David Silva

Even if his quality diminishes over the next few seasons I think Pep will still keep him around because despite not being the player he was, Merlin is still one of the best creative midfielders in Europe.
 
karen7 said:
He might have to retire from internationals to prolong his career,if pep wants to keep him which i think he should do
Click to expand...

Might be a good time to do it - he should reach 100 caps in the Euro's and he might not make it to Russia in 2018 with his ankle.
 
Ric said:
Was with Guardiola's approved doctor apparently, hopefully suggests Silva is part of his plans for next season.
Click to expand...
Well that's great news on 3 counts.
Silva part of Pep's plans!
He'll be fit for Tuesday!
It's not the City doctor!
 
wythenshaweblue£££ said:
The other thing with silva is he's stuck out on the left to much for me sometimes..
Click to expand...

Silva's been playing trough the middle pretty much his entire career at city ( most of the time anyways ). He even played there in the beginning of the season when kdb was put wide for silva's benefit. However, if you look at statistics and effectiveness, it's a no brainer as to why kdb should always play trough the middle as a playmaker for us from now on. Kdb goal/assist tally for city in 1 season ( no preseason with us and the injury ) is already half of what Silva has produced in 6 seasons!! with city. As much as I hate to say this, but Silva's days as citys playmaker were over when we bought kdb.
 
The way we played in the second half without him again made a mockery of all of the premature shouts for him to be "shipped out".

He wasn't at his mesmerising best, but he still knits the team together, even when playing out of position at left wing. He was the only player out of the front 4 who was actually showing feet and was brave enough to want the ball in tight areas.

In the second half we had no one showing for the ball and our play was disjointed and limited to playing on the odd scrappy counter attack. We defended really well, but there was no fluidity to our play in the second half.

I know a lot of posters love the stats, I'm not sure what the stats were because I was at the game, but just an observation based on how we played, there was a marked decline in our play with the ball in the second half

Really hope his injury is just a tweak and nothing too serious. But if Silva's out, our best set up away from home in this tie might be a 433 similar to how we played in Seville. Getting Yaya back is absolutely key to us playing like that. Fernando holding, Yaya and Fernandinho pressing, two fast wide players playing on the break, we could have a great chance.
 
Decided I'm a fucking jinx.
Devastated for my friend, he doesn't deserve this shit luck that this season has brought.
 
We don't need him for the second leg anyway. Speed and discipline far more important.
 
Pell not Pep ;-) said:
Come back soon David. Was nice to see the Madrid players asking him with genuine concern what was wrong when he pulled up. Humane.
Click to expand...

Decent reception from their fans too. Remember him getting a complete standing ovation in the Bernabeu when he went off last time.
 
I just hope he says a big NO to the Euros this summer.

Otherwise I fear his days are over with us, the guy needs a long summer break in the sun.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top