Spot on I think. City just are a team with an image of oil money team paying to win, but if KDB played for the 2019 Liverpool team he'd be perform the same and be regarded higher
Nah If kdb was a united player he would be so dog shit like bro kdb would be a team by himself only good player at United who's LITERALLY your whole team at this point is garnacho and even he can't carry you guys to success 💀
@@ARSENALFAN2009 it wasnt my point to say if he actually played with those players. It was if he played for the club and the media and fans would give him more recognition. Same thing happened to David Silva and Aguero
Based on pure efficiency , De Bruyne is the best pl midfielder of the last 10 years, maybe even all time . He is like a sniper on the ball . Grat pass , amezing long shot and an unmatched vision . We all should appreciate him as the best pl midfielder of his generation and probably the best midfielder in the last 5 years .
After 2018 KDB is the best Premier League player but in my opinion after 2018 even modric and valverde are better than kroos . It's not all time it's just last 5 years
I don’t think people disregard KDB’s ability, I think people just don’t rate city because they’re not a “legacy club”. They’re too good and people don’t like them so whatever Kevin does isn’t as rated by association. If he played for a traditional top 4 club like Chelsea (I miss him every day) ,Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal people would already give him prem goat status
@@Tderesse it’s not about being English, there are only 3 English players mentioned above KDB and they’re some of the best players the prem has ever seen, using the “English tax” narrative is lazy. Look at who he’s being compared to, Paul Scholes is one of the best passers the modern game has ever seen, Frank Lampard’s goal and assists numbers from CM are better than world class strikers and Steven Gerrard was running games on his own in both boxes. These are your typical English players. They were competing at the highest level for over a decade
He’s not English. The English media is incredibly biased towards English players, especially in midfield. If he were Kevin Brown from Birmingham he would be written and discussed as the greatest player the game has ever seen.
Nostalgia is way too powerful in football in 10 years from now if rashford retired right now people would rate him so much higher and that’s just a fact.
For me there are a few reasons that all add up keeping KDB off the radar. - De Bruyne’s personality is quite introverted. - Man City’s team is so good, you don’t feel like he’s carrying them on his own. - There’s an element that when City do well, you think “well of course they’re successful, they’ve been artificially improved as a club” - His ability is also subtle and understated. Some long shots, unbelievably intelligent passing. But no highlights like overhead kicks etc that will be played over and over again. - I also think he’s not playing in an era where there is much competition for him. He’s so clearly ahead of other midfielders, it’s not even worthy of discussion, so that’s another reason people spend less time discussing and arguing over his ability. Ultimately, he’s one of the best players I’ve ever seen and I think if you ask people they will agree, he just doesn’t get talked about a lot
You're right about midfield competition.. Even players like odegaard isnt as effective as him. Maddison, rice doesnt have kdb full skillset. Foden and saka are dribblers, szoboslai is the one that may grow close to kdb levels but he's still way behind in chances creation.
Regarding competition, yes there is not a lot of comp for him...but you can always compare the stats Let me compare an amf to amf...to keep out the stuffs like...gerrard was a box to box etc....lets compare him to lampard..highly rated prem amf, some say the best goal scoring cam......kdb has same g/a as lampard in TWICE as less matches...you can see transfermarket if you dont believe Regarding city being a great team that he is not the clear cut driving force....its in the recent yrs that city has become good as a team....before 2023, especially before haaland...he literally carried them.....20 assists in a prem season with sterling and jesus is no joke...and 2nd all time in prem in terms of assists And dont get why people say gerrard had a mid team, kdb has an all stars team.... gerrard had players like torres, alonso, owens, suarez at club level.......and dont even talk about what he had at national level: owens, rooney, ferdi, lamp, scholes, cole, terry, beckham There are only two reasons for that imo...nostalgia and him playing for city
its crazy that KdB and Salah had the exact same fate at Chelsea, barely played and were pushed out of the club and the premier league, only to return and be the 2 best players of the league of the past 10 years, insane
@@RRumberg Mourinho who won the CL with Porto and Inter, full of rejects of other clubs. Your comment is lunacy. He is one of the greatest elevators of talent in football history.
I think people forget about him because he is too consistent.. He is never "in form" because his "regular" form so to speak is always ridiculously good.
We enjoy it very much. The hate we get from our so called "rivals" is fuel for our succes. We thrive under pressure and tbh we thrive even better when everybody hates us and want to see us in the mud. I've observed all the other fanbases and none of them are as calm and collected as City fanbase. It's a united fanbase and it's very rare to see in football these days. No amount of banter, competition or charges can break us. We will prevail
LOL this is just getting silly now.. De Bruyne never had anything against Courtois, it's just something the media made a big deal of and started to live its own life. I can assure u there is no beef whatsoever between KDB and Courtois
A big reason as to why Kevin De Bruyne sometimes doesn’t get the respect that he deserves despite being one of the best players in the world and an all time great midfielder is he plays on Manchester City. From a footballing perspective, they keep growing and they’re an elite team, their fanbase is good but it’s still rising and they don’t have that same sort of fan support as clubs like Liverpool Real Madrid Barcelona Arsenal Bayern Munich or Manchester United. Just imagine if he played on a club that had a more passionate fanbase, the guy doesn’t need PR to play well on the field as he lets his performances do the talking and that should boost his status in football.
City fans not as passionate, are you kidding. Sell out crowds in every game when they were in the third tier and City were always classed as the top Sleeping Giant.
Also, in the 18/19 season, when they got 98 points, KDB was injured for over half the season. Maybe people thought that if City could hold off Liverpool w/o him, then it unfairly diminished his value.
@@jimmywalker8354 the team has gone through some periods where Kevin De Bruyne has been injured and that hasn’t stopped them from having success and it tells you how good this team is but for me Kevin De Bruyne has been Manchester City’s best player in the last 7 years and even if the team did well when he was injured, we shouldn’t ignore his importance in the team because he elevates them to another level when fit.
Similar to Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne went from premier league reject to the best player in the league and you can argue that he’s the greatest midfielder to ever play in the premier league. With all due respect to Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard they’re amazing players, but what Kevin De Bruyne has done for Manchester City in the last 6-7 years not only has he been pivotal to their dominance, he’s been their best player the talisman, a guy who has stepped up for them time and time again in decisive moments whenever it’s in the premier league or champions league yet people take his greatness for granted and it’s baffling. He had to come from adversity because when he was signed from Manchester City in 2015, the only thing people talked about was the fact that he was a “premier league” reject ignoring his excellent stint for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, where he was unstoppable won the DFB Pokal and had 20+ assists in the league. At Manchester City the rest is history for him, whether it’s individual awards team trophies big game performances how consistent he’s been goals+assists the eye test etc, he has been one of the best players in the world in recent years and has dominated the premier league year after year. As a midfielder he has it all, the vision passing technique crossing chances created goals incredible long shots that’s what made him so good and from watching him it was obvious that he was the real deal. He’s a player who can pick out a pass out of nothing and that instinct to know where your teammates are and to know what you’ll do when you have the ball you would think that he would play a short pass, but then produces a laser pass and gets an assist. Under Pep Guardiola, he redefined his game, in an era of football in which people think that playmakers don't exist, this guy has shown that we still have number 10s in the game today, you just have to be a more well rounded player in modern football as that's what made him a complete midfielder. Not a lot of midfielders can do what he does and he has done it time and time again. He has put up impressive individual stats in the league, he’s won 2 PFA Player of the Season awards and surprisingly he’s never won premier league player of the month, throughout a season he is very consistent and his performances never drop off. I know he’s a little injury prone and his availability that hurts him when we have this conversation on who’s the greatest premier league midfielder ever, when fit he showed no signs of slowing down and he kept getting the goals and assists at a consistent level. Manchester City are such an elite team that even when KDB has some periods where he’s out injured, it doesn’t stop them from winning trophies they won a premier league title without him, when he’s on the field, they’re much more unstoppable and anyone who’s watched this team in the past couple of years know that Kevin De Bruyne is Manchester City’s best player and still is even though Haaland is scoring a lot of goals.
people only understand the value of something when it's lost and I'm sure when finally de bryune hangs his boots is when people understand how good they had it and according to me he is cannot be replaced in the prem best players of all times
I once heard a commentator say Kevin de Bruyne's right foot is exceptional and his left foot is exquisite...As to why he's not held so highly yet, well he hasn't retired...Currently there's no midfielder better than him in the Prem and we all praise him no one speaks of KDB as someone who is underrated, we're often amazed at this player. Best 54M ever spent if you ask me
People are just jealous of city's success, they can't digest the fact that city overtook their traditional clubs 100 year legacy in just 10 years, so in turn they keep Hating KDB also 😂 but true City fans know his greatness
I think people are now recognising his greatness on the field.if you look at his comeback this year,people were going insane.the reception was overwhelming.the way pep and henry and other superstars talk about him made him a very respectable figure in football.infact i started to fell in love with football because debryne.
Consistency is everything to be up there and kdb already proved that. He definitely in the same conversation as gerrard, lampard, scholes , Keane viera and you should put toure too. When you comparing Gerrard best stats Gerrard had plenty double digit goals per season and many of them came in clutch time. He scored in all finals fa, league cup, ucl and Eula cup. Among these great midfielders he is the only one who majority of his career surrounded by average players compared to others. That because of bad ownership.He literally carried Liverpool. You give gerrard these quality players that the other midfielders had Gerrard stats could even higher . Just my opinion
KdB was in a worse team before City... i guarantee you Liv is waay better than Wolvesburg but KdB singlehandedly carried that team & won bundesliga poty with prime Lewa & Muller in there.... KdB is waaay better than most legends... if only he played for madrid..
Bro, its only rival fans who cant be unbias for a monent and accept that KDB is better than their legends.. The efficiency at which KDB has done this and the consistency is unreal.. The trophies and seasons he's put together.. KDB is world-class and definitely the best midfielder the EPL has seen.. When he's done and retired, we could easily make an argument for him being the best player the EPL has ever seen
There’s a reason why this team won 5 premier league titles in 6 years and he was vital in their treble win last season despite being overshadowed by Erling Haaland. When people watch him in the next couple of years in his peak, they would wonder why he never won a Ballon Dor in his career and many people will also ask this question on how Belgium with Kevin De Bruyne couldn’t win an international trophy despite having the premier league’s best player and a star studded team. That can also hurt him his lack of international success that shouldn’t take away from what he achieved at club level even if he came up short with the Belgium national team on a couple of occasions and that led to people saying that he bottles it in big games. Against Real Madrid Barcelona Liverpool Chelsea Atletico Madrid PSG Bayern Munich Manchester United Tottenham Arsenal etc, we’ve seen moments where he has destroyed some of the best teams in the world and he is also one of the best big games players in the world as he always shows up when the lights are the brightest in the premier league and champions league and some people think that he does nothing in big games. After being out of action for 5 months, what he did to Newcastle United especially when his team was down 2-1, off the bench after 20 minutes got a goal and an assist to win the game for Manchester City and keep them in the title race and without being at their best, his return from injury gives them a boost in the title race and they might actually go on to defend the 3 trophies that they won and KDB is game changing a difference maker. Kevin De Bruyne is elite and Manchester City are too good and you can even make an argument that in the last couple of years, they’ve turned the premier league into a farmers league because with him back fully fit no one is stopping them from going on their traditional winning streak and Man City wins the premier league again this season that’s 6 league titles in 7 years and a 4peat of premier league titles and last time I checked, we see this from Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga every season and I know Liverpool have pushed them all the way to some thrilling title races that have been decided on the final game of the season, the reality is that Manchester City are dominating the “most competitive league in the world” and it has become a farmers league and have made football a little boring because they’re too good and everyone is tired of winning the premier league every year. With him 32 baring any injury, I see him playing at an elite level for 4-5 more years and since he has a prolific goalscorer in Erling Haaland who just cannot stop scoring, Kevin De Bruyne’s assist numbers will inflate even further and let’s see what more he has to offer for us because what he produces is jaw dropping.
people only consider you a legend only when you retire , die or get old so as long as KDB is young and still playing they wont give him his flowers but hes absolutely a legend . great video
He didn’t have “one” bright moment in 18/19. He was so good in the champions league that season he got into the season best XI. He wasn’t average that season he was just below his own standard.
as a man united fans since 00s. KDB is definitely up there in the conversation. the real underrated imo is kante. people don't talk much about him but imo he's the closest to viera that we can get.
The thing about KDB is efficiency. I'm Belgian. Literally watched him from his earliest times as a professional player and knew him to become one of the greats after he started playing for the national team. What people didn't understand at the time is the danger he creates with his passing. He looks deep and has the technical ability to put the ball on a dime. The biggest difference between KDB now and KDB then is the quality of his teammates. Mourinho was mad to let him go. I still remember in the runup to Brazil he was playing for the national team and tearing it up. I told my brother then, he was better than Hazard. Hazard being the main man at Chelsea and KDB unceremoniously shown the door at the same club. But purely on the basis of key passes there was no contest. It doesn't really matter if you put in 4 stray passes in a game, when you also deliver 3 key passes. KDB has always had that ability.
He's not only the greatest midfielder to have graced the premier league but also the 2nd greatest player in PL history and by the time he's retired the greatest ,,, and I'm not joking when I say if this guy played for Madrid, Barca or Bayern he would be Referred to as the greatest midfielder of all time par Zidane and Iniesta
Ive only been watching prem since 2007 but to me kdb is the greatest midfielder and play maker ive ever seen, you can tell how bad city is without him and rodri
30 year old 4th generation city fan and i couldn't care less. People who watch him every week know that NO ONE else has ever had KDB ability in the premier league, he has the vision to make passes that people don't even think are possible. He has a full highlight reel of assists that no one else could replicate or even imagine to do. He turns up in big games with big goals or assists, he's had the odd bad game but who doesn't??? We've had Silva/Toure in the past and now KDB, Foden will be next. Always looking at the future, leave the nostalgia debates up to Liverpool/Chelsea and Utd fans cause that's the only debate they want to discuss these days. The only people who like to discuss comparisons are the ones that ain't got the football to talk about. His impact on citys success for a 10 year period is clear of Gerrard/Viera/Lampard and if he continues with 4 premier league titles which no one has done. How will this team not be considered the best ever? With the best players ever? Rodri best CDM/Haaland best striker/KDB best midfielder/Walker best RB. These players should go down as the best ever in their positions. They said no they weren't (no champions league, no treble) what they going to use next? We have nearly all the records - when did you have to have a minimum of 90points to win the prem before city set the standard year after year?? never. This city team has dominated english football for a decade. Liverpool haven't since the 80s and utd only did it in the 90s. Arsenal have never done it or unless it was before ww2. Chelsea have never dominated football for a period that long. We beat Liverpool to a prem title twice with over 97 points???????????? without losing a game after christmas. it's beyond boring how this team doesn't get the actual praise of how ridiculously good guardiolas city team has been.
Great video as always, my man. I've been in love with KDB ever since his Bundesliga days. Never in my wildest imagination I thought he'd come to grace us with his presence here in Manchester 💙 🤍 You spoke about him being such a clutch player. It would've been fitting to cover his Wolfsburg days to give that bit some context. That 2014/15 season he had in Germany was monstrous - especially THAT goal vs Lille, those performances vs Pep's Bayern, being the Bundesliga POTY, carrying Wolfsburg to a trophy and a 2nd place in the league, and most importantly - serving Lord Bendtner 😂
KDB is probably the best midfielder I've ever seen. I think his accomplishments are only diminished by his circumstances. anyone else on his level was never in a club like City with that kind of squad and spending power. Funny thing is that with all of City's depth they are so obviously worse without him. Look at how their form dipped when he was injured. The man truly deserves his flowers, because he has the rare trait of being able to produce his best game every game
Since 2018 Mohamed Salah and/or Kevin De Bruyne have been the best player in the Premier League. Not to mention that not too long ago, they were seen as “premier league rejects” after their failed stints at Chelsea and have dominated the Premier League and have gone from strength to strength with Liverpool and Manchester City respectively contributing to their domestic and European success winning every available trophy in the Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola era while being the best players on their respective teams. Both players are all about preference de Bruyne is a playmaker who gets loads of assists, Salah is a winger who plays very wide yet scores loads of goals but who would you prefer Mohamed Salah or Kevin De Bruyne.
That's a very tough question to answer. They play different positions and for other teams. Salah is the man for Liverpool and KDB for Manchester City. Side note. When KDB played for Chelsea as a youngster, Mourihno had a very experienced midfield. KDB wanted to play and he asked for a transfer. So as a coach/club you do not have an option. They knew KDB was good and talented.
Everyone who doesn’t rate de bruyne clearly knows little about football, even those who know football are nostalgia hoarders, it’s clear to see he is at the top of the list not in the conversation. The greatest attacking midfielder I’ve ever seen. His regular form is prime form for others. He is that good.
Kevin looks different this season. I see more hunger, drive and aggression in him, like he has something to prove. Might be because he is well rested and the fact that he got injured during the UCL finals last season while he was the most important player. Hope he stays healthy and wins the ballon dor
bruh when ? can you specify the matches as well. and even if he was he still played most of his career ahead in midfield in literally a billion dollar team @@serioussam2071
@@chriscowen5966 Consistency is everything to be up there and kdb already proved that. He definitely in the same conversation as gerrard, lampard, scholes , Keane viera and you should put toure too. When you comparing Gerrard best stats Gerrard had plenty double digit goals per season and many of them came in clutch time. He scored in all finals fa, league cup, ucl and Eula cup. Among these great midfielders he is the only one who majority of his career surrounded by average players compared to others. That because of bad ownership.He literally carried Liverpool. You give gerrard these quality players that the other midfielders had Gerrard stats could even higher also gerrard played more seasons deep then de brunye, who only played deep for 2 seasons.
Kevin De Bruyne has been impressive at Manchester City, but he also has that tendency to pick up injuries. That is something that is taken in consideration when comparing him to Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes. He’s been unlucky because it can happen to players, but in a season he has some periods where he misses games despite the fact that he’s always producing when he’s fit.
So Lampard and Gerrard have never been injured??...what r u talking about....He has archieved much more than them with his injuries and less appearance compared to them...He is The GOAT midfield in pl
I'm a Belgian, and i love KDB, but nothing, just nothing comes close to the goals and assists someone like Ronaldinho did. Ronaldinho was only at his peak for max 2 years, but when he was at his peak, my god was he a footballer. Ronaldinho was a BIG ASS BALLER and nobody gets that award but him, in my opinion.
Lets not forget that KDB is playing in a team full of superstars that are pretty much dominating the Prem. Whereas Gerrard was playing in an average team, and had to pretty much carry them to any victories most of the time.
Kevin’s de bruyne plays the sport correctly and consistently while others will play flashy and not as consistent as possible I think the flashy moves is what catches peoples attention
Let's be clear here, the only reason KDB didn't succeed at Chelsea was because of Mourinho, who doesn't like playing unproven youngsters, which KDB was at that time. And that is fine, but if you call him personally to tell him that he won't be lend out, because he's needed at Chelsea, and then you drop him after only 3 games, then that is just unfair. Calling him a Chelsea flop/reject is just unfair.
Mourinho has an atrocious history regarding player development. Mourinho is known for discipline and brow beating established players into his system. There are two major reasons Mourinho rarely lasts more than 2 years with any club - 1. His ego, 2. Most people he works with grow to hate him.
He is the best midfielder (attacking) of all time. I just wish instead of man-c, he had played for madrid, the we would see, if the likes of Kroos would even be remembered. When it comes to playmaking, it is very difficult to think of a better player, even messi
Maybe because gerrard pretty much surrounded by average players except some like alonso, mascherano and torres compare to de bruyne which you know..that's why people tend to chose him over de bruyne and another reason it's man city lol
Consistency is everything to be up there and kdb already proved that. He definitely in the same conversation as gerrard, lampard, scholes , Keane viera and you should put toure too. When you comparing Gerrard best stats Gerrard had plenty double digit goals per season and many of them came in clutch time. He scored in all finals fa, league cup, ucl and Eula cup. Among these great midfielders he is the only one who majority of his career surrounded by average players compared to others. That because of bad ownership.He literally carried Liverpool. You give gerrard these quality players that the other midfielders had Gerrard stats could even higher Also Gerrard Player Deeper then De Bruyne, so perhaps I can agree that de bruyne is better attacking, but Gerrard is a more defensive midfielder so its hard to compare their stats. Its true that KDB had accomplished more, but Gerrard shouldnt be underrated. He Plays in liverpool, by that time only had a few good players while KDB has arguably the greatest manager Pep guardiola, with midfield parters like rodri and silva, with haaland, aguero and baroutelli to pass to. what im trying to say is that gerrard stats could also be higher if he played under pep and in a man city who was dominating the team for years.
KDB is a far greater player than any other midfielder in the history of the PL. The stats and eyes dont lie. More goals and assists in less games, better passes, no weak foot, won everything, more important to his team, far more achievements.
This is one of the best football analysts on the internet. I agree with him on almost everything. I've always thought KDB is second best to Messi. He should have got been no. 2 on Ballon d'or list. He sets up the game for Haaland who pushes the ball into goal. Look at the difference when KDB isn't there to feed him.
He is the best mid of epl ever but wen u stated about the others absence shows u just how much important they where to there poor squads but city is soo good where they can thrive even without him but he is still good to me
I think kdb is even in a higher class than lampard and Gerrard he should be measured up with playmaker like Lionel Messi and iniesta alongside Zidane 😊😊😊
Should've included his time between Chelsea and City... first KDB went on a loan spell for a season at Werder Bremen where he became young player of the season in Germany (Werder was tipped to get in a relegation battle that season and KDB had a big contribution in a comfterable season). Then after another half year of not getting his chance at Chelsea he forced a move to Wolfsburg. There he became player of the year in Germany. Grabbed 2 trophies and ended 2nd after Pep's Bayern. (Also single handedly destroyed Bayern Munich that year). Before Chelsea he played at Racing Genk. (Thats where i first got to know him as a Belgian) As a young teen he quickly became one of the supporting pillars of a top Belgian Team with already dishing out double digit numbers...He's always been good wherever he played. People been sleeping on him for far too long.
He's smashed it again against Newcastle coming off the bench for 20 minutes and scores a worldie as well as a world class assist for OscarBob to score the winner in a 3-2 thriller! Away! ⚽️💙😉👍😁 his genius has been missing but he's putting the magic back in only his second short return. I'm expecting him needing 10 matches at least before he's fully peeeeeerrrring! 💙 Keep the faith ✊ #mcefs 💙
in my opinion he's still the 2nd greatest MIDFIELDER to play in PL after gerrad by you never know if he stay away from injuries he can be the best but its a fact he's the most threatening player for opposition CAN SHOOT CAN CROSS and make a goal outta DEAD BALL
Brother you know ball . KDB is a offensive minded midfielder. Where Stevie G is more like a box to box player . So there strength and weaknesses are different. Both of them are phenomenal .
amazing logic a fantastic player will perform bad in a good team compared to playing in bad team according to you shows how much you have common sense @@BrotherBernard-yy4yd
de bruyne is good but seven g is great. the numbers dont make the gem in football. steven g was wanted by big teams and he was paid well to stay at liverpool.
The fact that you stated Stevie G didn't even win an EPL title and then saying it's unfair that the English media doesn't even rate you if you don't win a title is contradicting and he said it again "if Gerrard was injured for the season Liverpool would not win trophies" when KDB was injured they won the Domestic Treble and know one is rating KDB low
Look listen. As a Belgian, I can 100% guarantee you: if Kevin Debruyne was English they would regard him as the best midfielder player the premier had ever seen. Havinh him play for Liverpool, United or Arsenal. Would also help. Truth is it wouldn’t change how good he is.
KdB is on the same level as Iniesta, Xavi and Modric. The order you place these 4 in depends solely on personal preference. The only players in his position that I see above him are Zizou and arguably Matthäus
Kdb is a great player but you got to look at the team that gerrard play with. We saw his true potential when he play with torres. But i mayb bias since im a lfc fan.
I think its because hes playing for City, a team notoriously known for not having a big fanbase and culture. Also the fact that City is just so above every other team, the wins and trophies lose their significance
bro, i find people talk about him all the time. and they talk great things about him. idk tf you mean people aren't talk about him as much? maybe you need to update your bubble?
Very biased MCFC fan ,but he's the best passer of all time. I never thought I would see another magician after David Silva left, but he came in and was even better and still dominating even after his latest injury comeback. Only blemish is the failure of Belgium's "golden generation".
As many comments you post I do agree that Kevin if he would play for United or Liverpool and was born in England, he ll be already considernot just the goat midfielder rather second best after Henry without any doubt
OZIL had 54 assists for his 3 seasons in spain. then had 19 assists for arsenal in 2016, playing behind non-scoring Giroud/Welbeck. u say KDB underrated? Ozil is the most underrated midfielder of this century.
No way you just forgot Prime Alexis Sanchez. Also Ozil flopped after Sanchez left. Ozil got 29 assists with Prime Ronaldo, Benzema, Di Maria. KDB got 31 assists with Haaland, Grealish, Bernardo. Ozil is overrated.
i think theres a few reasons he isnt in the traditional gerrard lampard scholes debate. one is that his role is far more attacking than the 3 the least being gerrard. then the fact he plays for the best team in the league by far similar to scholes. Also city fans are far fewer in number to the other 3's teams and his agenda is pushed less but even when pushed its taken as a joke cus their city fans. i honestly think hes in the debate but i am a lfc fan and my bias for gerrard makes me pick gerrard>lamps>=kdb>scholes. hes more of a mix considering he has a great team and a attacking role to get the award. if scholes was in a team like lfc at the time gerrard was nobody would remember him. on the otherhand if gerrard were at city/utd/currnt lfc he would be undisputed best cm in epl.
This guy needs 1 more champions league to be the greatest ever midfielder He’s just unlucky not being Spanish,English or French the debate would have been over since
People nowadays are mostly Liverpool, Man YTD, and Chealsea... because they were the ones that won it back in the day, now people don't want to accept the downfall of their teams so they hate rapidly growing teams like Man City which means their players too. Second Man City fans get called a lot of things like fresh fans, glory hunters... not accepting the fact that Man YTD, Chelsea supporters actually started supporting them at their peak, trust me when time passes and these teams grow people are gonna start appreciating them and if you say why did salah get that good appreciation it is simply because Liverpool had the recognition before Salah even came. NO HATE ON ANY OF THOSE TEAMS :)
you ask the question, Why is KDB not talked about much? Easy answer is because he hasn't retired yet. People only talk about what they miss and not what they have. When he retires, the conversation would be endless
For me KDB is a top 5 greatest mid and a greatest player of all time. The impact, the efficiency, the consistency he gives to the team is better than anyone i have seen in my life for a decade apart from may be messi, ronaldo and mbappe. Mbappe has not proved it in tougher leagues yet. Coming to the vision i will stand saying KDB has the greatest vision the game has ever seen in terms of consistency. What other players shows in may be 10 games or 20, KDB can show that literally in a game or two. Hes that good. I am a united supporter since 2 decades but never seen a player with that vision of KDB. Even FIFA game cannot emulate him
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If KDB was a Liverpool or United player the best prem midfielder of all time debate would be done in a second
Spot on I think. City just are a team with an image of oil money team paying to win, but if KDB played for the 2019 Liverpool team he'd be perform the same and be regarded higher
what debate?
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Nah If kdb was a united player he would be so dog shit like bro kdb would be a team by himself only good player at United who's LITERALLY your whole team at this point is garnacho and even he can't carry you guys to success 💀
@@ARSENALFAN2009 it wasnt my point to say if he actually played with those players. It was if he played for the club and the media and fans would give him more recognition. Same thing happened to David Silva and Aguero
but ofcourse
Based on pure efficiency , De Bruyne is the best pl midfielder of the last 10 years, maybe even all time . He is like a sniper on the ball . Grat pass , amezing long shot and an unmatched vision . We all should appreciate him as the best pl midfielder of his generation and probably the best midfielder in the last 5 years .
Bro do kroos next
After 2018 KDB is the best Premier League player but in my opinion after 2018 even modric and valverde are better than kroos . It's not all time it's just last 5 years
Just below Iniesta!!
I don’t think people disregard KDB’s ability, I think people just don’t rate city because they’re not a “legacy club”. They’re too good and people don’t like them so whatever Kevin does isn’t as rated by association. If he played for a traditional top 4 club like Chelsea (I miss him every day) ,Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal people would already give him prem goat status
Bro it he played for man utd people would be dissing him
@@victorokeke3395 nah people would love him, People don’t like Bruno because he moans a lot but they can’t deny his ability
Most underrated statement. Fk if he was ENGLISH and played at Liverpool? You'd never hear the end of it.
@@Tderesse it’s not about being English, there are only 3 English players mentioned above KDB and they’re some of the best players the prem has ever seen, using the “English tax” narrative is lazy. Look at who he’s being compared to, Paul Scholes is one of the best passers the modern game has ever seen, Frank Lampard’s goal and assists numbers from CM are better than world class strikers and Steven Gerrard was running games on his own in both boxes. These are your typical English players. They were competing at the highest level for over a decade
Bro mentioned Arsenal and Chelsea as traditional clubs 😂give me a break 😂
He’s not English. The English media is incredibly biased towards English players, especially in midfield. If he were Kevin Brown from Birmingham he would be written and discussed as the greatest player the game has ever seen.
And he's a Manchester City player.
The traditional Big Clubs agenda influenced everyone.
about to say this. agree!
who cares bro, we all know hes great
People will talk about him more when he retire. People love nostalgia
Yeah lol, 😂so true. Thats why Nostalgia merchant is a term and is a reality 😮
if likes of musiala fans compared him to kdb nostalgia fans will not agree on anything 😂😂
Nostalgia is way too powerful in football in 10 years from now if rashford retired right now people would rate him so much higher and that’s just a fact.
not always
For me there are a few reasons that all add up keeping KDB off the radar.
- De Bruyne’s personality is quite introverted.
- Man City’s team is so good, you don’t feel like he’s carrying them on his own.
- There’s an element that when City do well, you think “well of course they’re successful, they’ve been artificially improved as a club”
- His ability is also subtle and understated. Some long shots, unbelievably intelligent passing. But no highlights like overhead kicks etc that will be played over and over again.
- I also think he’s not playing in an era where there is much competition for him. He’s so clearly ahead of other midfielders, it’s not even worthy of discussion, so that’s another reason people spend less time discussing and arguing over his ability.
Ultimately, he’s one of the best players I’ve ever seen and I think if you ask people they will agree, he just doesn’t get talked about a lot
You're right about midfield competition.. Even players like odegaard isnt as effective as him. Maddison, rice doesnt have kdb full skillset. Foden and saka are dribblers, szoboslai is the one that may grow close to kdb levels but he's still way behind in chances creation.
Regarding competition, yes there is not a lot of comp for him...but you can always compare the stats
Let me compare an amf to amf...to keep out the stuffs like...gerrard was a box to box etc....lets compare him to lampard..highly rated prem amf, some say the best goal scoring cam......kdb has same g/a as lampard in TWICE as less matches...you can see transfermarket if you dont believe
Regarding city being a great team that he is not the clear cut driving force....its in the recent yrs that city has become good as a team....before 2023, especially before haaland...he literally carried them.....20 assists in a prem season with sterling and jesus is no joke...and 2nd all time in prem in terms of assists
And dont get why people say gerrard had a mid team, kdb has an all stars team.... gerrard had players like torres, alonso, owens, suarez at club level.......and dont even talk about what he had at national level: owens, rooney, ferdi, lamp, scholes, cole, terry, beckham
There are only two reasons for that imo...nostalgia and him playing for city
its crazy that KdB and Salah had the exact same fate at Chelsea, barely played and were pushed out of the club and the premier league, only to return and be the 2 best players of the league of the past 10 years, insane
Mourinho kills talent.
past 10 is a stretch considering aguero rooney an what not but past five? no doubt whatsoever the 2 best players
@@Banana-nc9og past 8 If you want to be so specific
@@RRumberg Chelsea kills talent bro look at pulisic rn 😭😭😭😭
@@RRumberg Mourinho who won the CL with Porto and Inter, full of rejects of other clubs. Your comment is lunacy. He is one of the greatest elevators of talent in football history.
I think people forget about him because he is too consistent.. He is never "in form" because his "regular" form so to speak is always ridiculously good.
Cause some people are nostalgia merchants while others simply don't like City and undermine anything a player of theirs does, it's ridiculous.
We enjoy it very much. The hate we get from our so called "rivals" is fuel for our succes. We thrive under pressure and tbh we thrive even better when everybody hates us and want to see us in the mud. I've observed all the other fanbases and none of them are as calm and collected as City fanbase. It's a united fanbase and it's very rare to see in football these days. No amount of banter, competition or charges can break us. We will prevail
@@Herbalattraction115I saw a lot of immature plastic fans, are you sure what you're saying is true?
@randomhooman1952 😂bro just proving out point lmao
@@randomhooman1952 What is a plastic fan to you?
@@Herbalattraction115 glory hunters who leave their current club for a recent successful one
Aka a fake plastic fan
Excellent video. De Bruyne is class, and let’s not forget about bros performances against courtois ☠️
Real revenge on courtois 💀
savage🤣
LOL this is just getting silly now.. De Bruyne never had anything against Courtois, it's just something the media made a big deal of and started to live its own life. I can assure u there is no beef whatsoever between KDB and Courtois
there was that one shot Kevv launched at light speed it made Courtois wince in pain almost dislocating his wrist !!...
A big reason as to why Kevin De Bruyne sometimes doesn’t get the respect that he deserves despite being one of the best players in the world and an all time great midfielder is he plays on Manchester City.
From a footballing perspective, they keep growing and they’re an elite team, their fanbase is good but it’s still rising and they don’t have that same sort of fan support as clubs like Liverpool Real Madrid Barcelona Arsenal Bayern Munich or Manchester United. Just imagine if he played on a club that had a more passionate fanbase, the guy doesn’t need PR to play well on the field as he lets his performances do the talking and that should boost his status in football.
Lol think you've mistaken size of fanbase for passion. Two different things.
City fans not as passionate, are you kidding. Sell out crowds in every game when they were in the third tier and City were always classed as the top Sleeping Giant.
Also, in the 18/19 season, when they got 98 points, KDB was injured for over half the season. Maybe people thought that if City could hold off Liverpool w/o him, then it unfairly diminished his value.
@@jimmywalker8354 the team has gone through some periods where Kevin De Bruyne has been injured and that hasn’t stopped them from having success and it tells you how good this team is but for me Kevin De Bruyne has been Manchester City’s best player in the last 7 years and even if the team did well when he was injured, we shouldn’t ignore his importance in the team because he elevates them to another level when fit.
@@tobaepebinuade5830 most def... City being good w/o doesn't devalue KDB
KDB is the GOAT Midfielder in the EPL
I’d be a goat in a 1billion pound plus team
@@billybob-fw3vr would you ye
@@billybob-fw3vrwho’s the goat of Chelsea or Man U then?
@@billybob-fw3vryou can’t even make to your high school team and talking about man city 😂😂😂
united spent more money than city in the last 10 yrs and won 7 times more so shut up
Players like KDB will never be forgotten.
No Nonsense, just pure efficiency.
I agree with you, KDB can sit on the same table with Zizou, Ronaldinho, Okocha , table of creating magic when your team is going down. He is magical
If kdb was English the world would go crazy
Similar to Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne went from premier league reject to the best player in the league and you can argue that he’s the greatest midfielder to ever play in the premier league. With all due respect to Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard they’re amazing players, but what Kevin De Bruyne has done for Manchester City in the last 6-7 years not only has he been pivotal to their dominance, he’s been their best player the talisman, a guy who has stepped up for them time and time again in decisive moments whenever it’s in the premier league or champions league yet people take his greatness for granted and it’s baffling.
He had to come from adversity because when he was signed from Manchester City in 2015, the only thing people talked about was the fact that he was a “premier league” reject ignoring his excellent stint for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, where he was unstoppable won the DFB Pokal and had 20+ assists in the league. At Manchester City the rest is history for him, whether it’s individual awards team trophies big game performances how consistent he’s been goals+assists the eye test etc, he has been one of the best players in the world in recent years and has dominated the premier league year after year. As a midfielder he has it all, the vision passing technique crossing chances created goals incredible long shots that’s what made him so good and from watching him it was obvious that he was the real deal. He’s a player who can pick out a pass out of nothing and that instinct to know where your teammates are and to know what you’ll do when you have the ball you would think that he would play a short pass, but then produces a laser pass and gets an assist. Under Pep Guardiola, he redefined his game, in an era of football in which people think that playmakers don't exist, this guy has shown that we still have number 10s in the game today, you just have to be a more well rounded player in modern football as that's what made him a complete midfielder. Not a lot of midfielders can do what he does and he has done it time and time again. He has put up impressive individual stats in the league, he’s won 2 PFA Player of the Season awards and surprisingly he’s never won premier league player of the month, throughout a season he is very consistent and his performances never drop off. I know he’s a little injury prone and his availability that hurts him when we have this conversation on who’s the greatest premier league midfielder ever, when fit he showed no signs of slowing down and he kept getting the goals and assists at a consistent level. Manchester City are such an elite team that even when KDB has some periods where he’s out injured, it doesn’t stop them from winning trophies they won a premier league title without him, when he’s on the field, they’re much more unstoppable and anyone who’s watched this team in the past couple of years know that Kevin De Bruyne is Manchester City’s best player and still is even though Haaland is scoring a lot of goals.
Great analysis bro 👍🏻
people only understand the value of something when it's lost and I'm sure when finally de bryune hangs his boots is when people understand how good they had it and according to me he is cannot be replaced in the prem best players of all times
I once heard a commentator say Kevin de Bruyne's right foot is exceptional and his left foot is exquisite...As to why he's not held so highly yet, well he hasn't retired...Currently there's no midfielder better than him in the Prem and we all praise him no one speaks of KDB as someone who is underrated, we're often amazed at this player. Best 54M ever spent if you ask me
People are just jealous of city's success, they can't digest the fact that city overtook their traditional clubs 100 year legacy in just 10 years, so in turn they keep Hating KDB also 😂 but true City fans know his greatness
True football fans know his greatness and in the end that's all that matters!
I think people are now recognising his greatness on the field.if you look at his comeback this year,people were going insane.the reception was overwhelming.the way pep and henry and other superstars talk about him made him a very respectable figure in football.infact i started to fell in love with football because debryne.
Consistency is everything to be up there and kdb already proved that. He definitely in the same conversation as gerrard, lampard, scholes , Keane viera and you should put toure too. When you comparing Gerrard best stats Gerrard had plenty double digit goals per season and many of them came in clutch time. He scored in all finals fa, league cup, ucl and Eula cup. Among these great midfielders he is the only one who majority of his career surrounded by average players compared to others. That because of bad ownership.He literally carried Liverpool. You give gerrard these quality players that the other midfielders had Gerrard stats could even higher . Just my opinion
KdB was in a worse team before City... i guarantee you Liv is waay better than Wolvesburg but KdB singlehandedly carried that team & won bundesliga poty with prime Lewa & Muller in there.... KdB is waaay better than most legends... if only he played for madrid..
One of the best midfielders ever played. Just a joy to watch him play.
thanks for this video , i believe he is an artist like Zidane and Pirlo , a maestro , beautiful to watch
Bro, its only rival fans who cant be unbias for a monent and accept that KDB is better than their legends.. The efficiency at which KDB has done this and the consistency is unreal.. The trophies and seasons he's put together.. KDB is world-class and definitely the best midfielder the EPL has seen.. When he's done and retired, we could easily make an argument for him being the best player the EPL has ever seen
To me de bruyne is the best premier league cm ever. And definitely a top 10 cm in the the history
There’s a reason why this team won 5 premier league titles in 6 years and he was vital in their treble win last season despite being overshadowed by Erling Haaland. When people watch him in the next couple of years in his peak, they would wonder why he never won a Ballon Dor in his career and many people will also ask this question on how Belgium with Kevin De Bruyne couldn’t win an international trophy despite having the premier league’s best player and a star studded team. That can also hurt him his lack of international success that shouldn’t take away from what he achieved at club level even if he came up short with the Belgium national team on a couple of occasions and that led to people saying that he bottles it in big games. Against Real Madrid Barcelona Liverpool Chelsea Atletico Madrid PSG Bayern Munich Manchester United Tottenham Arsenal etc, we’ve seen moments where he has destroyed some of the best teams in the world and he is also one of the best big games players in the world as he always shows up when the lights are the brightest in the premier league and champions league and some people think that he does nothing in big games.
After being out of action for 5 months, what he did to Newcastle United especially when his team was down 2-1, off the bench after 20 minutes got a goal and an assist to win the game for Manchester City and keep them in the title race and without being at their best, his return from injury gives them a boost in the title race and they might actually go on to defend the 3 trophies that they won and KDB is game changing a difference maker. Kevin De Bruyne is elite and Manchester City are too good and you can even make an argument that in the last couple of years, they’ve turned the premier league into a farmers league because with him back fully fit no one is stopping them from going on their traditional winning streak and Man City wins the premier league again this season that’s 6 league titles in 7 years and a 4peat of premier league titles and last time I checked, we see this from Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga every season and I know Liverpool have pushed them all the way to some thrilling title races that have been decided on the final game of the season, the reality is that Manchester City are dominating the “most competitive league in the world” and it has become a farmers league and have made football a little boring because they’re too good and everyone is tired of winning the premier league every year. With him 32 baring any injury, I see him playing at an elite level for 4-5 more years and since he has a prolific goalscorer in Erling Haaland who just cannot stop scoring, Kevin De Bruyne’s assist numbers will inflate even further and let’s see what more he has to offer for us because what he produces is jaw dropping.
Haaland didn't really have influence at the Champions League final tho bro
people only consider you a legend only when you retire , die or get old so as long as KDB is young and still playing they wont give him his flowers but hes absolutely a legend . great video
He didn’t have “one” bright moment in 18/19. He was so good in the champions league that season he got into the season best XI. He wasn’t average that season he was just below his own standard.
as a man united fans since 00s. KDB is definitely up there in the conversation. the real underrated imo is kante. people don't talk much about him but imo he's the closest to viera that we can get.
The thing about KDB is efficiency. I'm Belgian. Literally watched him from his earliest times as a professional player and knew him to become one of the greats after he started playing for the national team.
What people didn't understand at the time is the danger he creates with his passing. He looks deep and has the technical ability to put the ball on a dime. The biggest difference between KDB now and KDB then is the quality of his teammates. Mourinho was mad to let him go.
I still remember in the runup to Brazil he was playing for the national team and tearing it up. I told my brother then, he was better than Hazard. Hazard being the main man at Chelsea and KDB unceremoniously shown the door at the same club. But purely on the basis of key passes there was no contest.
It doesn't really matter if you put in 4 stray passes in a game, when you also deliver 3 key passes. KDB has always had that ability.
"KDB to Haaland, it's becoming a cliche now, a cliche I would like to watch over and over and over again!"
In terms of playmaking chanced created he is light years ahead of those 4 players
He's not only the greatest midfielder to have graced the premier league but also the 2nd greatest player in PL history and by the time he's retired the greatest ,,, and I'm not joking when I say if this guy played for Madrid, Barca or Bayern he would be Referred to as the greatest midfielder of all time par Zidane and Iniesta
Lmao
Ive only been watching prem since 2007 but to me kdb is the greatest midfielder and play maker ive ever seen, you can tell how bad city is without him and rodri
I’m a Barca fun and I’ve been fortunate to watch Xavi and Iniesta play, but to me the best complete midfielder of all time is De-Bruyne period
30 year old 4th generation city fan and i couldn't care less. People who watch him every week know that NO ONE else has ever had KDB ability in the premier league, he has the vision to make passes that people don't even think are possible. He has a full highlight reel of assists that no one else could replicate or even imagine to do. He turns up in big games with big goals or assists, he's had the odd bad game but who doesn't??? We've had Silva/Toure in the past and now KDB, Foden will be next. Always looking at the future, leave the nostalgia debates up to Liverpool/Chelsea and Utd fans cause that's the only debate they want to discuss these days. The only people who like to discuss comparisons are the ones that ain't got the football to talk about. His impact on citys success for a 10 year period is clear of Gerrard/Viera/Lampard and if he continues with 4 premier league titles which no one has done. How will this team not be considered the best ever? With the best players ever?
Rodri best CDM/Haaland best striker/KDB best midfielder/Walker best RB. These players should go down as the best ever in their positions. They said no they weren't (no champions league, no treble) what they going to use next? We have nearly all the records - when did you have to have a minimum of 90points to win the prem before city set the standard year after year?? never.
This city team has dominated english football for a decade. Liverpool haven't since the 80s and utd only did it in the 90s. Arsenal have never done it or unless it was before ww2. Chelsea have never dominated football for a period that long. We beat Liverpool to a prem title twice with over 97 points???????????? without losing a game after christmas. it's beyond boring how this team doesn't get the actual praise of how ridiculously good guardiolas city team has been.
Great video as always, my man. I've been in love with KDB ever since his Bundesliga days. Never in my wildest imagination I thought he'd come to grace us with his presence here in Manchester 💙 🤍
You spoke about him being such a clutch player. It would've been fitting to cover his Wolfsburg days to give that bit some context. That 2014/15 season he had in Germany was monstrous - especially THAT goal vs Lille, those performances vs Pep's Bayern, being the Bundesliga POTY, carrying Wolfsburg to a trophy and a 2nd place in the league, and most importantly - serving Lord Bendtner 😂
KDB is probably the best midfielder I've ever seen. I think his accomplishments are only diminished by his circumstances. anyone else on his level was never in a club like City with that kind of squad and spending power. Funny thing is that with all of City's depth they are so obviously worse without him. Look at how their form dipped when he was injured. The man truly deserves his flowers, because he has the rare trait of being able to produce his best game every game
My Premier League middle 3 would be Xavi Alonso, Silva(David) and KDB. Good look everyone.
Since 2018 Mohamed Salah and/or Kevin De Bruyne have been the best player in the Premier League. Not to mention that not too long ago, they were seen as “premier league rejects” after their failed stints at Chelsea and have dominated the Premier League and have gone from strength to strength with Liverpool and Manchester City respectively contributing to their domestic and European success winning every available trophy in the Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola era while being the best players on their respective teams. Both players are all about preference de Bruyne is a playmaker who gets loads of assists, Salah is a winger who plays very wide yet scores loads of goals but who would you prefer Mohamed Salah or Kevin De Bruyne.
KDB is a better player, but Salah gets incredible numbers.
@@NenodomI am die hard fan of debryune but both players are different … so no one is better than another
That's a very tough question to answer. They play different positions and for other teams. Salah is the man for Liverpool and KDB for Manchester City. Side note. When KDB played for Chelsea as a youngster, Mourihno had a very experienced midfield. KDB wanted to play and he asked for a transfer. So as a coach/club you do not have an option. They knew KDB was good and talented.
Everyone who doesn’t rate de bruyne clearly knows little about football, even those who know football are nostalgia hoarders, it’s clear to see he is at the top of the list not in the conversation. The greatest attacking midfielder I’ve ever seen. His regular form is prime form for others. He is that good.
Kevin looks different this season. I see more hunger, drive and aggression in him, like he has something to prove. Might be because he is well rested and the fact that he got injured during the UCL finals last season while he was the most important player. Hope he stays healthy and wins the ballon dor
Quality content 😤 just watched the mbappe video before this one and after watching this you have a new subscriber 👍🏼 keep up the good work 🙏🏼
Glad people are talking about KDB, he’s on another level
What saddens me is that he won't ever get the golden ball although he might be the best midfield that PL has ever seen.
and btw gerrad and KDB plays different roles for two completely different teams quality wise
Hundred percent. Gerrard player much deeper
Not always, when Torres was at Liverpool Gerrard often played as no.10@@pedtalkssports
Nope Kevin played very deep for first two seasons. He has played at every position even winger. Casual watchers won't know this.
bruh when ? can you specify the matches as well. and even if he was he still played most of his career ahead in midfield in literally a billion dollar team @@serioussam2071
@@chriscowen5966 Consistency is everything to be up there and kdb already proved that. He definitely in the same conversation as gerrard, lampard, scholes , Keane viera and you should put toure too. When you comparing Gerrard best stats Gerrard had plenty double digit goals per season and many of them came in clutch time. He scored in all finals fa, league cup, ucl and Eula cup. Among these great midfielders he is the only one who majority of his career surrounded by average players compared to others. That because of bad ownership.He literally carried Liverpool. You give gerrard these quality players that the other midfielders had Gerrard stats could even higher
also gerrard played more seasons deep then de brunye, who only played deep for 2 seasons.
Pep is building a team to win the Quad and beat Fergies Titles Record
Kevin De Bruyne has been impressive at Manchester City, but he also has that tendency to pick up injuries. That is something that is taken in consideration when comparing him to Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes. He’s been unlucky because it can happen to players, but in a season he has some periods where he misses games despite the fact that he’s always producing when he’s fit.
So Lampard and Gerrard have never been injured??...what r u talking about....He has archieved much more than them with his injuries and less appearance compared to them...He is The GOAT midfield in pl
I'm a Belgian, and i love KDB, but nothing, just nothing comes close to the goals and assists someone like Ronaldinho did. Ronaldinho was only at his peak for max 2 years, but when he was at his peak, my god was he a footballer. Ronaldinho was a BIG ASS BALLER and nobody gets that award but him, in my opinion.
Lets not forget that KDB is playing in a team full of superstars that are pretty much dominating the Prem. Whereas Gerrard was playing in an average team, and had to pretty much carry them to any victories most of the time.
Stupid argument
Kevin’s de bruyne plays the sport correctly and consistently while others will play flashy and not as consistent as possible I think the flashy moves is what catches peoples attention
Let's be clear here, the only reason KDB didn't succeed at Chelsea was because of Mourinho, who doesn't like playing unproven youngsters, which KDB was at that time. And that is fine, but if you call him personally to tell him that he won't be lend out, because he's needed at Chelsea, and then you drop him after only 3 games, then that is just unfair. Calling him a Chelsea flop/reject is just unfair.
Mourinho has an atrocious history regarding player development.
Mourinho is known for discipline and brow beating established players into his system.
There are two major reasons Mourinho rarely lasts more than 2 years with any club - 1. His ego, 2. Most people he works with grow to hate him.
He is the best midfielder (attacking) of all time. I just wish instead of man-c, he had played for madrid, the we would see, if the likes of Kroos would even be remembered. When it comes to playmaking, it is very difficult to think of a better player, even messi
I recognized Kevin years ago as the most complete footballer. He does is it all and does it so well.
KDB is better than gerrard, stats wise and performance wise and still people will put gerrard over. We've seen the achievements
Maybe because gerrard pretty much surrounded by average players except some like alonso, mascherano and torres compare to de bruyne which you know..that's why people tend to chose him over de bruyne and another reason it's man city lol
Consistency is everything to be up there and kdb already proved that. He definitely in the same conversation as gerrard, lampard, scholes , Keane viera and you should put toure too. When you comparing Gerrard best stats Gerrard had plenty double digit goals per season and many of them came in clutch time. He scored in all finals fa, league cup, ucl and Eula cup. Among these great midfielders he is the only one who majority of his career surrounded by average players compared to others. That because of bad ownership.He literally carried Liverpool. You give gerrard these quality players that the other midfielders had Gerrard stats could even higher
Also Gerrard Player Deeper then De Bruyne, so perhaps I can agree that de bruyne is better attacking, but Gerrard is a more defensive midfielder so its hard to compare their stats.
Its true that KDB had accomplished more, but Gerrard shouldnt be underrated. He Plays in liverpool, by that time only had a few good players while KDB has arguably the greatest manager Pep guardiola, with midfield parters like rodri and silva, with haaland, aguero and baroutelli to pass to.
what im trying to say is that gerrard stats could also be higher if he played under pep and in a man city who was dominating the team for years.
You forgot to mention his time in Bremen where he developed to a better player. It was the most important step for him imo
It's Wolfsburg
If I had to make an all time world XI he would most definitely be in my midfield
Bro thanks for making this video
He is the best and a lot of people agrees on it even some rivals fans
KDB is a far greater player than any other midfielder in the history of the PL. The stats and eyes dont lie. More goals and assists in less games, better passes, no weak foot, won everything, more important to his team, far more achievements.
This is one of the best football analysts on the internet. I agree with him on almost everything. I've always thought KDB is second best to Messi. He should have got been no. 2 on Ballon d'or list. He sets up the game for Haaland who pushes the ball into goal. Look at the difference when KDB isn't there to feed him.
One ore thing about De Bruyne is that he never loses form after comng back from injuries
He is the best mid of epl ever but wen u stated about the others absence shows u just how much important they where to there poor squads but city is soo good where they can thrive even without him but he is still good to me
Pure class... along with David Silva the magician 💙
I think kdb is even in a higher class than lampard and Gerrard he should be measured up with playmaker like Lionel Messi and iniesta alongside Zidane 😊😊😊
Should've included his time between Chelsea and City... first KDB went on a loan spell for a season at Werder Bremen where he became young player of the season in Germany (Werder was tipped to get in a relegation battle that season and KDB had a big contribution in a comfterable season). Then after another half year of not getting his chance at Chelsea he forced a move to Wolfsburg. There he became player of the year in Germany. Grabbed 2 trophies and ended 2nd after Pep's Bayern. (Also single handedly destroyed Bayern Munich that year). Before Chelsea he played at Racing Genk. (Thats where i first got to know him as a Belgian) As a young teen he quickly became one of the supporting pillars of a top Belgian Team with already dishing out double digit numbers...He's always been good wherever he played. People been sleeping on him for far too long.
Absolutely brilliant video mate. Pure facts
he plays at Manchester City, that's why he's not talked about enough, only when he stops playing is when people will notice he's not there
He's smashed it again against Newcastle coming off the bench for 20 minutes and scores a worldie as well as a world class assist for OscarBob to score the winner in a 3-2 thriller! Away! ⚽️💙😉👍😁 his genius has been missing but he's putting the magic back in only his second short return. I'm expecting him needing 10 matches at least before he's fully peeeeeerrrring! 💙 Keep the faith ✊ #mcefs 💙
in my opinion he's still the 2nd greatest MIDFIELDER to play in PL after gerrad by you never know if he stay away from injuries he can be the best but its a fact he's the most threatening player for opposition CAN SHOOT CAN CROSS and make a goal outta DEAD BALL
gerrad can play literally any position and played in RM to nullify maldini from right flank 2005 ucl + his workrate was insane
and btw gerrad and KDB plays different roles for two completely different teams quality wise
Brother you know ball . KDB is a offensive minded midfielder. Where Stevie G is more like a box to box player . So there strength and weaknesses are different. Both of them are phenomenal .
Gerrard never joined a good team because he was scared of failure there 😂
amazing logic a fantastic player will perform bad in a good team compared to playing in bad team according to you shows how much you have common sense @@BrotherBernard-yy4yd
KDB is a better player than Gerrard and Lampard, but those two are English and retierd. So In time people will rate KDB higher than them.
de bruyne is good but seven g is great. the numbers dont make the gem in football. steven g was wanted by big teams and he was paid well to stay at liverpool.
Gerrard’s game was all round, KDB’s game is attacking. Gerrard also played right back and on the wings.
The fact that you stated Stevie G didn't even win an EPL title and then saying it's unfair that the English media doesn't even rate you if you don't win a title is contradicting and he said it again "if Gerrard was injured for the season Liverpool would not win trophies" when KDB was injured they won the Domestic Treble and know one is rating KDB low
This was a beautiful story. I watched till the end.
Look listen. As a Belgian, I can 100% guarantee you: if Kevin Debruyne was English they would regard him as the best midfielder player the premier had ever seen. Havinh him play for Liverpool, United or Arsenal. Would also help. Truth is it wouldn’t change how good he is.
I’m a chelsea fan, never even considered lampard better then kdb. He’s obviously the midfielder the prems ever seen
The thing which makes him different is he makes it look easy.
KdB is on the same level as Iniesta, Xavi and Modric. The order you place these 4 in depends solely on personal preference.
The only players in his position that I see above him are Zizou and arguably Matthäus
KDB has 3 eyes which no other player presently has.
Kdb is a great player but you got to look at the team that gerrard play with. We saw his true potential when he play with torres. But i mayb bias since im a lfc fan.
Respect to Gerrard but see the consistency debryune is doing this from past 6-7 seasons
KDB isnt talked about nearly as much because he is belgian.
It’s because he’s beligian. That midfield chat usually related to the england team
He’s the greatest midfielder the Prem has ever seen, period. Anyone who denies that is simply delusional.
I think its because hes playing for City, a team notoriously known for not having a big fanbase and culture. Also the fact that City is just so above every other team, the wins and trophies lose their significance
Think it gets down to a combination of nostalgia + the club he plays for
bro, i find people talk about him all the time. and they talk great things about him. idk tf you mean people aren't talk about him as much? maybe you need to update your bubble?
Very biased MCFC fan ,but he's the best passer of all time. I never thought I would see another magician after David Silva left, but he came in and was even better and still dominating even after his latest injury comeback. Only blemish is the failure of Belgium's "golden generation".
As many comments you post I do agree that Kevin if he would play for United or Liverpool and was born in England, he ll be already considernot just the goat midfielder rather second best after Henry without any doubt
OZIL had 54 assists for his 3 seasons in spain. then had 19 assists for arsenal in 2016, playing behind non-scoring Giroud/Welbeck.
u say KDB underrated? Ozil is the most underrated midfielder of this century.
No way you just forgot Prime Alexis Sanchez.
Also Ozil flopped after Sanchez left.
Ozil got 29 assists with Prime Ronaldo, Benzema, Di Maria.
KDB got 31 assists with Haaland, Grealish, Bernardo.
Ozil is overrated.
Just by taking Ozil's don't think you got ball knowledge. Kdb is far better player. Ozil was more magical and fun to watch
i think theres a few reasons he isnt in the traditional gerrard lampard scholes debate. one is that his role is far more attacking than the 3 the least being gerrard. then the fact he plays for the best team in the league by far similar to scholes. Also city fans are far fewer in number to the other 3's teams and his agenda is pushed less but even when pushed its taken as a joke cus their city fans. i honestly think hes in the debate but i am a lfc fan and my bias for gerrard makes me pick gerrard>lamps>=kdb>scholes. hes more of a mix considering he has a great team and a attacking role to get the award. if scholes was in a team like lfc at the time gerrard was nobody would remember him. on the otherhand if gerrard were at city/utd/currnt lfc he would be undisputed best cm in epl.
This guy needs 1 more champions league to be the greatest ever midfielder
He’s just unlucky not being Spanish,English or French the debate would have been over since
People nowadays are mostly Liverpool, Man YTD, and Chealsea... because they were the ones that won it back in the day, now people don't want to accept the downfall of their teams so they hate rapidly growing teams like Man City which means their players too. Second Man City fans get called a lot of things like fresh fans, glory hunters... not accepting the fact that Man YTD, Chelsea supporters actually started supporting them at their peak, trust me when time passes and these teams grow people are gonna start appreciating them and if you say why did salah get that good appreciation it is simply because Liverpool had the recognition before Salah even came.
NO HATE ON ANY OF THOSE TEAMS :)
For me Kevin, Scholes and Giggs are still top 3 best pl mids ever.... stats or silverware or consistency these 3 have all.
Great Great doc and awsome job
you ask the question, Why is KDB not talked about much? Easy answer is because he hasn't retired yet. People only talk about what they miss and not what they have. When he retires, the conversation would be endless
For me KDB is a top 5 greatest mid and a greatest player of all time. The impact, the efficiency, the consistency he gives to the team is better than anyone i have seen in my life for a decade apart from may be messi, ronaldo and mbappe. Mbappe has not proved it in tougher leagues yet. Coming to the vision i will stand saying KDB has the greatest vision the game has ever seen in terms of consistency. What other players shows in may be 10 games or 20, KDB can show that literally in a game or two. Hes that good. I am a united supporter since 2 decades but never seen a player with that vision of KDB. Even FIFA game cannot emulate him
I'm a Liverpool fan. And I've got to say he is the best prem midfielder that I've seen for the past 20 years. I'm sure he supports Liverpool 😅
I still don't understand what Roy Keane is doing in this conversation.
Not surprised at Mourinho. He's such a jerk.