The most thing I like from Delph is his dribbling game per game.
You don't dribble if you are not confident and talented player.
Heard Doggymore on Talkshite earlier... he's not a happy bunny, but to be fair to him he was angry that Villa agreed to such a low buy-out clause... as he said, £8mil - even teams like West Ham or Sunderland could have triggered that!
Just to note that he's proving himself to be as big a clueless dickhead as normal. The buyout clause only applied to clubs who were in the Champions League.
You might well be right. I am trying to be objective in terms of what they did productively. I remember Milner scoring a fair few goals and if memory serves correctly a good percentage of winners in tight games. He did play quite advanced for Villa and I guess he is some competition up there for City. However I have never seen an engine like him on any other player, he was literally box to box when required, would be up there with every counter yet back defending or tracking runners. It felt like we had 12 players when he was playing. Seemed good at being in space especially near the end of games when markers were tiring. He was decent at crossing also, he could appear on the pitch in any place. Loved his attitude.
Delph doesn't really score many, make assists, or great at tackling (bad tackles is a strong suit) quite small so doesn't win many headers. He is a bit like Cleverly in those terms. Both liking to keep the ball moving, short accurate passes good off the ball in making himself available, Delph though is a good dribbler off both feet, likes to turn and drive (can be a weak point when he keeps doing it int trouble). Incisive passing is not a strong point he certainly won't be threading balls through unless that is something he has been hiding, or Villa are bad at playing on the shoulder. He has loads of energy, works hard, happy to close down and although a reckless tackler (used to be really bad but think he improved last season) can work well in a defensive unit. It might be that those aspects of his game suit City. He might get more space playing for City, however I can't see him getting as far up the field.
He is definately not better than Yaya by a stretch apart from attitude and desire, and I've not noticed enough of fernandinho to comment.
Quick decisions, you must be having a laugh!
Sorry, accidently clicked post reply before I finished the previous post.
Why on earth would you put that clause in a contract, if you have something of percived higher value, why would you sell it cheaper to someone because of CL football. If that club is interested doesn't it make it more saleable and therefore command a higher value?
Would have thought the more logical way to structure the clause is to say, "You can go for £8m, however if it is to a club in Europa League it's £10m and for one int the CL it's £12m"
Sorry, accidently clicked post reply before I finished the previous post.
Why on earth would you put that clause in a contract, if you have something of percived higher value, why would you sell it cheaper to someone because of CL football. If that club is interested doesn't it make it more saleable and therefore command a higher value?
Would have thought the more logical way to structure the clause is to say, "You can go for £8m, however if it is to a club in Europa League it's £10m and for one int the CL it's £12m"
Delph only had six months left on his contract so he could dictate the clause. Fabian went for £8m because that is how much Villa paid Leeds for him. He didn't want Villa to make a loss over the two deals.
Villa didn't want to lose Delph for £8m - and particularly not to a team who they felt they could compete with - so wanted to limit the numbrr of clubs he could move to. Fabian had confidence that his next transfer would take him to the Champs League (although I don't know exactly what his contract said).
Do you think Delph('s agent) called City up saying he changed his mind or was it City who contacted him (again)?
Any ITK info on this?
Fuck me I can't believe we've still got that interviewer, He's awful. I'm Surprised he didn't ask him what his favourite chocolate bar is or if he thinks kens treating Tracy a bit harsh after Deirdre's just died.
Even his voice is shit.
The question we all wanted asking was (but it wasn't):
"Why did you reject City a week ago?......................................and what has changed your mind to now sign for us?
I think he's called Adam Clayton the guy that did that interview. Seems like a lovely fella, but perhaps doing interviews on camera in not his strong point.
Chris Bailey is the head of content for the City website (basically the editor) he used to do the interviews and he was superb. Perhaps he now doesn't do the on camera interviews as he wants to show some faith in the people working below him, but unfortunately they are not of the same standard as him yet.