Oscar has been very disappointing this season. Blows hot and cold. Either great or terrible.
Kevin De Bruyne
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Watching geriatrics play bingo in an old peoples home would look good to me. Have you seen us this season!
I don't think that would work as a balanced midfield 3 though as you have 2 slow #6's and an AM, but still no proper box to box CM that hunts the ball as well as attacks, unless De Bruyne's workrate in deenive duties is higher than I am giving him credit for,b ut the times I have watched him play for Wolfsburg this season I haven't seen a lot of tracking back or harrying of midfield opposition.
To me if he is looking for balance he'd still need that missing link even if he upgraded our AM options with De Bruyne, a 34 year old Carrick with no engine and Blind are not the options he missing piece that he wanted Vidal or Strootman for.
I know he's played from the right side of the pitch but again are you saying that Blind/Herrera/De Druyne would actually give us the defensive balance we are lacking? As I don't think that is what LvG means when he talks about needing a CM to balance things out, I think he means someone with a lot more defensive side to their game than De Bruyne.
What makes you think De Bruyne is that player? As I see it, this could very well be a direct Mata replacement, or a van Persie replacement to allow Rooney further forward.
Mainly because that's another player on top of CM/Wide forward/CB/RB/Striker we'd be adding, just don't really expect us to add that type of player as well.
If we're selling assets (which I believe will happen) there's no reason we won't. Especially ones as good as De Bruyne.
Well I guess if you are looking at it that way, but I would wonder what future Herrera had here with Rooney and De Bruyne in front of him.
De Bruyne wont leave next summer. He has a long contract and Wolfsburg doesnt need money. He also wont push for a move.
Yeah he wouldn't if Real Madrid, Barca, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Arsenal or Manchester City would want him
Did he you tell you this in a text?
He is an AM, but can easily play on the wings too, he is a playmaker though.
I don't think he would this summer. He clearly was frustrated at Chelsea, being out of the team so often and forced to go on loans to get playing time. He's the star player in a pretty good team at the moment and enjoys it, a lot. It's obvious and the club shows ambition and wants to improve further, will play in the CL next season. It's a great situation to be in and his wages aren't low either. I don't have the impression he really wants to leave that already and take another shot at a big club. It's not like it's his last chance to do that. He'll leave at one point if he continues to improve, I'm sure of that. But would he really make a fuss if Wolfsburg told him that they definitely won't sell him this summer, no matter what club comes calling? I highly doubt that. Would he listen to offers? Definitely. Would he push for a move? Seems very unlikely to me.Yeah he wouldn't if Real Madrid, Barca, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Arsenal or Manchester City would want him
He can basically play all midfield options well, but I think his best position has been the AMC role behind the striker. He is quick enough and can cross well to be a winger on the right, or he can cut in and shoot well from the left. Overall he is a well rounded player who could do a job anywhere on the pitch.
I think our priorities lie elsewhere sadly.
CB
RB
DM
CF
All of those positions need filling before CAM. Seems like a really good player though. Preferrable to Herrera.
CB
RB
DM
CF
All of those positions need filling before CAM. Seems like a really good player though. Preferrable to Herrera.
Agreed. He will probably go on to be one of the best #10's in the World, but we just have much bigger lacks in the squad to deal with.
Yeah he wouldn't if Real Madrid, Barca, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Arsenal or Manchester City would want him
He wont leave next summer. Sometimes things are just straightforward and there is no reason to be a Muppet for the sake of it. His club dont need money and they pay high wages. He´ll play in the CL for a ambitious club and the team is build around him. No top club can offer that. His career already hit one or two bumps, there is no reason to rush things. He´ll get his chance for a bigger club anyway, if he continues to perform on his current level. Why should he risk another move before he established himself on a CL level? The whole Chelsea experience wasn't too pleasant for him.
Real wont be interested anyway, Barca has a transfer ban and VW wont sell him to bayern for a reasonable fee. He certainly wont go back to Chelsea and I really dont see what City, Arsenal or United can offer him next year, that he doesn't have in Wolfsburg.
Sign him, we're missing a ginger in our team
If I were LvG, I would shop Mata to a top Spanish or Italian side and buy De Bruyne.
If he's a romatic, he'll come to United. Lets be honest thats just how it is.
As someone who regularly watched him here at Chelsea and many times for Belgium I can say that he's definitely not a winger. He can play there but if a big club is buying him for that purpose I think it would be pretty dumb.
He's either a #8 or a #10. For Belgium he looked great with Hazard and Mertens flanking him on the wings.
I'd have him back as our #10. Don't really see any point in United buying him when you have Mata who was the best #10 in the league when used correctly.
He's either a #8 or a #10. For Belgium he looked great with Hazard and Mertens flanking him on the wings.
I'd have him back as our #10.
Don't really see any point in United buying him when you have Mata who was the best #10 in the league when used correctly.As someone who regularly watched him here at Chelsea and many times for Belgium I can say that he's definitely not a winger. He can play there but if a big club is buying him for that purpose I think it would be pretty dumb.
He's either a #8 or a #10. For Belgium he looked great with Hazard and Mertens flanking him on the wings.
I'd have him back as our #10.
I agree, I think he would be a good replacement for Oscar in your team. Although maybe playing Fab there and getting another more solid CM is a better option. I'd take him at United though, yes Mata is great, but I don't think we can afford to have too many players who are not so mobile.
He played quite frequently on the wings for Bremen, at his first loan stint. Managed something like 10 goals in 30ish games, if I'm not wrong. At Wolfsburg, before they signed Schurrle, he'd also play out on the right with Hunt through the middle at times. He's more of a floating wide man than he is a number 8, in my opinion.As someone who regularly watched him here at Chelsea and many times for Belgium I can say that he's definitely not a winger. He can play there but if a big club is buying him for that purpose I think it would be pretty dumb.
He's either a #8 or a #10. For Belgium he looked great with Hazard and Mertens flanking him on the wings.
I'd have him back as our #10.
Has anybody read the interview with Wolfsburg's coach Hecking in this week's "Zeit"?
The interviewer asked if it's true that De Bruyne is anything but easy to handle.
Hecking's answer: Let's say we found a way to deal with each other.
The interviewer asked if it's true that De Bruyne is anything but easy to handle.
Hecking's answer: Let's say we found a way to deal with each other.
I think Valencia would take him back in a heartbeat, and judging by their new financial situation they would probably pay like 25m. Although i dont see the point of shipping mata off for another CAM we need a pacey winger.
There are other players, who would fit us better or would be of more use. Memphis being one of them.
I think what Raoul is suggesting is that we buy that pacey forwards and a more explosive #8/AM like De Bruyne to play in a midfield 3 instead of Mata.
Great player, but too similar to Mata. We need a winger, not a 10.
I'm skeptic, since we bought a few players for that position and not one of them has been convincing for various reasons. Even if we let Mata go, we probably have enough players for that position. For what he would cost, we'd be better served, if we bought new forwards or wingers.
Well only Herrera or Rooney could really play that position in a 4-3-3 I think, I guess it depends on what LvG wants as far as his team structure goes, De Bruyne right now looks like the ideal AM in a 3 man midfield, but it wouldn't be the first place I'd look to strengthen, however I don't know exactly how much scope we have for buying in new players.
Isn't that enough with di Maria and Januzaj as other options? Mata hasn't been bad either. Especially if we strengthen in other positions, the players we currently have will do better.
Not sure what "dark horses" mean here. They are clear favorites to win it, only Roma come close to them right now (it doesn't mean anything in real world, but still).
Why did Chelsea sell him?
I did write that when Liverpool and Tottenham were still in the competition, Also Napoli, they were 5th in the betting on Thursday morning I think
Because they have the money and the drawing power to get a 26 year old de Bruyne.
Even Chelsea only has so many places.
But if he's as good as people are saying, he'd have walked into Chelsea's first XI? Not been surplus to requirements?
I've spoke to a few Chelse fans and they all said selling him was a mistake now. Things like that happen, players get sold and perform even better. De Bruyne would probably walk into the CAM position at Chelsea now ahead of Oscar, he's developed into a better player than Oscar and Willian in the last year.
My bad.
To be fair he was not given much of a chance. He had something like 3 starts while at Chelsea.
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