Kevin de Bruyne

[The only place to be 11,313]

He got 10 minutes in a game where the tempo was poor before he came on and only got worse. The crowd was dead, the opponents were unmotivated and poor and his teammates were practically asleep so lets spend way too much time analysing his performance.

He was a hot prospect, we loaned him and he impressed in his loan and then he came back to a manager who was unwilling to play him. He's not alone in that, he looks like a shell of the man he was a few months ago and he probably needs to do what Lukaku did and get as far away from this place as possible.

[Neira 19]

Based on last weeks, when Mou says he's gonna give the kid a chance, he actually means he will drop hem in when we're in a comfortable lead, or all hope of a result is gone; KDB must feel gutted.

[Soul Caliber X 27]

Luck has not been on his side, every time there is a chance of playing a game, the match is tight and he doesn't get many minutes.

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

What are you on about mate? Mirallas, Chadli, Bakkali, Mertens, Hazard can all play RW.....

And in Dutch manager means agent in football terms.

I thought all of those predominantly played on the left though? They can play there but Kevins much more of a natural there. Can't see any of them bar Hazard unless he plays on the right starting ahead of Kevin..

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Mirallas is right wing or striker. He's the most logical one to take over from Kevin.

[Hazardinho 88]

Yesterday he did well for the minutes he got. I think he wanted the ball so badly that in the first minute he bumped into Ramires.
Further he had a good dribble and delivered the ball nicely to Ba who missed. But the ball of the game was that cross to Hazard from such a distance. One of the few players of Chelsea who can deliver such balls. Too bad he never had a chance. Ok Swindon, but he came back from injury. I will still follow him if he is being transfered during winter period.

[Fernando 6,454]

Kevin De Bruyne's Chelsea future set to be discussed

De Koster told EXPRESS: "I am going to fly over to London to find a proper solution with Chelsea.

"Should Kevin be granted a transfer, I will be immediately on the phone to Michael Reschke (Leverkusen's general manager). We have a great relationship with him.

"Clubs like Borussia Dortmund, Schalke and Wolfsburg have also enquired.

"Kevin will decide which club offers the best future for him on a sporting level."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9069169/transfer-news-kevin-de-bruynes-chelsea-future-set-to-be-discussed

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Is there any chance he will not be granted a transfer if the money's good?

[Weckerz 3,781]

I thought all of those predominantly played on the left though? They can play there but Kevins much more of a natural there. Can't see any of them bar Hazard unless he plays on the right starting ahead of Kevin.. Ye

Yes, with the exception of Mirallas and Bakkali they are more natural Left wingers but can do a job on the right as well. Point is, we have the quality on the bench to leave Kevin out if he doesn't play for his club.

[Korea 734]

I never understood the link to BVB.

KDB doesnt press and might be worse than Mata defensively. I dont see how he would fit in or excel at BVB..... The korean that was suppose to go to BVB runs like Park Ji Sung did for Man United with a wicked shot.

I always thought the perfect team for him was Liverpool.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

It'll be Leverkusen, not Dortmund, I think.

I guess a PL sale will not be an option...

[The_Flash 1,144]

I don't think it's going to work out for Kevin at chelsea it's sad but I just don't see where he fits

[SykikJV 146]

Luck has not been on his side, every time there is a chance of playing a game, the match is tight and he doesn't get many minutes.

Oh come on. KDB isn't some 18-year-old without experience. If you don't want to play him until Chelsea are up 3-0, then just admit that you don't believe in him.

On the other hand, I don't think it really matters that much anymore. In january KDB will play his football elsewhere.

[SykikJV 146]

I never understood the link to BVB.

KDB doesnt press and might be worse than Mata defensively. I dont see how he would fit in or excel at BVB..... The korean that was suppose to go to BVB runs like Park Ji Sung did for Man United with a wicked shot.

I always thought the perfect team for him was Liverpool.

Ridiculous. KDB was praised for his workrate in Germany, both defensively en offensively. With the NT he's the first player to press on the opponents half, even if he has to do it on his own. You can argue that his tackling isn't the best, but you wouldn't doubt his defensive workrate and pressing if you have seen him play a bit more then a couple of games at Chelsea.

BVB's style of play would suit him perfectly, but I wouldn't recommend a move to Dortmund at the moment. With Reus, Mkhitaryan and Blaszczykowski their AM's have been pretty much set. With the WC in June he has to play to get to his best level. If he chooses a 6-month-loan in january, BVB would be an ideal option in the summer, if Klopp stays ofcourse.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Not even on the bench...?

[Fernando 6,454]

Not even on the bench...?

Yup he's a gonner.

Only time will tell if Mourinho fucked up.

I was very excited to see him play this season but for some reason it never happened for him.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Maybe he should have gotten more game time. But guys like Willian and Azpi were in the same boat as him and they made their chances count. He got two starts after he was initially benched early in the season, and was the worst player on the pitch both times. Unfortunately, after that he hasn't gotten any mins to redeem himself, but that's how it works. You can't give him minutes just cause he hasn't played for a while, how do you justify to a guy like Schurrle? Who doesn't get a match for two or three weeks and comes back and scores a brace in his first game back. Or Willian or Hazard who have probably been our best players past 2-3 weeks.

The real problem is why wasn't a player offloaded when Willian was bought? That's whats causing this problem. There just aren't enough minutes available to satisfy everyone and it's even more unfair to take minutes off someone who deserves it just to give it to someone who hasn't got much till date.

But I can also understand that Jose didn't want to offload anyone when Willian was bought because he still didn't know who his best players and team were. But he's gone in January for sure, doesn't make sense for him or Chelsea to keep him. A loan is also pointless now, he's good enough to play here so it's not cause he isn't developed, he just doesn't fit Jose's team it seems. Just sell him and wish him all the best.

[Korea 734]

You cant rotate 6 ams....

Should of swap him for Shurrle in the beg. to lessen the transfer fee and used the additional funds on a French CM