#25 | Fernandinho - 2021/22 Performances

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Gabriel said:
Blimey, that was a hard watch. I admire him for putting his body on the line time and time again, but the club should be asking questions about how it has come to this.
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Exactly, also they’ve got young centre backs on the bench for who it is their natural position. I understand they’re inexperienced but if you don’t trust the don’t put them on the bench
 
funny thing is if he and his family would not be adamant to go back to Brazil finally Txiki would resign him again and we would still not have anyone to rotate Rodri with really and he would still be used a lot in defence line.

thanks for everything, but way behind the time we need to replace him with a young, mobile, quality DM.

we are piss lucky Rodri didnt get a long injury last two seasons.
 
I know we’ve all had heroes in the team over the years but I think it’s ok for City not to keep players past a certain point. Granted that they still do some great things but I don’t want to situations like Dinho’s in the future. It’s sometimes painful watching them when they get on in years. Nonetheless, happy with all Fernandinho has contributed to this club till date.
 
FantasyIreland said:
It is,but we should be in a place that ensures we can.

There were other options in midfield too.
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Hard to disagree with that. I’d have greater confidence in Mbete next week, simply because he is fit.
The number of injuries now is less bad luck and more the culmination of too many players playing too much football for too long.
 
ID70 said:
Exactly, also they’ve got young centre backs on the bench for who it is their natural position. I understand they’re inexperienced but if you don’t trust the don’t put them on the bench
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I can understand it if the older player you’ve chosen ahead of them is fit, but when it gets to the stage that his teammates are carrying him and not passing to him as often, then it’s a self-defeating exercise.
 
Gabriel said:
Hard to disagree with that. I’d have greater confidence in Mbete next week, simply because he is fit.
The number of injuries now is less bad luck and more the culmination of too many players playing too much football for too long.
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We can’t play with Fern at the back next week, it’s just asking for trouble.

Cancelo Mbete Laporte Ake

That defence at least gives me some sort of confidence.
 
kaz7 said:
He had no choice but to try and play today, leave him be
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It is on Pep but no fault of anyone’s that players are injured. If an academy lad was played and City lost, Pep be damned. As we know Dinho is at an age that it’s tough on him, well, Pep be damned again.

It’s the business end and understandably, experience has been relied on. Nonetheless, I believe the club should stop letting players stay for longer than necessary. Sounds harsh but it’s best to let players leave on a high and not watch them fade out like we have seen with a couple of the players.
 
The most disappointing part today was when he put Antonio through. At his age you can forgive the lack of physicality, but you’d expect his awareness to be better than that.
 
Manchester_lalala said:
We can’t play with Fern at the back next week, it’s just asking for trouble.

Cancelo Mbete Laporte Ake

That defence at least gives me some sort of confidence.
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Would rather Egan-Riley, a lot more composed than Mbete. Mbete is the unit though. I just trust the former with the ball at his feet a lot more.
 
Manchester_lalala said:
A week is a good amount of recovery time, he played some minutes against Wolves and he didn’t look unfit .
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Managed 30 minutes but that begs the question why he didn’t feature at all today. Fernandinho looked as if he was struggling from the off, and Zinchenko can be preyed upon by teams with a height advantage. Hope you’re right and that he’s available next week.
 
Gabriel said:
Blimey, that was a hard watch. I admire him for putting his body on the line time and time again, but the club should be asking questions about how it has come to this.
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Yet many posters thought we had no need to have 4 CB's earlier in the season, so what questions should the club be asking ? Why didn't we spend £100 million on 2 more experienced CB, just in case the 4 we have all are unfit at once ? Not a practical question.
 
ID70 said:
Exactly, also they’ve got young centre backs on the bench for who it is their natural position. I understand they’re inexperienced but if you don’t trust the don’t put them on the bench
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They actually get experience being on the bench, not as much as playing obviously but we fill the bench to cover as many eventualities as possible even if only 3 get on. We have had senior players on the bench recently who have been nowhere near match fit, but we don't have to boost our opponents by sticking them in the V.I.P lounge.
 
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