supercity88 said:Said on the Mangala thread, a perfect fit for the style of play and philosophy Pellegrini is implementing. He is looking for people who can read the game, who look to intercept and pressure the opposition and can feed the ball quickly to the attacking players. Would be a perfect player to help rotate Yaya and Fernandinho, and would certainly allow me to relax a little more as I fear any injury to either of the aforementioned could be really damaging to our whole style of play.
Matty said:The drop off in terms of natural ability from Yaya/Fernandinho down to Javi Garcia is marked, so much so that it's noticeable when we have to play Garcia as the pressure on whoever plays alongside him to carry the burden is huge. It's an area (along with right back) that I've said for a whle needs to be addressed. Now I don't really know much about this Fernando guy, but those who do seem to think he'd fit in nicely with the way we play. He'll allow us to rotate the Yaya/Fernandinho partnership more, and injuries in that area won't be as problematic with a third quality option. Depending upon the cost we should probably look to tie him down now rather than wait for next season, £3m or £4m, on a 4 year contract, is chicken feed really, although if Porto are asking for £8m that's a little steep given his contract situation. If Marcos Lopes is to go the other way, on a loan deal, then that can only be beneficial to City. He'll get more first team opportunities, the Portuguese league will be an easier one for him to transition into first team football in too.
He's also nicknamed 'The Octopus' in Porto. Perhaps some lyrics to Octopus's Garden by the Beatles may be a bit easier.r.soleofsalford said:Matty said:The drop off in terms of natural ability from Yaya/Fernandinho down to Javi Garcia is marked, so much so that it's noticeable when we have to play Garcia as the pressure on whoever plays alongside him to carry the burden is huge. It's an area (along with right back) that I've said for a whle needs to be addressed. Now I don't really know much about this Fernando guy, but those who do seem to think he'd fit in nicely with the way we play. He'll allow us to rotate the Yaya/Fernandinho partnership more, and injuries in that area won't be as problematic with a third quality option. Depending upon the cost we should probably look to tie him down now rather than wait for next season, £3m or £4m, on a 4 year contract, is chicken feed really, although if Porto are asking for £8m that's a little steep given his contract situation. If Marcos Lopes is to go the other way, on a loan deal, then that can only be beneficial to City. He'll get more first team opportunities, the Portuguese league will be an easier one for him to transition into first team football in too.
if we get Fernando, i think i have the ideal tune for him i just have to think of some lyrics <a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0yM52IEMA8U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... yM52IEMA8U</a>
steviemc said:He's also nicknamed 'The Octopus' in Porto. Perhaps some lyrics to Octopus's Garden by the Beatles may be a bit easier.r.soleofsalford said:Matty said:The drop off in terms of natural ability from Yaya/Fernandinho down to Javi Garcia is marked, so much so that it's noticeable when we have to play Garcia as the pressure on whoever plays alongside him to carry the burden is huge. It's an area (along with right back) that I've said for a whle needs to be addressed. Now I don't really know much about this Fernando guy, but those who do seem to think he'd fit in nicely with the way we play. He'll allow us to rotate the Yaya/Fernandinho partnership more, and injuries in that area won't be as problematic with a third quality option. Depending upon the cost we should probably look to tie him down now rather than wait for next season, £3m or £4m, on a 4 year contract, is chicken feed really, although if Porto are asking for £8m that's a little steep given his contract situation. If Marcos Lopes is to go the other way, on a loan deal, then that can only be beneficial to City. He'll get more first team opportunities, the Portuguese league will be an easier one for him to transition into first team football in too.
if we get Fernando, i think i have the ideal tune for him i just have to think of some lyrics <a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0yM52IEMA8U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... yM52IEMA8U</a>
Matty said:The drop off in terms of natural ability from Yaya/Fernandinho down to Javi Garcia is marked, so much so that it's noticeable when we have to play Garcia as the pressure on whoever plays alongside him to carry the burden is huge. It's an area (along with right back) that I've said for a whle needs to be addressed. Now I don't really know much about this Fernando guy, but those who do seem to think he'd fit in nicely with the way we play. He'll allow us to rotate the Yaya/Fernandinho partnership more, and injuries in that area won't be as problematic with a third quality option. Depending upon the cost we should probably look to tie him down now rather than wait for next season, £3m or £4m, on a 4 year contract, is chicken feed really, although if Porto are asking for £8m that's a little steep given his contract situation. If Marcos Lopes is to go the other way, on a loan deal, then that can only be beneficial to City. He'll get more first team opportunities, the Portuguese league will be an easier one for him to transition into first team football in too.
Nastasicsupercity88 said:Matty said:The drop off in terms of natural ability from Yaya/Fernandinho down to Javi Garcia is marked, so much so that it's noticeable when we have to play Garcia as the pressure on whoever plays alongside him to carry the burden is huge. It's an area (along with right back) that I've said for a whle needs to be addressed. Now I don't really know much about this Fernando guy, but those who do seem to think he'd fit in nicely with the way we play. He'll allow us to rotate the Yaya/Fernandinho partnership more, and injuries in that area won't be as problematic with a third quality option. Depending upon the cost we should probably look to tie him down now rather than wait for next season, £3m or £4m, on a 4 year contract, is chicken feed really, although if Porto are asking for £8m that's a little steep given his contract situation. If Marcos Lopes is to go the other way, on a loan deal, then that can only be beneficial to City. He'll get more first team opportunities, the Portuguese league will be an easier one for him to transition into first team football in too.
Interesting last night that Demichelis went into the defensive midfield role and Garcia played at centre back. Seemed to work quite well. Garcia obviously had a lot of time on the ball due to the extra man. Demichelis did well again in the middle of the park. I think we could see more of that if required, however, it makes little difference - when defending a lead and keeping the ball I have faith in Garcia and Demichelis in midfield but when looking to intercept and quickly start attacks as you say the gulf between Fernandinho/Yaya and these two is monumental. Fernandinho even more so as the work he does off the ball to harrass the opposition and steal it back is the fundamental reason we can attack at pace and exploit space.
supercity88 said:Matty said:The drop off in terms of natural ability from Yaya/Fernandinho down to Javi Garcia is marked, so much so that it's noticeable when we have to play Garcia as the pressure on whoever plays alongside him to carry the burden is huge. It's an area (along with right back) that I've said for a whle needs to be addressed. Now I don't really know much about this Fernando guy, but those who do seem to think he'd fit in nicely with the way we play. He'll allow us to rotate the Yaya/Fernandinho partnership more, and injuries in that area won't be as problematic with a third quality option. Depending upon the cost we should probably look to tie him down now rather than wait for next season, £3m or £4m, on a 4 year contract, is chicken feed really, although if Porto are asking for £8m that's a little steep given his contract situation. If Marcos Lopes is to go the other way, on a loan deal, then that can only be beneficial to City. He'll get more first team opportunities, the Portuguese league will be an easier one for him to transition into first team football in too.
Interesting last night that Demichelis went into the defensive midfield role and Garcia played at centre back. Seemed to work quite well. Garcia obviously had a lot of time on the ball due to the extra man. Demichelis did well again in the middle of the park. I think we could see more of that if required, however, it makes little difference - when defending a lead and keeping the ball I have faith in Garcia and Demichelis in midfield but when looking to intercept and quickly start attacks as you say the gulf between Fernandinho/Yaya and these two is monumental. Fernandinho even more so as the work he does off the ball to harrass the opposition and steal it back is the fundamental reason we can attack at pace and exploit space.
supercity88 said:Matty said:The drop off in terms of natural ability from Yaya/Fernandinho down to Javi Garcia is marked, so much so that it's noticeable when we have to play Garcia as the pressure on whoever plays alongside him to carry the burden is huge. It's an area (along with right back) that I've said for a whle needs to be addressed. Now I don't really know much about this Fernando guy, but those who do seem to think he'd fit in nicely with the way we play. He'll allow us to rotate the Yaya/Fernandinho partnership more, and injuries in that area won't be as problematic with a third quality option. Depending upon the cost we should probably look to tie him down now rather than wait for next season, £3m or £4m, on a 4 year contract, is chicken feed really, although if Porto are asking for £8m that's a little steep given his contract situation. If Marcos Lopes is to go the other way, on a loan deal, then that can only be beneficial to City. He'll get more first team opportunities, the Portuguese league will be an easier one for him to transition into first team football in too.
Interesting last night that Demichelis went into the defensive midfield role and Garcia played at centre back. Seemed to work quite well. Garcia obviously had a lot of time on the ball due to the extra man. Demichelis did well again in the middle of the park. I think we could see more of that if required, however, it makes little difference - when defending a lead and keeping the ball I have faith in Garcia and Demichelis in midfield but when looking to intercept and quickly start attacks as you say the gulf between Fernandinho/Yaya and these two is monumental. Fernandinho even more so as the work he does off the ball to harrass the opposition and steal it back is the fundamental reason we can attack at pace and exploit space.