Fernando

[quiet_riot]

Leave that to the final mate ;)

If he scores the winner I'll get the vaseline out

 

[5948947]

I'll hold my hands up, normally gets a slating from me but tonight he was immense with his tackling and interceptions. Best game Ive seen him play for us. More of that please octopus

 

[Hungarian blue]

What a fucking colossal performance from him, and actually the same has happened at Kyiv and in Paris, apart from that shocking mistake (he lost the ball again tonight before Cavani's chance, which was probably their only real goalscoring opportunity, but boy, he as fucking everywhere and tackled everyone throughout the entire game).

Having that said, I'm having a hard time imagining him in Pep's team (he never really had a 'specialist' DM in his squad in his entire coaching career, and got immediately rid of Luiz Gustavo, who is one of the best players in this regard), so that's sort of the same nice swan-song for him in the CL as it is for Pellegrini.

 

[ninjamonkey]

He's been like this all season when used correctly. Fernando has had more of an impact on our defensive stability than kompany it's just harder to see as without kompany he usually has to try and cover for otamendi and his wayward positioning. Delighted he's finally getting thr recognition he's merited. And most likely from the same people telling him to get out of this club not long ago. You'll never get passed Fernando!

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Loved his little drag back and through ball to Sagna (I think?) in the 2nd half

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

Brilliant tonight . At one point I thought "what are you doing all the way up there" when we lost the ball in their half, only for him five seconds later yo have won the ball back in our own half.

More of this please

 

[MCFC Fort Worth]

He was massive tonight. He's been the most improved City player this season....by a long shot.

 

[aguero93:20]

He's been like this all season when used correctly. Fernando has had more of an impact on our defensive stability than kompany it's just harder to see as without kompany he usually has to try and cover for otamendi and his wayward positioning. Delighted he's finally getting thr recognition he's merited. And most likely from the same people telling him to get out of this club not long ago. You'll never get passed Fernando!

*past. Nothing else wrong with that post.

 

[Proy]

I'm beginning to think he's been being played out of position. Or not had the people around him to let him do his job.

In the games he's stood out, and by that I mean the best player on the football pitch, he's been used correctly, i.e what we fucking bought him for.

 

[Ric]

Immense last night. We look much better with him in the team.