With De Bruyne injured for the majority of last season, Bernardo Silva really stepped up. However, both are fit now, so who should FPL managers pick? To decide this, we will examine the goal threat and assist potential of these two players.
In terms of goal threat, De Bruyne is better than Bernardo.
Last season, the Belgian took 1 shot every 31.2 minutes, compared to the Portuguese’s 1 shot every 45.9 minutes.
The season before last, De Bruyne’s shot frequency of 1 every 32.7 minutes also bettered Bernardo’s of 1 every 60.6 minutes.
Thus, De Bruyne clearly has a greater goal threat.
De Bruyne is also superior to Bernardo in terms of assist potential.
De Bruyne created 1 chance every 26.9 minutes last season, and in his 968 minutes of Premier League action, he created 11 big chances.
In contrast, Bernardo created 1 chance every 39.6 minutes, and in 2849 minutes, created 10 big chances.
KdB is a proven creative force, providing 18 assists (111 shot assists and 19 big chances created) in his last full season, and 21 assists (106 shot assists and 24 big chances created) in the 2016/17 season.
Even if he costs £1.5 more than Bernardo, we still think De Bruyne is a better option and definitely worth the investment.
