De Bruyne is back and that's BAD NEWS for the Premier League! - Steve Nicol | ESPN FC
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- The ESPN FC panel reacts to Manchester City's 3-2 win over Newcastle in their Premier League matchup.
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Kevin De Bruyne was out for 5 months yet after 5 minutes he scored a goal meaning that he has as many premier league goals as Rasmus Hojlund and got a goal and an assist before Antony this season.
your life must be quite disappointing if u come to ESPN video to hate on man utd
The enemy is always Man United
@@XXBlueThanosXX not rlly hating on man u (maybe a bit), more focusing on how insane it is that kdb can perform so well after sm time out
😂@@ano9161 😂😂😂🎉🎉
@@XXBlueThanosXX Where's the hate did the man not spoke the truth about them? ManU keep saying Hojlund is so impressive despite our kid Oscar who is younger than scored as many goals as him this season played not even a tenth of minute dollar store Haaland played and he cost nothing so yeah if you want to say it's hating go ahead but when I see the likes Goldbridge chanting "Rasmus Rasmus" for scoring 1 goal I will call upon it.
Bernardo Silva is World-class! 💥
So is papa Perez
Fire player
Back heel flick was so class 🤩
now only you know ?
A bit late to find out isn't it?
He’s played 60 total minutes of football since coming back from injury. He’s got 3 G/A in those 60 mins of play. Talk about clinical. GOAT 😮💨🔥
The midfield maestro is back 🙌 😍
One goal and one assist 👏
Wonderful
Best midfielder in the world!! No other midfielder you can think of is better.
Rodri is really flying under the radar in all terms. This guy is the sole reason Man City are this dominant, he's absolutely superb and one of the best forms of a CDM I've ever seen. Yes KDB is worldclass we all know that but Rodri is right up there with him. And Bobb what an amazing talent...
You know In City
Rodri also get Fair share of his Credit idk what the heck you trying to argue here.
It‘s been literally the other way around. Rodri constantly gets mentioned as most important City player. Especially the stat that they haven’t lost with him, is always brought up. Yet before KDB came in City were behind and he singlehandedly won them the game. Could also be Real Madrid or other rival fans to make KDB look irrelevant so they constantly bring up Rodri.
I agree
Hes a Rolls Royce of a midfielder, very elegant.
@@paochongloi596 exactly
That 2nd half from City was absolutely unreal. The drive, the intensity, the hunger at St James park which is arguably one of the toughest stadiums on the planet to play in, to dominate them that badly is insane. Newcastle hardly got out of their own half second half!
Well said
@@giwrgospetrou1159 the crowd was deafening, with a solid low-mid block. surreal
Doesn't help when Eddie low block Howe decides to defend the whole second half
St James toughest ground? Yeah right😂
St James is a small park just like the club.
Kevin De Bruyne was back like he never left. His game changing performance against Newcastle was a reminder that when fully fit he remains one of the best players in the world and is still the best player in the Premier League.
The fact that a Kevin De Bruyne who wasn’t even fully fit came on when his team where down 2-1 and managed to come away with a goal and assist to keep his team in the title race, can you imagine him when he’s 100% healthy. We’ve all enjoyed this “title race” in the Premier League and it was actually competitive, now that KDB is back from Frenkie De Jong’s barber, Manchester City are ready to go on their traditional winning streak. Haaland will also return from injury very soon and even without playing at their very best Manchester City are still in contention for the title and that’s been the story of the premier league all season. From their perspective they’ve struggled defensively and might be fatigued mentally after winning everything and their treble win last season, come on this is Manchester City they’ve won 5 league titles in 6 years and in the 2nd half of seasons they have a tendency of being unstoppable and dominating teams and after this slump where you wrote them off just like you do every year, you all know what happens at the end of the season. Liverpool are having a very strong season and you don’t want to write them off as Jurgen Klopp is cooking something special up for his team, with their most influential player back for the most important stage of the season, who’s stopping these guys from winning another league title. It’s difficult but if anybody can achieve this feat of winning 4 consecutive premier league titles making it potentially 6 out of the last 7 league titles, it’s Manchester City.
Excuse me to get back to your first point. Since Messi and Ronaldo are past their prime, when fully fit KDB IS 100% best player in the world. Not one of.
I agree
@@xixo4798oh get over it, not everything needs to be so final 🙄 he’s the best in the prem and one of the best in the world, it’s not that deep Jesus
@@bonjouritsready huh?
I couldnt of said it any better myself. I dont know what Pep says to the team but after Christmas we always turn into a different team. If we can beat Tottenham away for FA Cup and stop Bayern or Madrid in UCL .. i can see another treble run if we dominate like we did last season and injuries dont plague us
Oscar Bobb is genius, doing that skill in front of goalie in injury time is insane, City is true heritage of football, Pep should be knighted for saving english football from red cartel clubs
Amen brother
Well said
was a clever skill and a clutch goal but what is the second half of your comment about lmao
Almost everyone including the reserves except goal keepers can score, that' makes MC so good
Sir Pep Guardiola
De Bruyne is like the PL Boogie Man.
Exactly
He's the true giga chad
Somehow DeBruyne is still underrated. Undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation.
@@zaidahmed9527underrated in the way, people would have rated him MUCH higher if was playing for Madrid/Barca. Modric is a good example for that.
Because he sucks in international play.
Welcome bsck KDB
@@dannytallmage2971 3rd placed WC, where he scored winner against Brasil and all time Belgium assist leader but sure you blame KDB for Lukaku‘s incompetence to not score LITERALLY tap-ins in all of the mager tournaments they were knocked out. Lukaku missing tap-in against Italy in Euros, or against Croatia.
He doesnt show this at the highest level. Just at his club.
KDB saved Alvarez from that embarrassing performance
He was atrocious tbh. And people have the audacity to say he‘s better than Haaland.
I agree
@@xixo4798one bad game and now you are hating on him. Guy has been so important in many games for us this season and he's obviously not a better striker than Haaland but its more complete as a number 9.
@@garciaantonio9545It's much easier to perform when you are not expected to do so. Thank goodness kdb saved the match so all the misses Alvarez did will be forgotten.
Bro, stfu, you just want to have just a 00000.1% of talent this kid has
Even when he looks like a rockstar, KDB shows he's the man! What an absolute baller!!! Top class!!!!!
I agree
As an Arsenal fan, I'm so jealous of watching all these clinical goals.
Sorry for Arsenal
That's the missing piece in Arsenal. Arsenal has got everything else
@@jimmyfashola That's the missing piece in Arsenal????
Lol, you also a need 2 decent GKs, LB, RB, 2 Strikers, a proper manager, a PL trophy in 2 decades, a trophy in Europe for 3, a CDM, No 8, No 10, a place in the 4th round of the FA Cup, a LW, a EL or CL trophy and a decent bench
Other than that, you're good to go
You should be jealous that Arsenal have 0 European pedigree
You should be ashamed. You can’t be jealous of a team under investigation for more than hundred breaches.
Manchester City's dominance in the EPL is no accident. It's due in large part to the exceptional talent of Kevin De Bruyne, a world-class player who consistently delivers on the pitch. With KDB leading the way, it's no wonder that Manchester City outshines the competition.
More like top talent in every position with no passengers
Well said
Nah mean premier league is soft
@@parshakamarsh Yea but De Bruyne is a cheat code almost as much as Henry was. Haaland's just a better version of Van Nistlerooy.
@@SS-vo4sl that must mean Europe is soft as well because they're champions of there as well as England
KDB came in for just a warm-up.
The next game you will see Man City at it’s scary best.
I doubt KDB will start the next game either, have him come off the bench with 30 minutes left, give or take, to get him worked in without pushing things. Too often injured player are rushed back too soon and aggravating his injury might not only end his season it could end his career. And, I would not be surprised if KDB is subbed in for several more games.
I agree
KDB is slowly climbing in the all time midfielders list he is ahead of all PL midfielders of all time
In my book
Easily top five
He goes missing in the big games. He's a flat track bully.
@@jaysmith2858 did you smoke weed? Who ghosts?
Do you not watch the champion's league semi final match with Madrid, both first and second leg?
@@jaysmith2858which big game did he go missing?well besides injury
@@jaysmith2858 flat out bully??? That's Harry lame 😂😂
Thay guy is the bully of the bullies..He bullied Spurs into trying to break Alan Shearer's record ..That guy is average that's why he stuck with Spurs and rode with the Media narrative against Spurs being average and him carrying them to propel his career 😂
Walker defended like a man who's wife just left him. Both goals were inch perfect but Walks didn't cover himself in glory. King Kev is back and the race is back on
😂and his wife did truly kick him out recently
De bruyne turned the prem into a farmers league
😂😂😂 King Kev
The sugar Daddy did that
Didn't know barely beating Liverpool by a SINGLE point TWICE and getting completely dominated by them in the league within the last 5 years qualified as a farmer's league but go off 😂
@@villainovahe clearly said “De Bruyne” not Man City u over emotional easily triggered muppet 🥴 its not that serious, relax a bit!
@@villainova'Dominated'
Hahahaha
KDB showed why Foden is nowhere near ready to be THE creative force of a team like City. Truth be told, Foden is better than Kevin as far as receiving the ball, dribbling, running past players, etc. However, he can’t shoot nor pass like KDB. City were all over Newcastle in the first 30 minutes and only managed to score due to a sublime back heel by Bernardo. KDB came on and created 3-4 great chances.
Whenever anyone starts off by saying "truth be told" or "to be honest", usually they follow it up with nonsense. Phil Foden does nothing better than KDB. Eight years in the league and we are still waiting for his breakout session.
Not a City fan, but dude is an absolute beast. Dennis Bergkamp-esque with the finesse 👌. One of the best midfielders the Prem has ever had.
I find it funny when people say that they are not a fan of a club but they rate a player highly you know you don't have to be a fan of a club to appreciate talent lol.
@@jackbauer5455 I hear you, lol. apprection post 😃
By the end of his career he might surpass Iniesta and Zidane as the greatest midfielder of all times. As far talent goes, he‘s more talented than both of them.
😂😂😂
He already is
Stats wise he has already surpassed Zidane, and in fewer games.
Zidane and Iniesta are both World Cup winners. Zidane toyed with prime Brazil in 2006.
Keep dreaming, he can double Zizou and Iniesta stats, but we'll never be better. No midfielder of this generation will come close to that generation.
The real MVP of this game was Pep Guardiola. The man is a living legend. No manager comes even close. The two substitutions he made one of which a 20 year old, changed the game from a loss to a victory.
😂😂😂 what?
@@KaiserM3 you read that right, nothing confusing with that statement
@@Thragginit 🤣🤣🤣 oh lord these new kids are just fanboys, not idea of football at all 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@KaiserM3 typical internet dweller, just criticizes without any valid point
@@Thragginit you are like the brainless flat earth losers or gravity doesn't exist losers 🤣🤣🤣. Why would I need to explain anything little loser fanboy, you don't know anything about the sport, just a loser fanboy
All the goals scored in this game are insanely good
Nobody really took full advantage of Man City's extended slump thru November into December, now it feels like they're about to go on another title run with KDB back in the lineup and Haaland also coming back in the near future.
exactly i said same lpool and arsenal shud hv went.for it
this was a poor newcastle 2nd half just defended too scared of city at home should have went for the 3rd then.defended
poor tactics from howe
But can we also talk about Bernardo's goal🤌🤌🤌🤌
De is just world class
De Bruyne is one of the few players in the world today who can make something out of nothing. World class talent.
KDB be like "wh-wh... where's he?? I'm on fire today and he's not here.. I'd have gotten 4 assists with that Viking sleeping beauty
Hey Bascar Blob is there, let me do my usual thang"
I have not watched any ESPN FC content recently, and I have to say everyone involved with ESPN FC is doing a great job as of late. Keep up the great work team!
😢😢
King Kevin it's back 😀
KDB ‘s option to toss the ball to a toddler Bob while there were so many other experienced player options to lay it to shows us something we don’t know about the young man.The same thing happened many times between Ronaldinho and the toddler Messi..
Oh man. Beautiful game 🙏
De bruyne is the best midfielder to ever exist
Not in this universe he isn't. He goes missing in the big games.
@jaysmith2858🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂8
@@jaysmith2858which big game?? 😂😂
@@ayushghimire4323finals for 1
Not even top 3 in PL all time.
How come no one is saying anything about the horrendous refree decisions against Man City throughout the game from the first minutes till the laughable 3 minutes stoppage time at the end!
Pep is the problem the guy keeps using walker to attack leaving diaz one on one... When kdb came on he changed it KBB did the over lap and Kyle Walker dropped back
Thanks dude you have ball knowledge. People don‘t get KDB does more than just assists and goals. His work rate off the ball is overlooked.
I agree
That true bro walker t be more comfortable when kdb was on the pitch
Who subbed on KDB?🤔
bernardo silva@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings
Every time KDB touched the ball it created something dangerous
Other teams have to have someone mark him all game long
These people not appreciating KDB pass to Oscar for goal is ridiculous
Stevie’s missed the point on Dias and Ake struggling.
Last year we would form a back-3 in possession especially in bigger games. Now Walker is holding the width, leaving those two isolated with Walker trying to make up ground.
The second goal was just Walker being lazy but most of our conceded chances are because we don’t have anyone else covering
He was an absolute a$$, he is always going to cut in and pull the trigger… Walker is a disappointment…. We need a right back very soon
Akanji will take the rb spot when returns if walker keeps performing like that.
I agree
Not just the second goal, Walker was just a few feet in front of the striker and he gave him so much space to score. And he was also out-run so many times. Walker is really over-rated
Walker has cost us multiple goals and matches this season and only subbed once and played the highest minutes and given the captain armband. Highly suspicious new contract. I hope Pep is running out his game time before actual important matches of UCL. People talk about transfer of different positions, no one is thinking we don't have a RB. How long can we continue with an aging Walker. Our best back 4 are Ake as LB, Dias and Gvardiol as CB and Akanji as RB, with them holding the line and not going so high up. Rodri and Stones can play as CDM partnership as can run with the ball forward.
With KDB back its a wrap
De bruyne on fire🎉
Well done man,
I like your lovely come back, ❤
King kev is back he i will definitely be the leader in assist in the league
I just need united to loose to Tottenham tomorrow and this weekend will be great!
What Dias needs is Gvardiol along side him, which will give him more confidence, because Josko can handle players with pace and I’m sure Pep as seen it too.
Can handle where?a 30 something year old Messi took him to the cleaners at the world cup,he couldn't even handle almiron.
9:57 was expecting Dan to ask "Has Newcastle regressed?"
Lets talk about the last goal by the young boy so classic
We are back! Now it’s between city and liverpool for the title!
Has always been, I said it before the start of the season if Liverpool gets at least 2-3 midfielders they'll be back in the title race. Arsenal looks far worse than last season, they needed a goal scoring striker and not much changes like a new Goalie also they ran to go get Havertz, like really???
City coming for that trebble again
Wow bob got the best goal in the game I don’t know what game they be watching
City defensive boils down to lack of John stone, Ake in and out, Dias bad form and throwing Gvardiol in he is essentially learning on the job, which pep rarely does with players.
*If this was Liverpool, and Salah came on. Steve would be saying Liverpool looked vulnerable at the back and salah coming on just paved over the cracks*
Your spot on he would also be saying how bad our defence was to concede 2 goals he never has a positive word when it comes to Liverpool 😅YNWA
Yep! Exactly. No matter what Liverpool do these will be talking some B.S can’t take nothing they saying in this show seriously.
Nevermind that clown masquerading as football pundit
Did he not say they struggle against pace at the back and talk about there defensive weaknesses.victims fc 😂😂
It's tough love
and then to say he'll probably never win the ballon d'or unless he wins with Belgium the European Cup. He should already have had at least 3. If Messi wins once more, playing in a minor league(never played in the best league by the way), then this price has no meaning at all.
Debruyne returning with hair like Captain America when he returned to run the show.
Congrats man city, well deserved win. the king is back to make a difference.Kyle Waker and Diaz are always the weakness in this defense. Kyle and Diaz keep giving away goals to our opponents .Man City Defense of last season was better how to defend than this season because they defend in a very cohesiv-ness way.I hope PG and his staff could be able to address defense issue during coming days off
Diaz is the only proper cb...I feel sometimes he feels left out
Gordon's goal oooh
Gaveradol isn't comfortable in Left back, he should play in his natural position which in center, second in both goals it's true defense mistake but there was an issues with Ortega position he's getting forward before the ball comes
When will the world admit that KDB is better than the likes of Modric, Kroos, xavi, Scholes, Gerrad.
There's a difference between having a good career and being the best player. You can have a good career while contributing little, that doesn't mean you are the best player.
When it comes to attributes like scoring, assisting, vision, dribbling, creativity, shooting, passing, decisiveness, consistency, agility, pace, precision KDB is clear than those midfielders I mentioned.
😂😂😂😂😂 you fool, he's not better than Xavi
And btw, they are 2 different players..
Xavi is a controller of the game
KDB is an Attacking Midfielder 😂
KDB plays for the most expensively assembled/highest paid team/squad in history, yet he still goes missing in the big games.
BEHAVE
Plus when has he ever done it at the world stage
@@jaysmith2858you people have been repeating this line probably without any research. Try Man United and Chelsea in that order. They have the most expensive assembly of players first and second respectively.
The happiest day in Steve life is when MC schooled Liv how to play football
Kevin we love you
City are big favourites now. When they start running away with it, Liv fans (if not FSG) will regret not bringing in a DM in Jan.
KDB back with a new look to set the league on fire 🔥
The time off seems to have given him some kind of freedom and confidence. Kevin is in another place right now.
Newcastle got tired and with all their injuries they had nothing on the bench to close out the game. City’s defense is there to be exploited. Will be interesting in the second half half
City should have had 7 goals. City defence needs work.
@@np8820 Yes it's concerning our defense is failing to keep clean sheets every time we play some one decent.
@@np8820The xG says they got just about enough goals.
I love you Kevin!
"Disposing the ball" is a new term im stealing lol
And for me man city is so exposed in games lately bc of the absence of John stones when his in the team walker doesn't attack they attack with silver so walker play deep and he was the one taken care of all those players with speed covering the rest of his team mate pep just have to notice that and do some thing about it cause it will cost us alot this year playing against a better team
Thats because Akanji was filling the John's roll but he got injured too, probably that's why.
Time to say it. John stones is the best cb at city. Other defenders don't perform the same like dias or walker when stones isn't there. He can release the pressure off them and rodri when teams are pressing them. But he's unlucky with injuries this season.
KDB is undoubtedly the best midfielder of all time....
What a game-changer performance after a hiatus of 6 months....
We'll see that when they come to Anfield
The "King" 👑 of assist is back 😀.
Lets go on a run lads!!!
City's issues (if you can callthem that) at the back is about the midfield. KDB, Stones, through injuries, and Gundogan, haven't been there. It has been Rodri, who, as always, been fantastic, surrounded by squad players, strikerrs, new players and young platers all rotating in and out. No stability and less control in the middle will make any backline more susceptible.
De bryune 👌👏👏👏👏
city defence problem is Walker not Dias
Real
The answer to the question is Akanji! He was the difference in Manchester City's defense last season. He just didn't get the credit he deserved for his 1 on 1 defending. And yeah you can point to Dias fouling Gordon. But the same thing happened when Doku was fouled prior to Gordon's goal. KDB is an all-time great of the game.💯 Fans need to appreciate the privilege of watching him while he's still playing. Oscar Bobb is a star in the making.
I agree
Shak is right, KDBs pass is unreal….however he was not looking the other way. He looked right at Bobb twice then played the ball in. Doesnt take away from how amazing of a pass it was but he was definitely looking at him 2:41
Why does KDB remind me of Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone?
Liverpool must forget about the LEAGUE 😂
LoL
Legend says 9.3.24
City is unbelievable
As are their reported transfer, wage and revenue figures.
Should be thoroughly investigated & points deducted just as Everton's 😆😆
Every supporter in the premier league should thank Liverpool for at least making it a competitive over the last half decade plus. Without them the premier league is a joke
Hahahahahahahahahaa
KDB proves the point that teams are impacted collectively when key players are out with injuries.
@giwrgospetrou1159 not quite sure what you're chirping about. Man United has had 38 injuries across this season alone. We've only started having key players return. Average PL team injuries right now is around eight players. Every team is impacted. But pundits like to dismiss injuries as "excuses".
New hairstyle, same player.... We're in trouble 😭😭😭😭
Let's not forget Bernardo's goal and Ortega's saves BUT the headline goes to KDB deservedly so
He can’t keep getting away with it!
The pressure is whats changed for newcastle. They got to play on the counter last year but teams dont let top 4 teams play like that.
Re: Steve's & Frank's comments on MC's defence: guess their sloppiness is likely due to over-confidence as they could have possession, generally 75%, and thus a moment of a fast-paced counter-attack from the opp. could throw them offguard.... bet other mgrs are studying this 😮😮
i think isak is a top striker, newcastle 1st goal is a wow! for me 😲👍
Here we go with the hype again
115 ffp >>> kdb
Newcastly can not play at that pace for full 90 minutes week in week out maybe at lessor opponents and at home but not against better teams.
"I wanna fight someone".
If you come across this guy in the real world, give him a very wide berth.
It’s gonna be treble back to back stop them 😂
Kevin and Rodri are delicious football ingredients
They always step it up in the 2nd part of the season, and if you don't have a significant point lead by then, you're not winning it.
Fellow Liverpool fans
Thank you for support
Congrats to man city for winning the league
See y'all next season.
🤣🤣🤣So funny. KDB is back. Let's go to the top of the PL
City will loose at least 3 more game
Someone really said modric is better than KDB💀
Bigger myth than the pyramids I swear 💀💀
He is. Different teams, different styles, different circumstances.
@@garyanderton different styles and KDB is still miles clear. Modric has just a better career.
@@xixo4798lol that's not the case u dwarf. When they will name top 5 greatest MF's of 21st century, Zidane, Xavi, Iniesta, Modric, Kroos all will be above KDB. There's no way kdb can overshadow them, he has to either win 3-4 UCL's or a WC with Belgium, otherwise he will always remain a lurker. I guess u started watching football after lockdown, u have no idea how great Xavi-Iniesta were, prem fans always have this gal of downplaying Kroos, that guy has been regularly drawing 7.5/10 performance in every single match. Only a prem fan will put kdb above them
@@xixo4798 That is very revisionist. KDB is the key cog of City under Guardiola, Modric was an important piece in the machine set up to service Ronaldo. In City all 10 outfield players will press, whereas in Madrid, Ronaldo and Benzema (partially) were exempt from the pressing. This meant more of a load on the midfielders. We all know stats don't tell the full story. This is not to say KDB isn't one of the best mids ever, just not the best ever in my eyes since he is lucky enough to play with City, in a league where the best CBs he will face are VVD and Konate, which is only 2 out of 38 matches. By comparison players like Zidane faced far better defenders and subsequently had lower numbers.
Wait untill kdb is fully fit😂
Newcastle Might as well start leaving on 45 minutes.
Second half we're just a punching bag on the regular
Great game wish Newcastle won as a chelsea fan lmao
City.......CITY........the best team in north west and all the world.....altogether now City......CITY.......😀😃😄😁💙 CTID.
I still think Gvardiol should play at CB instead of Left back