David Silva - 2016/17 performances

[BillyShears]

I think at present and for yhe next couple of seasons as long as he is fit it does.....without him we drop a level or two noticeably.....noone has his eye for a pass as consistently as he does and his work rate is fantastic (which is something that is so often missed). For me he is still better than kdb who is the only other player who comes clise in terms of creativity

His work rate is right up there with his goal scoring prowess.

 

[simon23]

I think he is adapting to his new job pretty well, but I'm not certain he is the ideal man for either the centre mid or attacking mid position. We may find a better fit.

But he doesn't have to be the perfect player for either job anyhow, we have a squad.

In time yes we may find a better fit of course but he has a couple of years left pull8ng the strings for us

 

[Neville Kneville]

In time yes we may find a better fit of course but he has a couple of years left pull8ng the strings for us

He can still do that anyway, even if he isn't in our strongest team. It's a long season.

 

[simon23]

He can still do that anyway, even if he isn't in our strongest team. It's a long season.

I get what your saying completely....

 

[Dax777]

Anyone who puts Silva at 1 and Yaya/KDB/Kun below him doesn't understand football. Sorry.

I'm no Silva jockstrap, but it's an aesthetic distinction. At their very best, they all brought different qualities to the table. And you can understand football and make an aesthetic choice.

IKlopp knows something about football. Of this, I am sure you know. And he rates Silva the highly. Perhaps higher than any City player. Granted with a qualifier, but highly none the less.

 

[blueinsa]

He possibly is the best footballer, especially on the eye but for influence since the takeover and what he actually did its Yaya all day long for me.

 

[BillyShears]

I'm no Silva jockstrap, but it's an aesthetic distinction. At their very best, they all brought different qualities to the table. And you can understand football and make an aesthetic choice.

IKlopp knows something about football. Of this, I am sure you know. And he rates Silva the highly. Perhaps higher than any City player. Granted with a qualifier, but highly none the less.

I rate Silva highly too. I just don't understand why people feel the need to elevate him to some kind of mythical status whereby he's the greatest player who's ever played for us or some hyperbole like that.

 

[Dax777]

I rate Silva highly too. I just don't understand why people feel the need to elevate him to some kind of mythical status whereby he's the greatest player who's ever played for us or some hyperbole like that.

Aesthetics.its an emotional connection. He creates an atmosphere that stays deep and connects with what fans find joyful about football when he is on it.

Same can be said of Iniesta. But that's for another day :)

 

[simon23]

He possibly is the best footballer, especially on the eye but for influence since the takeover and what he actually did its Yaya all day long for me.

Yeah its quite hard to distinguish between the two as they are both dantasirc footballers and their infulence on a game is palpable yet both with very different things they bring

 

[Saddleworth2]

He is held in such high esteem in the same way as Andres Iniesta is.
They are both glorious footballers with a level of ball control that is almost supernatural.
They are both fantastic ambassadors for their teams, never a word out of place and a role models for kids
They both come over as humble and good human beings in a sport where there are many many players that don't demonstrate those qualities
They both have been fantastic servants for their country.