Fernandinho

[sir baconface]

Regardless of his price, this lad is a great fit for us. He's been improving all the time and is turning in some sweet performances. Was excellent yesterday.

I can see him being really influential over the next two or three years.

 

[Anonymous]

I see lots of people who were at the match think Flopinho was arguably man of the match. This is indeed very very pleasing. Those who wrote him off when we first sign him were warned that similar things had been said of Yaya.

 

[Heart.net]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X3GV6xtINI[/youtube]

 

[LoveCity]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X3GV6xtINI[/youtube]

A preposterously good performance when you look at it closer. He is such an intelligent player too.

 

[cleavers]

I'm happy to say my criticism of him after the Bayern game was premature

I think the Bayern game was the catalyst, he and Yaya got the runaround that night, but Fernandihno has improved with every game since, we badly missed his drive at Sunderland, and without him and Silva we looked half the team. One player has effectively replaced two, though I worry a little about the back up we have, if he gets injured.

Oh and don't tell Scolari, we want him fit for City....

 

[Stoned Rose]

I'd seen enough in the two Chelsea v shaktar games last year to know how brilliant he was and backed his purchase to the hilt.

Most important player in our first 11.

 

[ChichesterBlue]

Pivotal to our whole game when playing with 2 strikers up front (ie only 2 in CM). Shame when we're playing with just 2 in the middle that we don't have someone else with the same work ethic next to him.

 

[sir baconface]

I see lots of people who were at the match think Flopinho was arguably man of the match. This is indeed very very pleasing. Those who wrote him off when we first sign him were warned that similar things had been said of Yaya.

Let he who cast the first stone be without sin.

 

[Ash_city46]

Thought he was excellent yesterday, man of the match after aguero!

 

[Mr. Aguia]

IMO when MP reversed Dinho in the deeper role and allowed Yaya to go forward more was the difference. Yaya isn't always interested in defending. So having Dinho playing further forward always meant we'd get cut open easier. Dinho is more willing to do the dirty work. He also just needed time to fit in with the team. With so many top class players in the squad with his personality he was going to take a back seat so to speak.