Fernandinho - 2017/18 Performances

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

About the last man I'd be blaming for recent defeats. Jesus wept.

I am not blaming him, I am just stating the obvious, he is a great midfielder but too light weight for that role, Mane showed that today.

 

[bballchinaski]

We need a Big Strong Nzonzi / Fabinho type of DMF for next season. Dinho has the heart and legs to play for two more seasons but the strength and aggression is no longer there, you can see it in how he was overpowered by Mane for Liverpool's first goal.

totally agree, against a very strong physical team like liverpool that can get exposed

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

KDB and Merlin are getting all the headlines this season , but Dinho is very close for player of the season for me , he is the one player in our team who is irreplaceable , we are never short on creativity in our squad , but we only have one player who does the dirty work in midfield and considering he is 32/33 years old he has been brilliant. If there was a "unsung hero of the season" trophy in the Premier league , he would win it hands down

 

[Project]

Magnificent last night. Probably his best ever game and easily our man of the match. Can’t believe he had some criticism. Had the positional, tactical and physical acumen to literally play three very different positions depending on where the ball was. And that’s on top of his normal duties which are critical to our game. Phenomenal.

 

[bobom]

Magnificent last night. Probably his best ever game and easily our man of the match. Can’t believe he had some criticism. Had the positional, tactical and physical acumen to literally play three very different positions depending on where the ball was. And that’s on top of his normal duties which are critical to our game. Phenomenal.

Totally agree.

 

[tony adcock]

Magnificent last night. Probably his best ever game and easily our man of the match. Can’t believe he had some criticism. Had the positional, tactical and physical acumen to literally play three very different positions depending on where the ball was. And that’s on top of his normal duties which are critical to our game. Phenomenal.

Spot on

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

About the last man I'd be blaming for recent defeats. Jesus wept.

Me neither. He was magnificent again last night. MotM for me

 

[Saddleworth2]

Magnificent last night. Probably his best ever game and easily our man of the match. Can’t believe he had some criticism. Had the positional, tactical and physical acumen to literally play three very different positions depending on where the ball was. And that’s on top of his normal duties which are critical to our game. Phenomenal.

He was literally unbelievable. Our motm by a mile.

 

[Cotton Weave Blue]

Did the job of 3 men. Outstanding!

 

[OB1]

Me neither. He was magnificent again last night. MotM for me

He's had a very fine season and was one of our best last night, when in many way he did an incredible job but I have to wonder if he could or should have done more to prevent some of the goals conceded in the last couple of games? Maybe at times, we ask too much of him.

Not looking forward to playing Spurs without him.

 

[Onlymcfc]

Needs a much needed rest with the suspension. Ran his arse off last night

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

He's had a very fine season and was one of our best last night, when in many way he did an incredible job but I have to wonder if he could or should have done more to prevent some of the goals conceded in the last couple of games? Maybe at times, we ask too much of him.

Not looking forward to playing Spurs without him.

Good afternoon Ming the Merciless!

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

He's had a very fine season and was one of our best last night, when in many way he did an incredible job but I have to wonder if he could or should have done more to prevent some of the goals conceded in the last couple of games? Maybe at times, we ask too much of him.

Not looking forward to playing Spurs without him.

Same here, Dinho's been fantastic but I thought he could have done more to stop Mane in the build up to their first goal, It was just too easy for Mane to shrug him off.

 

[OB1]

Good afternoon Ming the Merciless!

Good evening kind sir.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

 

[domalino]

http://www.football365.com/news/f365s-top-ten-central-midfielders-of-the-season

Getting some due praise in this article. It has been nice to see the general perception of Fern in the media is now approaching that of City fans. He's been criminally underrated for years.

 

[Rolee]

http://www.football365.com/news/f365s-top-ten-central-midfielders-of-the-season

Getting some due praise in this article. It has been nice to see the general perception of Fern in the media is now approaching that of City fans. He's been criminally underrated for years.

Nice to see.

In relation to the bit on DeBruyne however, most specifically this bit

"Let there be no revisionism over this Manchester City midfield. As the start of the season dawned, it seemed likely that an ageing Yaya Toure would be a regular starter, an ageing Fernandinho would be his back-up"

is so, so wrong. The reason Yaya was getting a game last season is because we had full backs not fit for purpose and so the verstaile Fernandinho had to fill in at full back.

What City fan went into this season not expecting our midfield trio to be Fern, Silva and DeBruyne?

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Most underrated player in the league.

 

[SebastianBlue]

The takeaway from that compilation is that, with better finishing, Dinho could be rivaling Leroy, Kev, David, and Raheem for assists this season.

He is an absolutely brilliant player and, in my opinion, one of the best midfielders the Premier League has ever seen.

 

[SalahTheBest]

Should have been in the team of the year. Silva and De Bruyne get all the attention because of their creativity but what this guy does for your team is underrated. Without him your midfield wouldn't be as solid.