It's again facing the old club, and it's another trophy of the best player in the whole game.
In the 17th round of the Premier League in the early hours of this morning, De Bruyne put Chelsea and Lampard on the cusp. The Belgian sent a goal and a help in the game, not only with a direct performance in the first half to completely end the suspense of the game, but also in the key opening ball, it was his missing ball on the left side that gave Zinchenko enough space behind him to send a high-quality cross and send the ball to Foden's feet.
De Bruyne's role in this attack was actually crucial.
For such a result, it is not known how much Lampard, who is standing on the sidelines, wants De Bruyne to be his own player.
So far this season, De Bruyne has played 18 games for City, contributing 3 goals and 12 assists, successfully lifting City's attack after David Silva's departure.
As a top player who has played in the Premier League for many years, De Bruyne has been praised for his ability and stats, and has won many awards large and small, but the performance of one player also made him feel that "we are similar in some way".
This player is Bruno Fernandes.
Prior to the first Manchester City derby of the season, Sky Sports compared his performance with De Bruyne from multiple dimensions, including the direct match between the two since Bruno joined Manchester United, and this season.
As shown in the picture, as a front back, the two help their respective teams are actually very similar, the difference in individual data between the two sides is not large, and on closer inspection, Bruno's goal data is more eye-catching, but this is mainly because in the team's system, Bruno has to bear more responsibility for threatening the goal than De Bruyne.
Throughout 2020, if you want to choose the best midfielder in the Premier League, I believe many people will include De Bruyne and Bruno, such as the data website Whoscored.
Just as Whoscored chose a 442 formation with a double midfield and did not choose a formation with a front waist, it is actually difficult to choose between the two.
In terms of player type, both can play in the front-back position, and in the three midfielders, they are more comfortable. Under the 433 formation driven by David Silva and De Bruyne, Manchester City played the most convincing performance in recent years, and Bruno's No. 8 position in Portugal Sport and the Portuguese national team is also the best position to make the most of his ability.
The reason why this situation occurs is related to the type of body of the two people.
Compared with Bruno, De Bruyne is stronger and more powerful, especially when he carries the ball longitudinally, the rhythm is not chaotic under the large stride, the pass is still accurate, and he can fully drive the forward in front of him.
However, after Silva left the team, he often played a single forward, and now he is more tightly restricted by opponents, making it difficult for him to fully develop his ability in small spaces, and he needs to move to the wing as often as in the first goal against Chelsea today.
And that's exactly what Bruno is doing. The strength is not as good as De Bruyne, so that although the Portuguese can still dominate the ball in a small space, it is easy to be suppressed by the opponent with physique, so Bruno chooses to make up for it with a wide range of running, and the range of motion on the field is quite amazing.
In both players, the expectations of the two teams are actually very similar.
For City, de Bruyne needs to carry more responsibilities than ever before after David Silva leaves the squad, especially when facing a heavily defensive team.
City's poor results this season are intertwined, but de Bruyne has not yet fully taken over Silva's gun, which is obviously one of the reasons.
For Manchester United, Bruno's role for them obviously does not need to be said. Technically, he raised The Manchester United cap; mentally, he added to the team's fighting spirit. However, just as the so-called Wood Show is in the forest, the wind will be destroyed, and now many opponents have also begun to limit the Portuguese in a targeted manner, how to share his pressure and responsibilities, especially if Pogba may leave the team in the short term, which is also a problem that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs to seriously consider.
In an interview earlier, De Bruyne said this when he talked about Bruno's resemblance to himself:
"He's a player who makes football look interesting."
Perhaps in his opinion, this is why he feels that Bruno is somewhat similar to himself. Whether it's for Manchester City or Manchester United, De Bruyne and Bruno have a lot to play, but like the Belgian says, making football look fun is why we get up late at night again and again to watch the livestream.
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