Kevin de Bruyne

[Igi26 346]

He is playing on this level for 6 months now. He will be great player for us, no doubt.

[SykikJV 146]

He scored and gave an assist in the 1-2 friendly win against Osnabruck

Every attacking move goes through him. Could have had 3/4 assists and some goals. Great game.

[JDY 1,290]

He'd still need to adapt to our team, and I wouldn't say it would be best as a young and learning player to come back in January. He's playing every week in Bremen and is playing well, but he still has his faults. In a way it's good for De Bruyne that Guardiola has ended up at Bayern. Kevin wouldn't be suited to Pep's style, gives the ball away far too much. His direct style is perfect for Mourinho however..

[ja1 1,166]

KDB 4th highest in Europe for 'Most Key Passers/Game',

Best Rated Central Midfielders (12/13)

http://t.co/Gh8MlSDH

[bushman 2,043]

Well, the kid is 4th on the list. It´s very encouraging, I feel.

It´s just I would rather see him at Chelsea.

[mediator 2,026]

Well just look at the names... and see this young fella... KDB would be the perfect fit for our Pivot in a Modric role

[Stingray 9,441]

Well ok, he plays Borrusia Dortmund at 18.30 CET. 17.30 for the English brothers.

Curious if he keeps his form up :-)

[ja1 1,166]

Apparently playing as a false no. 9..

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Apparently playing as a false no. 9..

Not the first time this season. People call him a central midfielder because he technically is, but he is not remotely similar the central midfielders in our system. He often plays right behind the striker. He's been great, but he's been great at what for us would be the #10 position.

[zolayes 14,489]

He seems to be the most naturally versatile of all our midfielders and attackers . I hope however we don't overdo our use of this ...

[nadavTKL 1,787]

In the last period of the game he played deep actually. And i dont think started has a false 9, it seemed like he was the number 10.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Not the first time this season. People call him a central midfielder because he technically is, but he is not remotely similar the central midfielders in our system. He often plays right behind the striker. He's been great, but he's been great at what for us would be the #10 position.

Central midfielders in our system? we obviously need to change our central midfield, i wouldnt be worried about it because right now we are playing Ramires more than anyone in that position, and it doesnt work. The only question for me (i havent seen de Bruyne too many times, this was the 3rd or 2nd time) is if de Bruyne can play simillar to players like Gundogan, Kross when he playes deeper, because he does remind me of them.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Central midfielders in our system? we obviously need to change our central midfield, i wouldnt be worried about it because right now we are playing Ramires more than anyone in that position, and it doesnt work. The only question for me (i havent seen de Bruyne too many times, this was the 3rd or 2nd time) is if de Bruyne can play simillar to players like Gundogan, Kross when he playes deeper, because he does remind me of them.

I'm speaking generally of the 4-2-3-1. In that system, the central midfielders will, on average be around the centre of the pitch. De Bruyne is almost always the second or third most forward player on the pitch for Bremen.They need to have a fairly high passing percentage and do a lot of defensive work. De Bruyne has been very good this year, but he has been very good doing the things that attacking midfielders do. (creating chances, scoring, crossing, etc...) It's a very different job description. . I'm not saying that he won't be able to play the pivot, just that assuming that he will be good in the pivot as because he is having a good year with Bremen is premature. De Bruyne is a terrible tackler at this point in his career and while that's not as important in a advanced role, it is important in the pivot. Ideally, I'd like to see KDB back at Chelsea next season and his versatility and quality will ensure that he gets plenty of run.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

I heard his tackels arnet bad, from someone who watched every game of him this season. For me he seems like a potential for the pivot, question is if he can get the job right away or we should buy someone.

[ja1 1,166]

Few occasions I've watched him I've been pleasantly surprised with his work-rate, covers a lot of ground. Harries players and tracks back, but not seen many tackles. All part of him adapting to his new position - just hope we show patience with him.