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Who is better, Jude Bellingham or Kevin De Bruyne?

22Apr

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Champions League, Features, LaLiga, Premier League

Who is better, Jude Bellingham or Kevin De Bruyne?

Real Madrid attacking midfielder Jude Bellingham has taken the footballing world by storm. Even though he was already one of the world's best players in 2022/23 when he carried Borussia Dortmund to the doorstep of the Bundesliga title, Jude has been even more transcendent in 2023/24 with his new club. Bellingham, despite being a midfielder who still averages more than two tackles and interceptions per game, is in the race for LaLiga's Pichichi Trophy as the Spanish top flight's leading goal-scorer with 17. He has won important matches for Real Madrid on multiple occasions, including both Clasicos. But is Bellingham already better than Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne? His Real Madrid side did knock the Citizens out of the Champions League quarterfinals in an act of revenge, but K...

Ranking the 10 best attacking midfielders in men’s football right now in 2023

Although the modern game has seemingly phased out the No. 10, there are still plenty of footballers finding ways to make an impact in the attacking midfield, either playing there in a scheme with two flexible attacking mids or moving up into that area of the pitch from a 4-3-3. And even still, there are a few 10's getting to play in that traditional CAM role regularly, such as Bruno Fernandes, or in certain systems based on opponent, such as Paulo Dybala. So in honor of this wonderful position and the creators who inspire us to try out some killer through passes on our local community pitch, let's rank the best attacking midfielders in world football right now. We'll leave out players who primarily play as an 8 or on the wing and stick to only players who have frequently earned mi...

Final 2022/23 Premier League Team of the Season

Now that the 2022/23 Premier League season has officially come to a conclusion, it's time to take one final look back at the season's top individual performers at every position. Here is the Premier League Team of the Season, utilizing a 3-5-2 formation that is highly attacking because the four players in the attacking midfield and at striker absolutely HAD to make a list like this. GK Bernd Leno, Fulham: Alisson and David Raya also merited consideration here, but Bernd Leno has to be the pick in goal for the 2022/23 Premier League Team of the Season. Leno was second behind Alisson in post-shot expected goals prevented per 90 at +0.26 to Alisson's +0.27. Meanwhile, he was second in save percentage at 77.2 compared to Raya's 77.4. Whichever way you spin it, Leno was the most consis...