David Silva - 2016/17 performances

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markbmcfc said:
I understand what you're saying but personally, 'cashing in' on one of the best players the club has ever had, just in order to make a few quid that we don't need, I find that appalling and disrespectful.

He should be allowed to finish his contract and move back home to Gran Canaria to enjoy his retirement. He owes the club, and us fans, absolutely nothing.
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I personally believe We should do for him, what Chelsea did for Petr Cech, let him move to the club of his choice as long as it isn't a title contender
 
He was man of the match against Everton now he's finished, wow you couldn't make it up. He's got enough credit in the bank to be allowed a bad game for me
Onwards and upwards Merlin
 
BillyShears said:
Equally supporter favourites tend to have their decline glossed over. Zaba is a pretty good example. Loads of people were saying he can't be sold in the summer because he's a City legend and how he was just coming off an injury riddled season and still had plenty to offer.

I don't think Silva's 'finished' though - reckon that's far too dramatic. I do think his weakness has been exposed again in the last few games. I sometimes feel with him that if the opposition DM lays a strong tackle on him early doors, it takes a lot to get him to then impose himself on that game subsequently.

Anyway yesterday was a collective lack of intensity and nous. The whole midfield was pedestrian.
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I think he's defensive efforts are being overlooked. He was very good at helping stranggle Barcelonna's pivot and the 1 time he missed his assignment he chased Busquet or Pique down and injured him trying to get back in the play.

Folks should not undervalue his defensive contribution this season. Even when he is not playing well offensively his defensive effort has been stellar. And as you know I'm normally a big critic, so this isn't me happy clapping. His effort on the press and harassing tackling has been very good. Frankly it might be part of the reason why he is not so great on offense in a few games. Coz he actually has to expend energy on defense.

Unlike in years gone by when he got a pass while everyone railed about Yaya's soft defense.
 
markbmcfc said:
Page 60 - Back to his best.
Page 84 - Past it and needs to be sold whilst he has a value.

One month difference between pages.

Bluemoon....
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To be honest, I haven't felt he's been back to his best for 2 seasons. He's had decent games and good spells and the odd moment of brilliance. But he gives the ball away far more than he ever used to, makes hardly any killer passes and is just not as good a player as he once was. Not finished by any means, but I haven't see the old Silva in ages.
 
Funny - look back 20 pages or so, and there was a Silva wank-fest in progress - how he had bounced back after struggling with injury last year. We lose a couple of games and suddenly it's stick a fork in him.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
My assessment is with merit, we can still establish a decent fee for him next summer due to his reputation and age. He will 31 in January. We made similar errors with Toure and Zabaleta.

Their decline was there two seasons ago but we hoped for the best and here we are.
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Just becuase they happen to play for City, I'm not quite sure what bearing the rate of two other players' physical decline has on Silva's.
 
Keeper! said:
I agree with the vast majority of what you say, the only problem I had was the end of last season. When David made a Lazarus style recovery when he pulled on the Spanish shirt.,
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That was because his ankle had 2 weeks rest pre tournament. Please don't ever think he's less committed to MCFC. I can assure you he's fully committed to City. I can see why timings of injuries etc may make you think that but it is pure coincidence. He is our modern day Colin Bell he has all the same footballing values and a lot of personal ones too.
 
He has had a great season so far. The entire team was off the pace in the first half on Sunday. Don't think there is much wrong other than individual mistakes in our defensive play and a lack of clinical final pass. Both will improve for sure. There are so many poseurs with limited talent in football, lets just celebrate a guy who is a complete credit to the sport and a fantastic ambassador for our club.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
He has had a great season so far. The entire team was off the pace in the first half on Sunday. Don't think there is much wrong other than individual mistakes in our defensive play and a lack of clinical final pass. Both will improve for sure. There are so many poseurs with limited talent in football, lets just celebrate a guy who is a complete credit to the sport and a fantastic ambassador for our club.
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Totally agree,picking at players gets on my tits,we'll really miss him when he has gone,maybe not footballing wise as that means he has handed the baton to the youngsters but as a model player and humble human being,one of the best we have ever had
 
karen7 said:
Totally agree,picking at players gets on my tits,we'll really miss him when he has gone,maybe not footballing wise as that means he has handed the baton to the youngsters but as a model player and humble human being,one of the best we have ever had
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For me, he is in the top two or three that I have seen in my lifetime - as a club ambassador and footballer.
 
Bluwhit said:
That was because his ankle had 2 weeks rest pre tournament. Please don't ever think he's less committed to MCFC. I can assure you he's fully committed to City. I can see why timings of injuries etc may make you think that but it is pure coincidence. He is our modern day Colin Bell he has all the same footballing values and a lot of personal ones too.
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He only needed two weeks rest to recover from an injury that had blighted him all season? Sorry but that's a crock....if that was the case the club would have packed him off to the sun for some R&R during the season, a season in which he was very poor, allegedly due to his "ankle injury'.

David Silva has been a magnificent servant and player for this club, but I fear his best days in a BLUE shirt are at an end
 
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karen7 said:
Totally agree,picking at players gets on my tits,we'll really miss him when he has gone,maybe not footballing wise as that means he has handed the baton to the youngsters but as a model player and humble human being,one of the best we have ever had
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Gets on your tits? Pic or it never happened.
 
Even at his peak, Silva's best moments were usually in games where City were already winning and the opposition were starting to lose their shape.
Alternatively, when the opposition defended too deep, Silva was fantastic at threading the ball to the overlapping full backs.
In those moments his vision was (and still is) a thing of beauty.

Completely different story in the Champions League when the opposition are equally gifted, and it all comes down to fine margins.
In those situations, Silva just can't get a grip and remains a peripheral figure, forever playing one touch return passes on the half way line

Guillem Balague made exactly the same point 5 years ago when asked about Silva's perceived weakness, when compared to Modric or Iniesta,
 
Scaring Europe to Death said:
Even at his peak, Silva's best moments were usually in games where City were already winning and the opposition were starting to lose their shape.
Alternatively, when the opposition defended too deep, Silva was fantastic at threading the ball to the overlapping full backs.
In those moments his vision was (and still is) a thing of beauty.

Completely different story in the Champions League when the opposition are equally gifted, and it all comes down to fine margins.
In those situations, Silva just can't get a grip and remains a peripheral figure, forever playing one touch return passes on the half way line

Guillem Balague made exactly the same point 5 years ago when asked about Silva's perceived weakness, when compared to Modric or Iniesta,
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Seems overly simplistic, and very harsh imho.
 
Silva, as a footballer, is one of the best players the Prem has ever seen.

He has obvious weaknesses, such as his lack of goal threat, which prevents him from changing games as often as someone like Gerrard has done, but he has a big influence on the general flow of a game. He is a player though, that relies on those around him, to make his game work. He can't go out & win it on his own like Gerrard used to or Giggs etc or even Yaya Toure. And certainly not like Messi. He is a conductor, not a lead soloist. If the rest aren't on it, you might as well take him off. If they are on it though, he's just about the best conductor in the world.
 
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