David Silva retires from football (pg13)

[Postman Pep]

 

[Vienna_70]

For a long, long time, being old school, I was unwilling to accept that I'd ever seen anyone greater than King Colin. In the end, I willingly accepted it: Merlin was the greatest footballer I've seen in that shirt. His mediocre level, on the rare occasions you saw it, was streets above nearly every other footballer in the PL. I never saw him play a rank bad game. Quiet ones, ones where he wasn't having much of an impact. It's the harshest judgement I could make.
Kev is more dynamic, has astonishing games. But Dave gave us control in game after game, month after month, season after season. And his arrow-straight through balls, splitting the middle of defences, just inside the opposition full back to the overlapping winger (think Sané!) were things for the ages. Not greedy enough, would have scored more goals — but Sergio was around.
It's not worth starting a separate thread for this, but I thought of starting one, “Who do you miss most from that 2010-2020 team?” Watching the stuff on the OS to mark his retirement, I actually got a bit emotional. For me, it's him. I still miss him.
Would really like the club to invite him back to come out before the k.o. of one of the big games this season, so that we can finally acclaim him and say a proper goodbye to him. Always felt cheated about that.

I remember Graeme Souness saying that he’d rather have David Silva at 75% than most players at 100%.

 

[Marlo]

Came here to post that. Excellent article.

 

[mancboy]

Legend is a weird that is thrown around too loosely in this day and age, but this player, this man epitomises everything that a legend is and should be, you could write novels about how good he was and what he contributed and it still wouldnt be enough, in his video he thanks everyone whereas in reality it should be everyone thanking him.

Thank you david for letting us witness true greatness.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I remember Graeme Souness saying that he’d rather have David Silva at 75% than most players at 100%.

Souness often talks a lot of good sense. One of the pundits I respect.

 

[RACHACE]

We've been spoilt since being takenover to have seen some fantastic players in the blue of City but David Silva is the best of the lot and the best player the Premier League has seen so far.

 

[Bluey91]

I'm sure he will go and have a well earned relax and rehab his knee, but, just imagine if he comes back as part of Pep's backroom staff this season - plenty of space in the dugout currently!

 

[bluemystery]

up there with iniesta in terms of football players who turn the game into an art.

 

[tornandfrayed]

And generally very respectful comments below.

 

[samuelyeboah]

He should come and be pep's assistant