Fernandinho

[The Fat el Hombre]

We were waaaaaay to reliant on him stopping their counters in the first half, but he played well again. Needs to gym it a bit and get his arse to bem brasil for me though

 

[Phil1]

still managing to lose the ball when we're high up the pitch, giving up two dangerous counter attacks today. Shrugged off the ball too easily at times

On the flip,he has a fantastic engine,breaks up numerous attacks,has a great passing range and gives nothing less than his best.

That's the thing for me, he does possess all those qualities and I'm happy we signed him. The post above yours makes good points though, it's something I've noticed but just put it down to finding the pace of the league. Once he's settled I expect the unforced errors to go and him become an important cog in the engine.

 

[blightee]

still managing to lose the ball when we're high up the pitch, giving up two dangerous counter attacks today. Shrugged off the ball too easily at times

On the flip,he has a fantastic engine,breaks up numerous attacks,has a great passing range and gives nothing less than his best.

Barry has the same qualities and arguably does it better

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

still managing to lose the ball when we're high up the pitch, giving up two dangerous counter attacks today. Shrugged off the ball too easily at times

On the flip,he has a fantastic engine,breaks up numerous attacks,has a great passing range and gives nothing less than his best.

Barry has the same qualities and arguably does it better

Cant run though and wouldnt have a prayer of stopping the opposition counter attacks in the way fernandinho is doing for us

 

[FantasyIreland]

still managing to lose the ball when we're high up the pitch, giving up two dangerous counter attacks today. Shrugged off the ball too easily at times

On the flip,he has a fantastic engine,breaks up numerous attacks,has a great passing range and gives nothing less than his best.

Barry has the same qualities and arguably does it better

Barry,although similar,is more defensive,and doesnt have the pace,agility or mobility that gives Fernandinho the edge.

 

[Phil1]

On the flip,he has a fantastic engine,breaks up numerous attacks,has a great passing range and gives nothing less than his best.

Barry has the same qualities and arguably does it better

Barry,although similar,is more defensive,and doesnt have the pace,agility or mobility that gives Fernandinho the edge.

I'd agree with all that, Barry was a good servant for us and his form in the title winning season was up there with anyone. His pace was always going to be the problem as he got older. Bringing Fernandinho in was good business as once he's adapted I think he can do all the good that Barry was capable of as well as a few things he wasn't.

 

[Braggster]

We were waaaaaay to reliant on him stopping their counters in the first half, but he played well again. Needs to gym it a bit and get his arse to bem brasil for me though

Can see your point but would be against him putting on weight. I think it'd blunt his agility and quickness and it's those qualities that make him such an interception monster. That skill in particular is what sets him apart from Barry IMO.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Thought he had a good game today, my only minor gripe is that he gets the wrong side every now and then which, if he misses the challenge, gives the opposition a clear run.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Thought he had a good game today, my only minor gripe is that he gets the wrong side every now and then which, if he misses the challenge, gives the opposition a clear run.

That's when you'd hope he had a colleague to cover his mistake.

 

[John.des]

Once again didnt get called up for Brazil's next two friendly matches i October. Probably nothing to do with his Sahtar years maybe Scolari doesnt rate him...

Well at least he wont be coming back injured.

 

[Mr. Aguia]

still managing to lose the ball when we're high up the pitch, giving up two dangerous counter attacks today. Shrugged off the ball too easily at times

On the flip,he has a fantastic engine,breaks up numerous attacks,has a great passing range and gives nothing less than his best.

Barry has the same qualities and arguably does it better

But he's very slow and not as good on the ball. Would he have been able to make those plays on the counter? I don't think so. The guy broke up what was to be a sure fire goal in the first yet still the guy can do nothing right for some. Did Barry never lose the ball? I remember him being pretty poor last season.

 

[Blue2112]

Was that his 4th booking so far this season. Every single booking has come from him losing possession in the middle and needlessly fouling his man. Not good at this level, really learn from your fucking mistakes after the first, second, maybe even the third booking or will it take a ban before the penny drops. Its not schoolboy level. I watch him closely and yes he makes interceptions (he's supposed to) and he breaks the odd attack down (he's supposed to) but other than that I don't get him. Doesn't do it for me and I'm sorry I'm really sorry that all the happy clappers don't like it but for me he's got one of the most important positions on the pitch and he's not good enough.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

We were waaaaaay to reliant on him stopping their counters in the first half, but he played well again. Needs to gym it a bit and get his arse to bem brasil for me though

Can see your point but would be against him putting on weight. I think it'd blunt his agility and quickness and it's those qualities that make him such an interception monster. That skill in particular is what sets him apart from Barry IMO.

I think he's way too slight and can put a bit of beef on him and add strength without losing any agility or speed

 

[kanovic]

I love this man IMO his a workhorse. I do agree he loses possession more but I'm sure he will get better. What I do wish is that he shoot the ball every now and then bc he has a awesome shot. Today he had a chance but tried to look for the pass

 

[jaiguruKun]

Was that his 4th booking so far this season. Every single booking has come from him losing possession in the middle and needlessly fouling his man. Not good at this level, really learn from your fucking mistakes after the first, second, maybe even the third booking or will it take a ban before the penny drops. Its not schoolboy level. I watch him closely and yes he makes interceptions (he's supposed to) and he breaks the odd attack down (he's supposed to) but other than that I don't get him. Doesn't do it for me and I'm sorry I'm really sorry that all the happy clappers don't like it but for me he's got one of the most important positions on the pitch and he's not good enough.

Just because someone disagrees with your view does not make them a "happy clapper." I think today was his best performance by far and the signs are encouraging. I seem to remember Silva and NDJ did not tear it up in the first few weeks.

 

[pudge]

Caught flat footed and dispossessed a few times, but overall a good, solid performance.

He's in the midfield to break up play and protect the back four and keep things tidy, and today he had 5 tackles (second most), 2 interceptions (tied most) and completed 87% of his passes.

Job done.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I thought everyone played well today, him included.

He clearly isn't a £30m player but the price isn't his fault.

He has been inconsistent but hopefully he will come good consistently.

 

[Ducado]

I thought everyone played well today, him included.

He clearly isn't a £30m player but the price isn't his fault.

He has been inconsistent but hopefully he will come good consistently.

I am not having that one bit, for most of the games he has played for us he has been great

 

[stony]

I thought everyone played well today, him included.

He clearly isn't a £30m player but the price isn't his fault.

He has been inconsistent but hopefully he will come good consistently.

I am not having that one bit, for most of the games he has played for us he has been great

Doing the same job Barry did but with a great deal more mobility and a far better range of passing.
People are just looking at the price tag and expecting him to be scoring and creating goals every week. It's blinkering people to what he actually does and how well he does it.

 

[Ducado]

I thought everyone played well today, him included.

He clearly isn't a £30m player but the price isn't his fault.

He has been inconsistent but hopefully he will come good consistently.

I am not having that one bit, for most of the games he has played for us he has been great

Doing the same job Barry did but with a great deal more mobility and a far better range of passing.
People are just looking at the price tag and expecting him to be scoring and creating goals every week. It's blinkering people to what he actually does and how well he does it.

This!

I think it's also that people don't really understand what his job is