KDB or David Silva?

[Tomblue]

D. Silva is still the GOAT for me just because of the way he was able to play the game with such ease and grace. KDB can do a bit of everything though but is a little more athletic which gives him a natural advantage that merlin didn't have, bit like Messi and Ronaldo in a sense.

Whatever your preference they will both go down as the greatest two to have ever worn the famous blue, get the statue man on notice!

 

[c1tyfan]

Silva for me. Purely because in that team they both played in we missed Dave in the team more than we missed KDB when either were injured.

 

[citytill1die84]

Yep Kev has taken the baton now he's Manchester City's GOAT

Merlin was special tho :-)

 

[lee one pen]

Quite simply has KDB surpassed Dave as the best city player of all time? Be interested to get others takes but for me dave is still the best I’ve ever seen but kdb is getting closer

A young David silva in this team would be unbelievable. Kdb edges it when it comes to the killer pass but isn’t on the same level as an all round player. Silva was for me, the greatest player to ever play in the premier league never mind City.

Should also add Yaya, totally unplayable for a couple of seasons.

 

[madloaf]

There's no right answer other than them both going:

 

[Deleted member 77198]

He was a better player than David Silva while Silva was still at the club.

To be honest I’ve never thought David Silva was ever the greatest player we’ve had. He’s by far the most consistent, he pretty much never had a bad game, he was 7-9 out of 10 nearly every week.

But Silva never reached the top levels that Yaya, Agüero and de Bruyne could get to. While Silva was the man who made the whole team tick, I don’t think he was ever a 10/10 player or the big game match winner - and that’s not just about goals or even assists, but about dominating matches. All three of those others are/were less consistent than DSilva but their best was/is higher than Silva’s.

Unfortunately, David never really did it in the CL neither. I don’t remember him dominating against anyone in Europe. Again he never had a bad game but he was never the man in any game. Whereas de Bruyne has had numerous MOTM and match winning performances in Europe as well.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Did dave not play before pep ? Why are you only counting the time under pep ? Geniune q

Because Pep got the best out of Silva, watching him alongside Fernandinho and De Bruyne was a joy to watch. We just didn’t see enough of it.

 

[talkativesprout]

Imagine coming home from work and finding out your wife is cheating on Spanish Dave with a Ginger kid

 

[Edghill OG]

He was a better player than David Silva while Silva was still at the club.

To be honest I’ve never thought David Silva was ever the greatest player we’ve had. He’s by far the most consistent, he pretty much never had a bad game, he was 7-9 out of 10 nearly every week.

But Silva never reached the top levels that Yaya, Agüero and de Bruyne could get to. While Silva was the man who made the whole team tick, I don’t think he was ever a 10/10 player or the big game match winner - and that’s not just about goals or even assists, but about dominating matches. All three of those others are/were less consistent than DSilva but their best was/is higher than Silva’s.

Unfortunately, David never really did it in the CL neither. I don’t remember him dominating against anyone in Europe. Again he never had a bad game but he was never the man in any game. Whereas de Bruyne has had numerous MOTM and match winning performances in Europe as well.

Agreed. Silva wasn't my number one beforehand either it was Sergio. First player that we signed that I thought 'wow'. Such a shame he missed so many games through injury. Just looked and in 10 seasons with us he only played over 30 games in the league on 4 occasions. Unbelievable player and a goal every 108 minutes. Unparalleled stats until the Norwegian freak came along.

 

[herrock]

It's like picking your favourite child, impossible

 

[flook]

Kev wins matches, for all his quality, Merlin wasn't one who could pull those performances out of his bag, so Kev for me

 

[shadowplay]

I’m going proper controversial and going to suggest that Spanish Dave, as much as I love him, isn’t even the best silva to play for city.

 

[ProofMCFC]

We were blessed to have both as a pairing, a gift from the gods.

 

[DaveyG]

Different animals. De bruyne wins games, silva made everyone else better around him. Stats says kdb, heart loves them both, head says they were both world beaters and make the all time prem 11

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Kev but only on alphabetical order.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Dav Silva probably the greatest player to grace the premier league Loved El Mago,Kev’s up there without a doubt.

 

[franksinatra]

KDB comfortably and that is no disrespect to David Silva who was an incredible player but KDB is the ultimate big game player and does the most difficult of things, wins matches on the biggest of occasions.

Parallels of comparing Haaland to Aguero.

 

[BuryBlue1977]

David was a magnificent player and a wonderful person but he was never the best in the world in his position. KDB is the best in the world in his position and the greatest ever premier league midfielder, so with a heavy heart KDB gets my vote.

 

[Heath Park]

It’s like comparing Pele who was a genius in a team of geniuses and Maradona who was a genius on his own with good players but who elevated them to greatness.

Pele

 

[Segga]

I have this debate with myself each time I watch another KDB master class.
Just on talent alone I think KDB is a better player but it’s more than that, Dave came to us at the beginning of the project when he could gone to any club in the world and put in ten years of true service, rubbed shoulders with xavi & Iniesta as a World Cup winner and never once had his head turned, he is a true legend so i still pick silva but I would have to rethink that again in a few weeks if we win the lot.