David Silva

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Interesting how this season, the opinions on Silva seem to vary more than any other player. Even the posts regarding last night's game, are all over the place.
Personally, I thought he was our least effective player, but always looked capable of one moment of inspiration.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Played well second half

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Ha ha! Jack's been at the furniture polish again!

 

[Bluwhit]

David was poor for the first 25 mins. There were several misplaced passes.
He eventually got into a rhythm and was much better 2nd half.
It was obvious the tactics were to contain rather than press and he did his bit for the team.
Still amazed we kept a clean sheet. Some great performances in midfield and defence.
What a strike by KDB... David couldn't do that. That's why it's great to have them both though eh!
Vamos City !!


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[mancity dan]

David was poor for the first 25 mins. There were several misplaced passes.
He eventually got into a rhythm and was much better 2nd half.
It was obvious the tactics were to contain rather than press and he did his bit for the team.
Still amazed we kept a clean sheet. Some great performances in midfield and defence.
What a strike by KDB... David couldn't do that. That's why it's great to have them both though eh!
Vamos City !!


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Totally agree with the above.

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[Bluwhit]

Totally agree with the above.

Sent from my PC at work ;)

Ha ha ! That's better !

 

[cibaman]

He does seem to have lost a touch of that incredible flexibility that made him a nightmare for defenders. That dazzling ability to receive the ball in tight situations and instantly turn defenders inside out. When he does it now its a bit slower, he doesn't always complete the turn which means the resulting pass isn't always precise. Not sure whether that's due to his injury or just age.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

He was a liability that second half and should have gone off earlier. Also looked a bit piss and wind too often going forward. Just isn't on form at all and hasn't been since the start of the season

 

[supercity88]

He's pure class so injury has to be the reason he's not quite there at the moment. Need to rest him. As crucial as the league games are, we can't risk him as he's so important in big games such as a CL semi final (can't believe I'm writing that!).

The board have been criticised for poor signings but credit to them for getting De Bruyne, without him we'd have lacked the goals and would have rarely threatened last night. We've got Nasri to cover for Silva in the league but we'll need Silva's skill and guile in the semi final so he needs to be allowed to rest and recover.

 

[jimharri]