Kevin De Bruyne Archives ⋆ LSU

Oct152022 by JBNo Comments

De Bruyne offers telling response to Arsenal’s Premier League challenge

Premier League

Kevin De Bruyne concedes he hopes Arsenal can last in this season’s title race - as long as Manchester City come out on top. After the first quarter of the campaign, the Gunners sit atop the league table, one point clear of City. Arsenal face Leeds United on Sunday and can put the pressure on De Bruyne and Co., who face Liverpool later on in the day. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Belgian knows Arteta’s qualities all too well, having worked alongside him during his coaching stint at City. And De Bruyne believes it is no shock that Arsenal have been so impressive, claiming that Arteta’s ambition was clear to see. Asked if he is surprised at Arsenal’s good start to the season, he told Sky Sports : “No, not really. I think I see a lot of similariti...

Nov122021 by JBNo Comments

Kevin De Bruyne reveals Man City trained only for 10 minutes before beating Man Utd

Premier League

Kevin De Bruyne has revealed that Manchester City only spent 10 minutes preparing to face Manchester United before last week’s 2-0 win at Old Trafford. Man City gave a totally dominant performance that was every bit as wounding as Liverpool’s five-goal thrashing a couple of weeks earlier. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pep Guardiola's side took an early lead after an Eric Bailly own goal in the seventh minute and doubled the scoreline just before half-time after Bernardo Silva struck in at the back post. Antonio Conte rejects Daniel Levy’s offer to sign ex-Chelsea player for Spurs Cavani sends message to Solskjaer over Ronaldo selection amid lack of playing time The Red devils only managed one tame attempt on target in the match, while City had 6...

Oct132021 by JBNo Comments

Former Chelsea coach explains why Lukaku, De Bruyne & Salah left under Mourinho

Premier League

A former Chelsea coach at the heart of their loan system has revealed the reason why Mohamed Salah left for good, and claimed Romelu Lukaku simply “wasn’t ready” in his first stint at the club. That’s the view of Chelsea’s former loan technical coach Eddie Newton, who has also spoken about Romelu Lukaku’s previous exit from Stamford Bridge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Salah, De Bruyne and Lukaku are three of the best footballers in the world right now, but they have had to work hard to get to the very top and all endured spells at the London club during their younger days. Sadio Mane slams ‘unacceptable’ snub for Chelsea player on Ballon d’Or list Mason Mount speaks out on being nominated for the Ballon d’Or Giroud identifies the big ‘problem’...

Jun222021 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho speaks out on Chelsea’s decision to sell ‘amazing’ Kevin de Bruyne

EURO 2020, Premier League

Jose Mourinho says he recognised Kevin de Bruyne’s potential when he was Chelsea boss and did not want him to leave, saying it was the player who forced his way out of Stamford Bridge. The London club signed a 18-year-old De Bruyne from Genk in 2012 but he played ony nine first-team matches before joining Wolfsburg. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Given De Bruyne’s development over the past decade, his exit from Chelsea does not reflect well on Chelsea or Mourinho but the Portuguese coach has played down his involvement in the move. De Bruyne is currently with the Belgium team at Euro 2020 and helped United top Group B with three victories from three. Mourinho told talkSPORT: ‘Kevin is an amazing player, in this moment he is one of the best players in ...

May312021 by JBNo Comments

Antonio Rudiger slammed by Roberto Martinez over Kevin De Bruyne injury

Premier League

Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez has slammed Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger for his reckless challenge which has cast doubt over Kevin de Bruyne's Euro 2020 dreams. The midfielder turned 'false nine' captained Man City as they slipped to a defeat at the hands of his former team Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And that trip to Porto, resulted in a double blow for de Bruyne. Not only did top European honours elude the Belgian and his teammates once again, but he had to be substituted on the hour-mark after the challenge from Rudiger - who has since apologised - left him with facial injuries. Rudiger said on Twitter: ‘I’m really sorry for @DeBruyneKev’s injury. ‘Of course this was not intentional f...

Nov242020 by JBNo Comments

De Bruyne tells Guardiola Man City must sign £100m-rated Jack Grealish

Premier League

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is reportedly targeting a transfer deal for Aston Villa star Jack Grealish and has even discussed it with Kevin de bruyne. The England star has been one of the most exciting players to watch in the Premier League, and it seems this has made him a potential signing for Guardiola. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to the Independent, Guardiola has recently asked his star player Kevin De Bruyne for his thoughts on Grealish after playing against the midfielder for Belgium over the break. And, De Bruyne is a huge fan of Grealish and sees him as a player the club must try to sign, though the Independent claim that he’s likely to cost around £100m. The 25-year-old is a huge talent and could be well worth the invest...

May32020 by JBNo Comments

Kevin De Bruyne drops surprise hint over Man City exit

Premier League

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has opened the door to leaving the club if their two-year Champions League ban is upheld. UEFA gave the punishment after finding City guilty of ‘serious breaches’ of financial fair play regulations, but they are appealing the decision. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A couple of Man City players might reconsider their futures if the ban isn’t reduced and De Bruyne hinted he might be one of those players. ‘I’m just waiting,’ Kevin De Bruyne told Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. Jose Mourinho reveals the only time he’s cried after a defeat Messi is not a natural goalscorer, claims Tim Sherwood ‘The club told us they are going to appeal and they are almost 100 per cent sure they are right. ‘That’s why I’m...

Jan82020 by JBNo Comments

De Bruyne reveals Man City spent 15 minutes on plan that demolished Man Utd

Premier League

Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City spent just 15 minutes preparing the false-nine tactics that helped to destroy Manchester United in the first half of Tuesday's Carabao Cup game. City blitzed their rivals in the first-half, going 3-0 up after only 38 minutes during the semi-final first leg at Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Marcus Rashford pulled a goal back for the Red devils after half-time but they went down 3-1, with Bernardo Silva playing an important role in his unfamiliar false nine position. Pep Guardiola often used a false nine when he was still in charge at Barcelona but has rarely done so at the Etihad. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But despite the team’s lack of experience with the tactic...

Dec162019 by JBNo Comments

De Bruyne criticises Arsenal’s attackers after Man City’s 3-0 win

Premier League

Kevin De Bruyne concedes Manchester City were able to comfortably beat Arsenal because Freddie Ljungberg’s attacking players failed to help out defensively. City were out of sight by half time as De Bruyne struck twice while Raheem Sterling also scored to secure a 3-0 victory for the Premier League champions at the Emirates Stadium. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal were unable to keep City at bay in the opening 45 minutes and the Gunners were fortunate to only be three goals behind by the break. But De Bruyne claims City were able to exploit a weakness in Arsenal’s system as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil and Nicolas Pepe failed to provide enough cover when the Gunners did not have the ball. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogl...

Sep112019 by JBNo Comments

Kevin De Bruyne: I’ll join Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht

Premier League, Transfer Info

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has revealed he would like to join his former club team-mate Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht when he eventually leaves England. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Kompany returned to his boyhood team in Belgium on a three-year-contract earlier this summer after playing 360 matches in 11 successful years at City. The Belgian duo won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup, and three League Cups together in four years at City under Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola. De Bruyne told The Sun: "I hope his [Kompany's] career will be just as amazing at Anderlecht as it was at City. I've told him to keep a place in his team for me in a year, or seven, when I'm finished here. "If he does do that for me I will already have ...