Report that Guardiola plans to sell Silva [according to Twitter ITK]

Silva is playing with an injury. When he's fully fit he's amongst the 10 best players in the world. Why would Guardiola off load him?
 
hard hard call on this IF it's true!!!! when he is pain free he is a joy to watch but seems like this ''pain free days''' are less and less....for the life of mine i can't see him doing the pressing Pep will want from them(or those who will remain)...Pep showed Ronaldinho and Ibra the door when was at barca or bastian at bayern so .....
 
Can't think any decision like this has even been discussed yet.

Kevin de Bruyne will be the number 10. Pep will have seen how he dominated the bundesliga. He scores and assists more than Silva.
If Silva can reinvent himself along the lines of Pirlo then maybe. But he won't want to be on the bench so can see him leaving.
 
He is possibly the best player I've seen (in the flesh) playing in a blue shirt, only the King comes close. However, on current form (repeat for the hard of hearing, CURRENT), it's hard to justify his place in the side. Then again, there are several in the team that you could say the same about. And, as has already been said, will he be able to play the physically demanding, high press game that Guardiola favours? Also, just what sort of condition are his ankles in? I don't think there's any doubts but that there could well be some decisions made on our first team squad in the summer that will be difficult for us to accept. Are we prepared to accept them, understanding that Guardiola knows a fair bit about this management lark?
 
i'd be really really sad to see him go, absolute class, but the gaffer can do what he likes. it's only 1 player :)
 
i'm not suprise of this. KDB is the future number 10. we wasting his talents playing him out wide.

i can sense we will play a whole lot different compared with current tactic, slow tippy tappy football.

but there is only one Merlin. i will miss his magic touch. his assist to Dzeko in that unforgettable derby game, and corner kick assist to Dzeko in QPR game in dying minutes, will always be remembered.
 
MeatHunterrr said:
Guardiola got rid of Ronaldinho when he took over at Barca, so I guess anything is possible.
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He got rid of goofy because his derby started hanging over his shorts, in Peps book another way of winning it says he used to turn up half pissed from the night before and on occasions was found asleep at the training complex. I'm sorry but it's a fucking load of bollocks that he will leave.

His so called dip in form is down to the players around him, he's become the go too man on to many occasions this season, coupled with his ankle injury that isn't clearing up.

Under Pep I can see him playing the Yaya position behind Kev at number 10 , he's got plenty left in the tank has David- Pep will see to that.
 
Lomas has a lob on said:
6 months ago it would have been unimaginable, but lately this seems totally plausible.
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Pellegrini is playing him out of position down the left and the right and not giving him any clue of what he wants him to do as part of the strategy ... basically because there isn't one.

Take a group of very talented individuals and send them out on to the pitch without a plan and what you have is the Manchester City we've been watching for the last 3 months.
 
Would hope Pep gives him at least one season.

People keep saying he doesn't fit Peps pressing style when none of Robben, Muller, Lewandowski or Ribery press in Peps current team..Silva has made more tackles than them all combined.
 
Today was the hardest both Yaya and Silva worked, yet they couldn't match the intensity of the younger fitter Spurs midfield.
Shaelumstash said:
You, Dax, Sean and BS. The BS gang.
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Damn! Ive been labelled a BS gang member. By the guy who has been wrong on every issue.

Strange that.
 
Thought Silva was much better today. And the at the death we saw his only weakness: goals. That separates him from being a truly great player.

I don't get the criticism about his workrate. He's a very physically committed brave player. One of my favourite ever City players. Rarely does he have a bad game. He has games where he plays below is best, but that's not bad!

He and a good back 4 didn't deserve to be on the losing side today
 
Silva is now where Toure was this time last season.

Drifting towards being 'past it'.

He wasn't himself prior to his injury and he's been a shadow of his former self since.

Sentiment can't play any part in us moving forward.

Given that I very much doubt he'll be in our first 11 next season.
 
Robinho's Subbuteo said:
Pellegrini is playing him out of position down the left and the right and not giving him any clue of what he wants him to do as part of the strategy ... basically because there isn't one.

Take a group of very talented individuals and send them out on to the pitch without a plan and what you have is the Manchester City we've been watching for the last 3 months.
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bravo
 
Not sure about this. I don't necessarily think Silva is untouchable by any means but when you consider there are question marks over the likes of Yaya, Nasri, Navas, Zabba, Kolarov, Mangala, Fernando and Bony, we can't sell and replace them all in one window and surely Silva should be last on this list.
 
Stoned Rose said:
Silva is now where Toure was this time last season.

Drifting towards being 'past it'.

He wasn't himself prior to his injury and he's been a shadow of his former self since.

Sentiment can't play any part in us moving forward.

Given that I very much doubt he'll be in our first 11 next season.
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I keep hearing this about not having sentiment and other similar statements.
Keeping Silva isn't sentiment, it's keeping one of the best players in his position in Europe.
I imagine he'll very much be a part of our first 11.
 
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