Player Topic: Fabian Delph (2015/16)

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Not sure if it's been mentioned, but he set's the tone for pressing & winning back the ball back high up the field. You need energy in midfield & it's good to have someone else who has that with Dinho'. He may have the time's where his quality isn't quite at the level of the rest but I think that will come over time.

When he was at Villa & made the England squad I was critical that he wasn't good enough, I am more than happy to admit to I was wrong having watched more closely since he joined, he's a great addition to our squad & team & will have a big role to play this season, keep it up Fabian!
 
Its the attitude that really matters. The likes of Navas and Delph arn't our best players technically but they won't hide and they will be everywhere. We have been lacking a few of them in our squad and to be honest we still need a few who risk everything on the pitch.
 
Bringing some more 'legs' to the midfield which is exactly what we need. When Milner joined he was similar to Delph, a lot of workrate and running but not technically fantastic. I think Milner improved ten fold when he was here in that respect, hardly surprising when you are training with Toure, Silva and Nasri etc. I hope Delph can do the same.

Bargain.
 
Hold him culpable for the second goal ahead of Mangala.

Obvious pass on to a free Fernandinho in the centre circle, take a touch, a play that parallel short pass and we're away hitting Arsenal on the break.

His first touch is shit, panics from some pressing from Arsenal, and then plays it back to Mangala who was under pressure and tried picking out the pass to Fern that Delph fucking should've, but executes it terribly.

We all know Mangala is looking wobbly as fuck at the moment, and real questions need to be asked, but it all began from Delph, and that shouldn't be overlooked.

Really don't think he belongs at this level. All he brings is some decent covering and pressing.

He's an English Gelson Fernandes who also happens to be made out of glass.
 
Was the pass to Mangala the right pass? No.

Should Mangala, a centre back at a top club, have been able to deal with the pass? Easily, all day long.

Don't agree with the blame of Delph, Mangala should have dealt with that pass easily. Kompany, Otamendi and Denayer certainly would have.

Delph's done well so far, been quite impressed with his performances. Provides the energy required in midfield when Yaya barely moves.
 
Walcott runs about and he's forever labelled "a headless chicken".

Delph does it and he's "a workhorse"

I think he out-pointed McManaman tonight.
 
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Sorry to post this again. Actually i'm not. This is criminal. Mangala takes the shite for it because he misplaced the pass into Fernandinho, but this is rank awful decision making by Delph. Why would you go backwards when you have Fernandinho in acres of space ready to break into the opponents half? Just why? How the hell hasn't he seen him? We've bought some absolute shite.
 
some sense ono-his poor first touch gets him into trouble. Arsenal pressed him several times exposing it. Must play centrally not wide where he isn't comfortable at all and needs to tighten up his first touch.
 
CityFan94 said:
Was the pass to Mangala the right pass? No.

Should Mangala, a centre back at a top club, have been able to deal with the pass? Easily, all day long.

Don't agree with the blame of Delph, Mangala should have dealt with that pass easily. Kompany, Otamendi and Denayer certainly would have.

Delph's done well so far, been quite impressed with his performances. Provides the energy required in midfield when Yaya barely moves.
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He should have done, but why even put him under pressure to do so when you can actually start an attack by simply rolling the ball square. It's just another example of how there is often a more obvious mistake which leads to a defender being put into a needlessly precarious situation, and the defender receiving the blunt of the blame. Yes Mangala should have dealt with it but that is criminal by Delph. To me, it's far more shocking than an overhit pass. He's not even seen the pass, and it was bang in front of him.
 
bert38 said:
some sense ono-his poor first touch gets him into trouble. Arsenal pressed him several times exposing it. Must play centrally not wide where he isn't comfortable at all and needs to tighten up his first touch.
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I don't even think he is in trouble, he has 5 yards between himself and any other player, and he's running away from said players.
 
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I don't even think he is in trouble, he has 5 yards between himself and any other player, and he's running away from said players.
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I would need to see it again-and I don't intend too! But my recollection was that he didn't get the ball under control, flapped and made the wrong decision.
 
Just as much to blame as Mangala for the second however it's unjust laying into him when he was played out on the wing, basically hung out to dry by Pellers. Christ knows what was going through the 'engineers' mind when he came up with that one.

If he's playing he should be in a mid three.
 
Have three centre midfielders on the pitch but somehow still managed to play one of them on the wing.

Should of played a front three on silva - Aguero - de Bruyne with them all interchanging positions and kept a solid three in midfield like against Sevilla.
 
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