Fernandinho

[Kippaxstreetheadache]

My motm.

Won everything in midfield, covered every blade of grass, moved the ball quickly and intelligently.

A quality player, really glad to see him settling now.

 

[Jezzeroo]

Tremendous again.

As above,we need to find him help,i don't think it will come from within the squad so we need to buy asap when the right quality becomes available - no more wasting millions on Stoke calibre signings

It's the one position we need to outlay what ever amount it takes. If another midfielder of Fern's quality or greater is the only significant signing we make in the next two windows then I'd be quite satisfied.

There's a reason he cost what he did..... guys like him are the difference between success and failure in Europe (and you could argue now the the diff between top 1-2 in the league and the rest). And every fucker is after one now, they're in bloody high demand with limited supply - take the Rags for example, they're in bloody desperate need of one and would have to outlay a minimum of 30 million to get one in order to make a much needed improvement to their squad.

Don't tell the Rags - let them keep Fellaini and Carrick!

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Love the guy. A total pro who is loving being here and shows it in every game.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Somebody said we need another like him - don't think there is one. Consummate player and athlete. Pass tackle shoot - no probs, ever. Strikes the perfect balance between attacking the ball and not getting given the run around and leaving space. Ditto with his passing, perfect balance between shifting us into attack, and nursing possession. Expensive, but worth every penny.

 

[slick]

Thought he had a blinder tonight, stepped up to the plate when it mattered knowing Yaya was missing so he had to up his game.
I won't take motm away from Milner though because this wasn't a one off, every time we've played Bayern he has come up with the goods.

 

[SuperSilva]

superb...

I just want to know where all those whiners and moaners are who said we "overpaid" for him and "he will be shit since the Ukrainian league is untested"....

I am glad there were some blues who fought for him at the start!

Fernan is going to be the key and most subtle difference in this and future season success...

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

A superb performance again by Ferdy tonight. He gets better with every match. His workrate is incredible

 

[Cityfan]

superb...

I just want to know where all those whiners and moaners are who said we "overpaid" for him and "he will be shit since the Ukrainian league is untested"....

I am glad there were some blues who fought for him at the start!

Fernan is going to be the key and most subtle difference in this and future season success...

I am not a moaner but will confess to thinking we had probably overpaid for him. Apart from the Chelsea video I had no idea what we were going to get good or bad.
At first I thought he looked a little rash in the challenge, playing very well now though I agree.

 

[Jumanji]

I was always a fan, but can now safely say after having seen enough that the lad is world class. And he'll only get better; his track record in each game is evidence for this.

 

[LoveCity]

I was always a fan, but can now safely say after having seen enough that the lad is world class. And he'll only get better; his track record in each game is evidence for this.

Likewise. I was a huge fan, but not sure whether he'd be an elite level midfielder rather than just an excellent one.

He is. There are some who might excel at a certain facet of the game more than Fernandinho, but very few who do it all as well. Vidal springs to mind as one who is better, because of all the goals he scored, but Fernandinho isn't far behind.

Great signing, he is the modern midfielder. Fast, always tenacious and pressing, good passing range. If we had another like him we'd have a greater chance of winning the CL because you need his intensity for 90 minutes in today's midfield battles. He stood among giants today and outperformed most of them.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Controversial maybe..... but I would sacrifice Yaya if we could recruit another in the mould of Fernandinho.

 

[Jumanji]

I was always a fan, but can now safely say after having seen enough that the lad is world class. And he'll only get better; his track record in each game is evidence for this.

Likewise. I was a huge fan, but not sure whether he'd be an elite level midfielder rather than just an excellent one.

He is. There are some who might excel as a certain facet of the game more than Fernandinho, but very few who do it all as well. Vidal springs to mind as one who is better, because of all the goals he scored, but Fernandinho isn't far behind.

Great signing, he is the modern midfielder. Fast, always tenacious and pressing, good passing range. If we had another like him we'd have a greater chance of winning the CL because you need his intensity for 90 minutes in today's midfield battles. He stood among giants today and outperformed most of them.

So good at everything, and so smart on the pitch too.

He looks for his teammates even before the ball comes to him, and starts attacks from defence quickly. That's the best part about him besides his athleticism.
Defensively, he also has a great innate sense of play development and will ghost in out of nowhere to cut out killer final balls or tackle. You won't get around Dinho if you're predictable. Love it.

 

[ws01]

Somebody said we need another like him - don't think there is one. Consummate player and athlete. Pass tackle shoot - no probs, ever. Strikes the perfect balance between attacking the ball and not getting given the run around and leaving space. Ditto with his passing, perfect balance between shifting us into attack, and nursing possession. Expensive, but worth every penny.

As far as prominent, highly visible players go you may be right. If they do, they're going to be at least 35mill+ these days.

This is where good scouting comes in and/or junior development comes in. It'd be brilliant if we could get a little diamond in the rough to come through for us. Who exactly was Gundogan before he moved to Dortmund? He certainly wasn't regarded as the WC midfielder he is today.

Given what exists at Barca I'm confident that in the coming years our midfield youth are going to come out as quality.

 

[Jumanji]

Anyone have a gif of when he dribbled 3 or 4 Bayern players?

 

[Armaan]

Controversial maybe..... but I would sacrifice Yaya if we could recruit another in the mould of Fernandinho.

I would probably agree, if Yaya wasn't so lazy and had an engine like Fernandinho he'd be up there with the best on the planet. Unfortunately he's lazy as f##k.

 

[ws01]

Controversial maybe..... but I would sacrifice Yaya if we could recruit another in the mould of Fernandinho.

Yaya has a time and a place. He's a great player and could be argued as being world class if he isn't considered as such already.

The top teams in Europe have quality depth, so I don't see any reason why we couldn't bring in another Fern and keep Yaya. Garcia should make way for a new signing.

It's evident that in games like tonight's, Yaya shouldn't be playing though. Horses for courses, pragmatism will win out in the end.

 

[ChichesterBlue]

Great player and cracking game tonight. We're not seeing the best of him in the league as he's being stifled by having to do the work of two players. Here's a vote for a new midfield signing (ie a better Garcia) in Jan to work alongside him. For now I'd put Silva there.

 

[LoveCity]

I think Yaya would have been fine tonight since Bayern didn't really have a holding midfielder and their pressing wasn't great. Yaya definitely is still a HUGE part of our team for me, it's just certain environments when he can almost go from asset to liability. But in more games than not, he is an asset.

It'd be good if we had two really energetic, tenacious, pressing midfielders of the Fernandinho kind, but not necessarily at the expense of Yaya. There is definitely room for 3 first-class midfielders at this club with all the games we play. Fernandinho and Yaya are both overused.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I think Yaya would have been fine tonight since Bayern didn't really have a holding midfielder and their pressing wasn't great. Yaya definitely is still a HUGE part of our team for me, it's just certain environments when he can almost go from asset to liability. But in more games than not, he is an asset.

It'd be good if we had two really energetic, tenacious, pressing midfielders of the Fernandinho kind, but not necessarily at the expense of Yaya. There is definitely room for 3 first-class midfielders at this club with all the games we play. Fernandinho and Yaya are both overused.

I agree,i didn't mean get rid of him completely,just sacrifice his place in the team in the games that require it.

 

[kunaguero10]

Controversial maybe..... but I would sacrifice Yaya if we could recruit another in the mould of Fernandinho.

Fernandinho is the opposite of Toure in a lot of ways, 100% high tempo, very consistent performer, always doing the simple little things. Whereas Yaya drifts in and out of games, can do fuck all for an hour then win a game out of nothing.... they make a great partnership.

I've noticed Fernandinho getting better at breaking forward recently, he really can dribble past players with a ball at his feet. Its just that when Yaya is playing there often isn't the need to. If he doesn't go to the WC football is broken.

Im a fan of him if you can't tell