Kevin de Bruyne

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

He's not that good, not yet anyway

Would probably stand out at Liverpool but not here with the attacking players we have.

Some are almost as bad as those Liverpool fans who compared Joe Allen to Xavi, even called him Xoe or something stupid

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

Most of our boys on loan would walk into Liverpool's first 11 with the likes of Henderson in there, the most technically inept player I've ever seen, on par with Andy Carroll.

[Soul Caliber X 27]

I think there will always be moments when one of our attacking 3 behind the striker will be left out of the team for a while, just because we have so much competition for those 3 places. Im sure KDB will be back in the first team very soon.

[Korea 734]

I said this before, KDB would be perfect for Liverpool. He would be an ideal replacement for Gerrard and would be a better back up cam to Coutinho than Moses will ever be..

[Sheva. 5,373]

Mourinho said before the cup game, this is the chance for those that haven't been playing to show him they deserve to.

Torres fought hard, Mata defended all game, Azpi looked good, Essen impressed. And KDB was the worst player on the pitch. So not exactly harsh.

[iceboy 992]

He has to work hard, very very hard.

[ANDRECHO 432]

Good job Mourinho, if Kevin or Mata or any player doesn't work well , out .

[Dylan_91 90]

Bit harsh singling him out at a press conference. He might just be trying to motivate him, like he did with mata. Let's hope he responds as well as mata, otherwise it could have the opposite effect

[chelseathebest 150]

De bruyne not in squad because of his performance against Swindon. Bit harsh of mourinho to say this publicly, especially considering how young he is. I've been more impressed with de bruyne than schurrle this season and he hasn't been dropped from the squad.

If we are going that way, it is fair to say that Hazad has had the worst performances so far (of the attacking players).

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Mourinho said before the cup game, this is the chance for those that haven't been playing to show him they deserve to.

Torres fought hard, Mata defended all game, Azpi looked good, Essen impressed. And KDB was the worst player on the pitch. So not exactly harsh.

It's a little harsh to drop a player based on one game but if you look at Mourinho's quote, it's more than that.

"With Kevin I didn't like the match he played against Swindon, and I didn't like the way he was training."

I don't know what that means. Maybe he isn't fitting in with the team, maybe he's sulking, who knows, but it's clear this decision is not only down to one bad game.

[Dylan_91 90]

To be fair I remember reading he has had attitude problems in the past. Has anybody else heard this or did I dream it?

[Fernando 6,376]

It's a little harsh to drop a player based on one game but if you look at Mourinho's quote, it's more than that.

"With Kevin I didn't like the match he played against Swindon, and I didn't like the way he was training."

I don't know what that means. Maybe he isn't fitting in with the team, maybe he's sulking, who knows, but it's clear this decision is not only down to one bad game.

Well if he is sucking in training then that's he's own fault not the coach.

You suppose to do good in training and then impress in the field.

Which kdb has done neither of those!

[Tomo 21,681]

Jesus wept, some of the comment here are .

We are not a youth charity, if KDB plays it's because he deserves to on merit, not because he is a young player, Jose is not going to play him because some supporters have a fetish of the average age of the starting Xl being as young and inexperienced as possible.

You think he would walk in to Dortmund's team with Reus, Mikhitaryan and Blaszczyowski around?

KDB will get a game soon, and it's up to him to 'do a Mata' and show Jose he deserves a place, not the other way round. This is Chelsea FC not Kevin De Bruyne FC

[Wiillowhobo 28]

To be fair I remember reading he has had attitude problems in the past. Has anybody else heard this or did I dream it?

Bullocks. I can be clear on that one.

[JDY 1,290]

Jesus wept, some of the comment here are .

We are not a youth charity, if KDB plays it's because he deserves to on merit, not because he is a young player, Jose is not going to play him because some supporters have a fetish of the average age of the starting Xl being as young and inexperienced as possible.

You think he would walk in to Dortmund's team with Reus, Mikhitaryan and Blaszczyowski around?

KDB will get a game soon, and it's up to him to 'do a Mata' and show Jose he deserves a place, not the other way round. This is Chelsea FC not Kevin De Bruyne FC

You do realise that KdB is around the same age as most of our attacking midfielders? Not sure why age comes into it, say if de Bruyne played instead of Schuerrle.

'You think he would walk in to Dortmund's team with Reus, Mikhitaryan and Blaszczyowski around?'

He'd have a better chance for sure. After all, Dortmund wanted de Bruyne first and after Jose said he isn't going anywhere they moved onto Mikhitaryan. Would he even be at Dortmund if they signed de Bruyne?

[JDY 1,290]

To be fair I remember reading he has had attitude problems in the past. Has anybody else heard this or did I dream it?

Maybe speaking your mind/saying it how it is translates to attitude problems for some people.

[Gorando 184]

According to Wilmots KDB was already very depressed & unhappy a month ago during the international break. Maybe something happened that we dont know of.

[Fernando 6,376]

According to Wilmots KDB was already very depressed & unhappy a month ago during the international break. Maybe something happened that we dont know of.

Weak character.

Don't need fragile boys in our team.

Need tough steel men like Lampard.

I think every manager that has coached here since Lampard has been at the club has always praise Lampard attitude in training. A hard worker, one of the first to come and one of the last to leave a training session.

If kids think they can have a free ride their kidding themselves.

We work hard and play hard!