne on 20:07 - Aug 7 with 1928 views | Ftnfwest |
City have the resources and are good tbf at rotating people once they are past their best out for suitable new talent. The best compliment I could pay him is that if I was a city fan I’d be wondering how they’d do that with him though. |  | | |
| De Bruyne on 21:11 - Aug 7 with 1770 views | Illinoisblue |
| De Bruyne on 18:49 - Aug 7 by FrimleyBlue |
Talking of Man City. Can Grealish be seen as a big flop for the money spent on him? |
Yes, 100million for him was crazy |  |
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| De Bruyne on 21:40 - Aug 7 with 1692 views | SE1blue |
I used to feel the same about watching Iniesta in La Liga and for Spain. I’m sure you could’ve put him in any team in the world and he’d have been class. Just an incredible player. |  |
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| De Bruyne on 21:44 - Aug 7 with 1677 views | FrimleyBlue |
| De Bruyne on 21:11 - Aug 7 by Illinoisblue |
Yes, 100million for him was crazy |
He must have had a hell of a pre city journey as in all the times I've seen him 100 mill just seems way way OTT | |
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| De Bruyne on 23:20 - Aug 7 with 1501 views | mylittletown |
I saw him play a couple of times in real life. I think you need to do that to appreciate just how good he is.
He has every attacking quality, plus he is also quite big and hard to knock off the ball.
Of players I have seen in real life, he'd be in a very small group of complete midfielders with Gascoigne, Bryan Robson, Gunter Netzer and, maybe Fernando Redondo. |  | | |
| De Bruyne on 23:40 - Aug 7 with 1456 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| De Bruyne on 23:20 - Aug 7 by mylittletown |
I saw him play a couple of times in real life. I think you need to do that to appreciate just how good he is.
He has every attacking quality, plus he is also quite big and hard to knock off the ball.
Of players I have seen in real life, he'd be in a very small group of complete midfielders with Gascoigne, Bryan Robson, Gunter Netzer and, maybe Fernando Redondo. |
Before my time but was Bryan Robson really in that category? I don’t know why it just seems funny reading his name alongside the others.
I also try and see elite athletes in their prime live, you definitely get a different perspective and level of appreciation in person. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 23:43 - Aug 7 with 1446 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| De Bruyne on 21:40 - Aug 7 by SE1blue |
I used to feel the same about watching Iniesta in La Liga and for Spain. I’m sure you could’ve put him in any team in the world and he’d have been class. Just an incredible player. |
Yea he was a different level, forgot about him. Just someone that jumps off the screen as a rare talent.
That’s what I hate about football these days, the ridiculous wages and contracts given to players purely on potential alone before they have really done anything. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 23:47 - Aug 7 with 1422 views | mylittletown |
| De Bruyne on 23:40 - Aug 7 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Before my time but was Bryan Robson really in that category? I don’t know why it just seems funny reading his name alongside the others.
I also try and see elite athletes in their prime live, you definitely get a different perspective and level of appreciation in person. |
I think Bryan Robson was in that class. He played 90 times for England (26 goals).
Sir Bobby rated him as one of the top 3 English footballers he worked with, alongside Shearer and Beattie. When you saw him live, he ran the game. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 23:49 - Aug 7 with 1408 views | mylittletown |
| De Bruyne on 23:43 - Aug 7 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Yea he was a different level, forgot about him. Just someone that jumps off the screen as a rare talent.
That’s what I hate about football these days, the ridiculous wages and contracts given to players purely on potential alone before they have really done anything. |
Agree, Iniesta was a genius. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 23:50 - Aug 7 with 1403 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| De Bruyne on 23:47 - Aug 7 by mylittletown |
I think Bryan Robson was in that class. He played 90 times for England (26 goals).
Sir Bobby rated him as one of the top 3 English footballers he worked with, alongside Shearer and Beattie. When you saw him live, he ran the game. |
Was he injured in 1990 or finished by then? Just curious really. I just note never seeing him on Italia 90 highlights but it was the era before me. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 00:03 - Aug 8 with 1386 views | mylittletown |
| De Bruyne on 23:50 - Aug 7 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Was he injured in 1990 or finished by then? Just curious really. I just note never seeing him on Italia 90 highlights but it was the era before me. |
He was injured in England's second game and missed the rest of the tournament.
In looking that up, I see that Gazza rated Robson as 'the best player he ever shared a pitch with'! | | | |
| De Bruyne on 00:12 - Aug 8 with 1366 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| De Bruyne on 00:03 - Aug 8 by mylittletown |
He was injured in England's second game and missed the rest of the tournament.
In looking that up, I see that Gazza rated Robson as 'the best player he ever shared a pitch with'! |
Didn’t realize that. So he played against Ireland and Holland then, interesting. | | | |
| De Bruyne on 06:00 - Aug 8 with 1184 views | ElephantintheRoom |
| De Bruyne on 19:20 - Aug 7 by SlippinJimmyJuan |
He has combined well with Haaland in pre-season but didn't look at it today. I'd imagine he will have a better season than last but whether that will be enough is another question. |
A bit like signing Mahrez. Never going to be the stand out player at the money dopers - but pretty good once they find a role for him. | |
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| De Bruyne on 10:21 - Aug 8 with 990 views | BlueBlood90 |
Best midfielder in the world for me. Absolutely top class every game. |  |
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| De Bruyne on 10:26 - Aug 8 with 965 views | mrshallisfit |
My contribution to this thread is that Pele was pretty half decent and Maradonna could dribble a bit. | | | |
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