Fabian Delph 2016/17 performances

[GaudinoMotors]

Can keep Gundogan company.

 

[Father Paul]

if someone like jack byrne impresses in pre-season i reckon delph could be on his way out.

I think this is where Pep will stand out from the crowd by been able to identify good young players who have the skill set, mentality and drive to make it to the top. Byrne imo is probably already better than Delph and has the potential to be a Premier league player and a perhaps a good squad player for us. Delph on the other hand has done little or nothing to justify his inclusion in next seasons squad. His injury record does little to further his case for inclusion. Some people seem to believe he can be converted into a grade A full back which may be the case but to me this seems unlikely. At least we did not pay over the odds for him and should be able to get our money back at least. He will probably be either sold or sent out on loan before the end of August

 

[john blue]

He spent 2 or 3 years crocked at Villa before having 2 seasons of being relatively fit. Fear for the lad's future with us, especially if 2 or 3 midfielders come in this summer.

wonder who thought he was a good prospect for us, same bloke who fancied Sinclair and Rodwell I presume.

 

[COAT_OF_ARMS]

wonder who thought he was a good prospect for us, same bloke who fancied Sinclair and Rodwell I presume.

Marwood no longer has anything to do with transfers, it would either have been Txiki, Manuel, Ruben, or likely all three

 

[Kinkladze 1]

Delph, even when fit is a million miles from being the quality we need.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Delph, even when fit is a million miles from being the quality we need.

Agreed. But it's academic, he's permanently crocked anyway. Get rid.

 

[kaz7]

Playing him left wing was beyond ridiculous,he can play in cup games in his right position

 

[Kinkladze 1]

Agreed. But it's academic, he's permanently crocked anyway. Get rid.

Agreed!

 

[worsleyweb]

Played less than 200 games in his career in ten years.

 

[mancityscot]

waste of time, wont be around under pep

 

[Kompany is King]

Not enough games.

Has to be moved on.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

No worries we are buying another sicknote for £20m+.

At least Delph only cost £8m.

 

[paulchapo]

A crock and on the few occasions he has played has never looked good enough. If we are ever going to reach the top level in world football signings like Delph should never happen for us.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

That pre-season friendly he picked up an injury against Real Madrid after 18 minutes.

He looked good, He looked promising. Energetic and composed.

Must have been the Real's players first game back after 5 weeks on the piss and roasting anything available.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

I'd rather give a young player a chance and send Delph out on loan or sell him. He had a very poor season overall in my opinion.

 

[Thenumber1blue]

He's shit anyway,I think Rodwell was better.

 

[tangaroa]

So what else's new?

 

[NanaToure42]

First of all, I feel for him. He seems to be a good dude. BUT....

how did he even make the England team? If anything I'm bias toward him being included when maybe he shouldn't but I really don't think he's good enough to play at the International level. It's questionable (to me at least) if he can play at a high level in the PL. I wouldn't put him anywhere near a CL starting XI.

When you look at some of the players across Europe/N+S America who were not selected to their national teams this summer for the Euros/Copa, it really makes you question what is going on with the England side. I haven't seen who was selected for any country other than France and England, but when players like Delph are being picked to play for England, and players like Lacazette and Ben Arfa can't make the 23 man roster for France (even without Benzema) it shows the gulf in class between Les Blues and the Three Lions.

At the same time, France may be the best team at the Euros in my opinion. I think they'll win it. Still can't believe Dechamps or whatever his name is didn't select Lacazette. From what Ive seen that guy is a monster.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Nothing against the guy personally, he's just a pro trying to do the best for himself and his family and he doesn't chose to be injured or lacking in ability.

But it really begs the question what on earth was the club thinking of buying this guy? It's not like it's the first time we pissed millions down the pan on players who clearly are not ever going to be anything other than backup squad players AT BEST, and probably not even that useful. We have pissed so much money away on rubbish, it's scandalous.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Nothing against the guy personally, he's just a pro trying to do the best for himself and his family and he doesn't chose to be injured or lacking in ability.

But it really begs the question what on earth was the club thinking of buying this guy? It's not like it's the first time we pissed millions down the pan on players who clearly are not ever going to be anything other than backup squad players AT BEST, and probably not even that useful. We have pissed so much money away on rubbish, it's scandalous.

I know this may seem nitpicky but can we stop referring to people as "rubbish"? It's one thing describing a performance or mentality of a player as rubbish, but referring to them outright as such just doesn't sit well with me.

Delph may very well not be of the required standard for our aspirations but he is not the sentient biological manifestation of garbage.

Beyond that semantics point, I actually think he has the potential to be a very useful squad player (which we need—we can't sustain a squad full of superstars) but I believe the injuries have taken a toll. He may be able to recover but, if he cannot, he was still one of the lowest cost signings since the take over and, by all accounts, is well liked by the other players (which helps out overall team morale) so we haven't really lost much with this transfer. For that reason I am a bit perplexed by some of the rather harsh comments made towards in on Bluemoon.