Joleon Lescott has emphasised how Kevin De Bruyne almost always plays the correct pass.
The pundit noted how the Belgian’s unforgettable assist for Leroy Sane during Manchester City’s 7-2 battering of Stoke City in 2017 was an example of how the goalscorer was on the same wavelength as him, which led to the sumptuous goal.
On BBC Radio Manchester City’s We’re Not Really Here podcast (via Twitter), Lescott had plenty to say about De Bruyne’s one-of-a-kind eye for a pass.
Joleon Lescott says Kevin De Bruyne rarely plays a bad pass
Tony Cascarino recently crowned the 32-year-old as one of the three greatest players in Premier League history, while emphasising how special of a creative presence he has been for City.
In November, Gary Lineker claimed that one could list 50 of the treble-winner’s assists, which is not the case for most creative players.
Now, Joleon Lescott has given his rationale about why Kevin De Bruyne rarely ever plays a genuinely poor pass.
“He [Kevin De Bruyne] obviously has a ridiculous level of quality but his IQ as well. So, he’ll understand where someone should be and more often than not, he puts the ball where someone should be. So, if you’re not there, it’s not a bad pass. I remember a few years ago when he played that pass for [Leroy] Sane against Stoke, was it.”
“I think we won 7-0 [7-2 was the final score] with a ridiculous pass. I’m like, ‘That’s where you should be.’ Not like everyone can play the passes or is able to see that”, he said on BBC Radio Manchester’s We’re Not Really Here podcast.
Kevin De Bruyne sees things others do not
Joleon Lescott makes a fair point about Kevin De Bruyne, who shares a trait with other elite creators in having a unique vision for assists and goals that other players do not.
The same can be said about legendary creators like Lionel Messi, Kaka, Mesut Ozil and Cesc Fabregas to name a few.
As a result, when De Bruyne tries to find one of his teammates with a pass and his attempt goes astray, often, that is not his fault.
Instead, the teammate in question realises the movement he was expected to make far too late and as a result, the attack breaks down.
However, what makes players like Kevin De Bruyne as special as they are is how differently their football brain is wired.
