Fernandinho

[BringBackSwales]

The problem with Fernandinho is that I don't think he is that talented but we will see how it pans out.

Yes, you keep saying that and then not telling us why other than some piffle about lack of call-ups. I think no matter our nationalities, we can be very certain that national team call-ups aren't a reliable judge of talent.

you are making it look like Love City wrote that, which he didn't?

 

[Plain Speaking]

I hope we can get him, when I've seen him he's been excellent.
He is obviously passionate to come to us!

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

how many good season can we get from a 28 year old?

 

[Davs 19]

how many good season can we get from a 28 year old?

6. Was I right ?

 

[BringBackSwales]

how many good season can we get from a 28 year old?

5 to 7, which would be = or > the length of any contract

 

[dw7]

The way this bloke has been going on to get out of shaktar I'd be staying well clear. Seems like trouble

He has given them many years of fine service and now wishes to develop himself and place himself in the world cup window by transfering to us.He is simply requesting his current club be fair and respect his ambitions,which it apperas they are not.

I understand that but there's a right way and a wrong way to go about doing that. He's done it
The wrong way.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

how many good season can we get from a 28 year old?

5 to 7, which would be = or > the length of any contract

tbh i don't see him playing with the strength and pace he has in 4 or 5 years time . Fernandinho's role requires a lot of strength and pace and i can't see him playing at this level when he is 34 or 35 (look at lampard, gerrard and ddr , they've already lost a lot of strength,pace and tenacity and they are not yet 35) , i would say we play it safe and sign him on a 4 year contract . If things work out well we would probably get 2 or 3 pl trophies within this 4 years.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Let's hope City's scouting team don't use a "Goodness Scale" to determine who comes in.

He's a dynamic player, who dominated a game against Chavski. If we get him, great, but I feel if MP comes, he will have other players in mind. It wouldn't surprise me if we stuck to the Spanish market this summer (Cavani apart hopefully) as their tax rules are changing meaning lower salaries, plus MP obviously knows players there better.

 

[Saif1994]

Lets say we secure the signing of Fernandinho who is a quality player in his position. Does this mean that we are trying to get some Brazilians here at City. Last year it was just Maicon - was decent apart from injuries - and this year it may be Fernandinho and Bernard.

It would add some attacking flair to our team for sure. I was kind of disappointed to miss out on Lucas Moura last season.. I don't even think we attempted to sign him. Some young Brazilians right now are looking like real talents for the future Bernard included.

 

[Blueband Brother]

The problem with Fernandinho is that I don't think he is that talented but we will see how it pans out.

Yes, you keep saying that and then not telling us why other than some piffle about lack of call-ups. I think no matter our nationalities, we can be very certain that national team call-ups aren't a reliable judge of talent.

I don't know why he is not talented enough, perhaps genes, not applying himself when he was younger, who knows. I just don't rate him that highly.

I agree that the national team is not a reliable judge of talent Even Ramires could not get into the Brazilian team, which is surprising because he is actually a player they need as he has so much spirit, character and attacking energy. Bur Ramires have been involved in the team for years but this time around he was ignored for whatever reason.

I have seen the Chelsea clip like many others but as I said, I have not seen enough to convince me that Ferdinandinho is good enough to make a positive impact in the team.That is just my opinion.

 

[Delboy352]

Would there be a problem with a work permit for this guy, or is he one of those with a dual passport??

 

[zeven]

Would there be a problem with a work permit for this guy, or is he one of those with a dual passport??

Dual passport with a fucked up price tag. thats the problem.

 

[Delboy352]

Would there be a problem with a work permit for this guy, or is he one of those with a dual passport??

Dual passport with a fucked up price tag. thats the problem.

Let's hope time, patience and an unhappy player have the desired effect!!

 

[NoahCity]

Lets say we secure the signing of Fernandinho who is a quality player in his position. Does this mean that we are trying to get some Brazilians here at City. Last year it was just Maicon - was decent apart from injuries - and this year it may be Fernandinho and Bernard.

It would add some attacking flair to our team for sure. I was kind of disappointed to miss out on Lucas Moura last season.. I don't even think we attempted to sign him. Some young Brazilians right now are looking like real talents for the future Bernard included.

yes but we need a CM, Europe showed that, and there ain't an abundance of options out there.

 

[Rammyblues]

I wish he was Argentinian, seem they adapt to prem far better.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

I heard this was brown bread

 

[Rammyblues]

Maybe that is why we are looking at Alicantara then.

 

[Saif1994]

Lets say we secure the signing of Fernandinho who is a quality player in his position. Does this mean that we are trying to get some Brazilians here at City. Last year it was just Maicon - was decent apart from injuries - and this year it may be Fernandinho and Bernard.

It would add some attacking flair to our team for sure. I was kind of disappointed to miss out on Lucas Moura last season.. I don't even think we attempted to sign him. Some young Brazilians right now are looking like real talents for the future Bernard included.

yes but we need a CM, Europe showed that, and there ain't an abundance of options out there.

Thiago Alcantara is the perfect CM. If he plays every game and develops a rhythm he would easily surpass the likes of Gotze, Oscar. Although Thiago is a bit of a deeper player, he can be pushed forward to devestating effect. He's scored an insane goal against United and also Bayern. Also against Real Madrid I've seen him dribble past Marcelo, Alonso, Khedira consecutively..

 

[NoahCity]

Lets say we secure the signing of Fernandinho who is a quality player in his position. Does this mean that we are trying to get some Brazilians here at City. Last year it was just Maicon - was decent apart from injuries - and this year it may be Fernandinho and Bernard.

It would add some attacking flair to our team for sure. I was kind of disappointed to miss out on Lucas Moura last season.. I don't even think we attempted to sign him. Some young Brazilians right now are looking like real talents for the future Bernard included.

yes but we need a CM, Europe showed that, and there ain't an abundance of options out there.

Thiago Alcantara is the perfect CM. If he plays every game and develops a rhythm he would easily surpass the likes of Gotze, Oscar. Although Thiago is a bit of a deeper player, he can be pushed forward to devestating effect. He's scored an insane goal against United and also Bayern. Also against Real Madrid I've seen him dribble past Marcelo, Alonso, Khedira consecutively..

but we need someone with an engine, and who can be defensive

 

[Saif1994]

yes but we need a CM, Europe showed that, and there ain't an abundance of options out there.

Thiago Alcantara is the perfect CM. If he plays every game and develops a rhythm he would easily surpass the likes of Gotze, Oscar. Although Thiago is a bit of a deeper player, he can be pushed forward to devestating effect. He's scored an insane goal against United and also Bayern. Also against Real Madrid I've seen him dribble past Marcelo, Alonso, Khedira consecutively..

but we need someone with an engine, and who can be defensive

Yes I kind of agree, but why don't we place more trust on Jack Rodwell? Hopefully if he stays injury free he could be an important player for us? Then we could have Javi Garcia as back up. Fernandinho is good, but we can't judge him based on two performances against Chelsea. I'd still take him, but I think we need to put Jack into the starting 11 - we all know what happened to Sergio Busquets.