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Kevin De Bruyne

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A last opinion:

 

 

Chelsea shouldn't even think about letting him go. To put it mildly that would be an error of epic proportions, in my opinion.

 

 

 

Cheers!

A last opinion:

 

 

Chelsea shouldn't even think about letting him go. To put it mildly that would be an error of epic proportions, in my opinion.

 

 

 

Cheers!

"loaning him out" , fixed that for you.

Yeah, probably not even that. This guy has something much better than talent, he's got the mindset to become one of the best, imo.

 

thats what ive been thinking, i think hes a very intelligent player with a very quick mind

We signed a sh*t load of young players and loaned them out so they can get to the level that De Bruyne has got to so we can have them when they turn into top players, what's the point in doign this if we're going to just sell the youngsters once they get good? Especially when we're only going to be making about £7mil profit on him?

The management would be so stupid to let him go. Each and every one of our competitors would love to have a player of his promise and quality on their books. He's an immediate upgrade on Moses, Marin and Benayoun and can play in any of the attacking midfield positions. In my view he could even play in the pivot in the longer term. Not only that, the lad has an emotional affiliation to our part of the world given that he has family settled in Ealing. 

 

Oh and by the way, KDB contributed directly to 38% of all league goals scored by a truly terrible Werder Bremen team this season. Suffice it to say that without him they would have been relegated. Not only does he have excellent ability but even at his young age he's willing to take on a leadership role. That's a priceless, intangible attribute that you can't just teach players and which is something that our squad lacks outside of the Old Guard.

I wish people would wait and see if the club does anything stupid before getting outraged and accusatory over speculation.  I've not heard anything about selling KDB.  I've only heard that at least two big clubs in Germany want him.  Trust us to take that as a negative. 

I wish people would wait and see if the club does anything stupid before getting outraged and accusatory over speculation.  I've not heard anything about selling KDB.  I've only heard that at least two big clubs in Germany want him.  Trust us to take that as a negative. 

 

Completely agree why does everyone believe everything they read? First off we bought KDB so the board deserve credit for doing that,im not going to slag them off because of rumours. I will only criticise them if KDB officially joins a new team until then lets just wait and see.

Like?

 

like having 'one of the best' and most expensive academies and only bertrand to show for it

 

i dont believe for a second there just havent been any players talented enough to come into the first team squad.

 

our youngsters have obviously been mismanaged

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Lol and Matic wouldn't as exactly be a guarantee starter at Chelsea.

 

 

so? its not like we have so many options in midfield that we are struggling to give them minutes. our players have been run into the ground this season

like having 'one of the best' and most expensive academies and only bertrand to show for it

 

i dont believe for a second there just havent been any players talented enough to come into the first team squad.

 

our youngsters have obviously been mismanaged

 

Academies take time though you cant just throw money at it and expect loads of quality young players to come through.Currently we are seeing the benefits i believe especially when you see some of the young players in the under 18's and the football they play.I don't see many youngsters we have let go that our good enough for us.

so? its not like we have so many options in midfield that we are struggling to give them minutes. our players have been run into the ground this season

 

Agreed but if KDB comes back he can play in the pivot,we have Romeu back from injury we got Chalaboh maybe next season too.I like Matic but it helped us get Luiz cheaper and i i had the choice between Luiz and Matic i would choose Luiz.

Academies take time though you cant just throw money at it and expect loads of quality young players to come through.Currently we are seeing the benefits i believe especially when you see some of the young players in the under 18's and the football they play.I don't see many youngsters we have let go that our good enough for us.

 

yeah, well i never said i expect loads of quality players to come through. i expect more than one, and that one (bertrand) is nothing to brag about

 

in all likelihood we have fukked up with mceachran. he most likely wont succeed at chelsea. we have wasted a year of his development, then sent him on loan to club where he didnt play at all. in 2 years time people will say 'its not our fault he obviously wasnt good enough' yet its a fact that chelsea wasted 2 years of his career

 

we almost did the same with lukaku, letting him rot in the reserves for a year

 

what has come off kakuta? he was so promising that we needed to break the rules to get him.

 

theres no way cleverley had more natural talent than mceachran, but we have cleverley being in their first team and mceachran most likely ending up at a mid table club

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There are a number of young players who I have thoguht over the years could have made it with us if they'd been given the opportunities. And there are others who have gone on to prove they could have done once they left.

 

Such as:

 

Sturridge, Matic, Stoch, McEachran (will probably leave soon), Bruma & Van Aarnholt (unlikely to get a chance), Mancienne, etc...

 

Not to mention all the youth players we've spent millions and millions of pounds on to get nothing out of them in return, like Kakuta, Woods, Taiwo, etc...

There are a number of young players who I have thoguht over the years could have made it with us if they'd been given the opportunities. And there are others who have gone on to prove they could have done once they left.

 

Such as:

 

Sturridge, Matic, Stoch, McEachran (will probably leave soon), Bruma & Van Aarnholt (unlikely to get a chance), Mancienne, etc...

 

Not to mention all the youth players we've spent millions and millions of pounds on to get nothing out of them in return, like Kakuta, Woods, Taiwo, etc...

 

And none of those players are remotely good enough (bar Sturridge) to get first team consideration. I mean we had to go to the Championship to find a club that would give McEachran first team consideration. This is how an academy works, every player coming up isnt going to be a star and the players you mentioned arent Chelsea quality. And a few others are coming back to prove themselves. Seems to me that you are just looking for ways to critisize the club here and non of the players you mentioned have had as successfull loan spell as the one Kevin DeBruyne has had. Not even close.

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