Barely returned from a more than disappointing 2022 World Cup, both individually and collectively with Belgium, Kevin De Bruyne quickly found the light by displaying a stratospheric level on Thursday with Manchester City during a League Cup shock. against Liverpool (3-2). A brilliant performance, the antithesis of his level displayed in Qatar.
De Bruyne played and shone again with Manchester City on Thursday.
I think we have no chance of winning the World Cup, we are too old. I think our luck was in 2018. We have a good team, but it is getting old. From the start of the World Cup in Qatar, attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne showed a certain pessimism last November.
As if the star of Manchester City and the Belgian team had already predicted the sinking of his selection during the 2022 World Cup. Moreover, it is clear that if the Red Devils had to, the Belgian playmaker did not float. Quite the contrary.
De Bruyne already enjoys with City
Unrecognizable, the former Wolfsburg through the group stage like a ghost. Before taking justified criticism, returning to Manchester… then immediately finding the light! Because if he seemed erased in the national team, De Bruyne quickly found his bearings in the club. During a League Cup clash won against Liverpool (3-2) on Thursday, the number 17 of the Skyblues was a starter and showed an excellent technical level. In addition to being rewarded for his good game with two decisive assists, including a caviar for Nathan Ak.
After the match, his coach Pep Guardiola showered him with praise as rarely. He has to be grumpy or upset at times to play his best football. (…) But when he gets there, what a player! His runs, his sense of combat, his decisive passes and goals… He’s more than just a player. I know it’s not easy to find this consistency every three days, but in an important game like today, you can say to yourself “ok, I’m going to fight”. It’s Monsieur De Bruyne! What can I add? Eight years, he did everything for this club, he is an absolute legend. He will forever be remembered as one of the greatest players in club history.claimed the Catalan in a press conference.
How to explain his level during the World Cup?
Far from the doldrums of the Belgian selection in the Gulf, KDB quickly recovered form and a smile. And obviously, no one remained unmoved by his performance in the cup. Not even Jamie Carragher, who has however moved for several years by consulting very critically. He has been the best in the Premier League for five years. I don’t think I’ve seen such a right foot since Steven Gerrard or David Beckham. He could play with anyoneunderlined the former defender. So how to explain such a change, in the impact and influence on the game, between the De Bruyne of Manchester and that of Belgium?
For Carragher, it’s all about context. What he achieves is exceptional every week. But everyone is fallible. No matter your talent, 99% of players perform better at club than with their selection. With daily work, you know exactly what your trainer wants from you. In addition, he has built a special bond with Hland. During the World Cup, he was not up to it. (…) I am certain that he has already looked in the mirror to say to himself: I have not been good. That’s why he’s one of the best players in the world, underlined the consultant, rather protective. Suffice to say that the native of Tronchiennes has, 31 years, a standard rating across the Channel.
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