David Silva - 2017/18 performances

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Tricky_Trev said:
I didn't even bother replying once I read those comments. People seem to think Silva can play every game at his age (yes, he is now "old" for a professional football player at the highest level - he's 32 in three months). So we clearly need to rotate Bernardo into the team on a regular basis very shortly, to keep David sharp for the Christmas period. But people seem scared to play Bernardo Silva, like they aren't aware who the guy is. I'd argue it's THAT that is foolish!
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He won’t play every game but he’ll play the important ones of which Tuesday definitely is. He’s still got at least 2 years at the very top so the notion that he’s old at this point is wrong.
 
We have to win against Napoli at home as winning it at Naples would be very hard. I’d start Dave and just rest him against Burnley instead and start Bernardo or Gundogan.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
I didn't even bother replying once I read those comments. People seem to think Silva can play every game at his age (yes, he is now "old" for a professional football player at the highest level - he's 32 in three months). So we clearly need to rotate Bernardo into the team on a regular basis very shortly, to keep David sharp for the Christmas period. But people seem scared to play Bernardo Silva, like they aren't aware who the guy is. I'd argue it's THAT that is foolish!
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I don't care who Bernado is, you simply don't drop your captain in this kind of form, IMO. If there is to be rotation on Tuesday that brings Bernado in, there are a couple of options before dropping Dave, I'd wager.
 
It probably won't be in the highlights because too many other amazing things happened, but one of my favorite moments yesterday was at about the 10 minute mark when Dave controlled the ball on his chest, and feeling a Stoke guy right behind him, casually flicked it over his head to a completely open Delph. Beautiful.
 
quiet_riot said:
I don't care who Bernado is, you simply don't drop your captain in this kind of form, IMO. If there is to be rotation on Tuesday that brings Bernado in, there are a couple of options before dropping Dave, I'd wager.
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Even as captain and in this form he needs looking after particularly as we need players like Gundogan or Bernardo to be up to speed in case we do suffer an injury and to keep these levels of intensity up until May.

However, I'd be seriously surprised if this is the game he gets rested for.
 
With the winter fixture pile up we should rotate him a bit. We've got players like Gundogan and B. Silva who might not be Dave but they're excellent enough options in their own right. Over a long season we need to everything we can to avoid injuries where possible.
 
as good as dave and kdb are, potentially the two best cam's in the world rn imo, i really don't think gundo or bernardo are a step down at all. they're each a little bit unique. eager to see the other two get a real run for extended bit at some point this season. not now tho...
 
mavsmcfc said:
We have to win against Napoli at home as winning it at Naples would be very hard. I’d start Dave and just rest him against Burnley instead and start Bernardo or Gundogan.
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Have to think this is what we'll do. However, the game after Burnley is Wolves. Gundogan and Bernardo looked good together at WBA before Ilkay went off, so maybe we'll see them start in that one.

Tough to guess rotation but I feel so much more confident in it than I did at any point last season. Our bench is insane.
 
KCblue said:
Have to think this is what we'll do. However, the game after Burnley is Wolves. Gundogan and Bernardo looked good together at WBA before Ilkay went off, so maybe we'll see them start in that one.

Tough to guess rotation but I feel so much more confident in it than I did at any point last season. Our bench is insane.
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I'd rather start Foden (if he's back from India) and Brahim against Wolves if possible!
 
NorCalBlue said:
It probably won't be in the highlights because too many other amazing things happened, but one of my favorite moments yesterday was at about the 10 minute mark when Dave controlled the ball on his chest, and feeling a Stoke guy right behind him, casually flicked it over his head to a completely open Delph. Beautiful.
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Glad someone else noticed that. Had that been Pogba, Hazard or Kane it would be on every highlight reel. Too bad City are scoring so many goals and filling the highlight reels with goals!

On NBCSN, our MOTD was Watford vs Arse, because they showed City on their pay app! Because of that, City was just highlights, but there were so many goals, they only played the last few seconds of each goal! Th first goal started with KDB passing to Walker! Completely missed the lung busting run from Walker! The second goal, which was a series of entire team passes as soon as we got the ball back from their kick off after the second goal started with Sane against the goal line before he checked back! Fucking joke, because that second goal was brilliant...and not just because of KDB’s pass!
 
OB1 said:
Plenty of people noticed it. Got a round of applause where I was sat.
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City fans know he is a genius. I watched it and just laughed at the audacity and ease with which he did it!

I’m just saying that the so-called experts miss real brilliance while riding the bandwagon of the back page stars they create themselves.
 
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OB1 said:
Plenty of people noticed it. Got a round of applause where I was sat.
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His stats are approx the same as KDB this season, but no headlines/hyperbole, as per many previous seasons.
Only a minority of nonCity fans recognise how good he is, due to the limited time they see of him I guess. The last few posts being a case in point.

Hopefully KDB can be/is like Silva - quiet, unassuming and a City man through and through.
The Mendy types (and balotelli as was) can be the media mouthpiece because they have big shoulders and seem like they enjoy a good banter.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
City fans know he is a genius. I watched it and just laughed at the audacity and ease with which he did it!

I’m just saying that the so-called experts miss real brilliance while riding the bandwagon of the back page stars they create themselves.
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Plenty of pundits rate Silva highly but he does not get as much recognition as he deserves.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
Glad someone else noticed that. Had that been Pogba, Hazard or Kane it would be on every highlight reel. Too bad City are scoring so many goals and filling the highlight reels with goals!

On NBCSN, our MOTD was Watford vs Arse, because they showed City on their pay app! Because of that, City was just highlights, but there were so many goals, they only played the last few seconds of each goal! Th first goal started with KDB passing to Walker! Completely missed the lung busting run from Walker! The second goal, which was a series of entire team passes as soon as we got the ball back from their kick off after the second goal started with Sane against the goal line before he checked back! Fucking joke, because that second goal was brilliant...and not just because of KDB’s pass!
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Yes, that second goal was something else - it started with Otamendi dispossessing their striker and backheeling it up the line to Silva(?), from where it went around the defence and goalie, before moving forward, eventually to Sane, who had a probe round the back of the Stoke defence, but when that didn't pan out, instead of trying something low percentage, he doubled back, found De Bruyne, and that's when the highlight starts.
 

Just came across this, always good to see him getting praise after criminally being ignored for a few years.
 
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