No, he didn't. Madrid sold him. Just like they sold Negredo.greasedupdeafguy said:Didn't Pellegrini sell Garcia when he was at Madrid?The cookie monster said:Gaylord du Bois said:MP seems to fancy him and I'll wager the Spanish duo do too otherwise he wouldn't of been purchased at the time of their imminent arrival.
It is a tough one who to side with isn't it
Our new manager who seems to like him
Or some supporters who did double wanks when we got pelle,but are wondering why he is picking Garcia
Ycmiu :)
Not surprised he hasn't been sold, who would want him after last season.
Hopefully he will improve as he must have something for us to pay 17 million unless our scouts confused him with Matic (who we should have gone for imo). Can't see him getting much game time though as Rodwell will be ahead of him and I dont see us playing 4-3-3 that often.
You tell 'em fella.....morleyswife said:I am a Garcia fan
that first line is just idiotic.morganporny said:Very good footballer, with better range of passing from the back than anyone else we have.
Slow, but unfairly blamed for Southampton defeat, got turned and looked silly - but our midfield was appalling that day - he played ok.
Not good enough for where we want to be. Fernandinho/Garcia - could be very strong pairing, Garcia/Barry is dreadful, Garcia/Yaya not much better.
NipHolmes said:[flash=][/flash]kenzie115 said:I think we should reserve judgement until we've seen him play a few games under the new manager. We've seen the difference he's made to Dzeko, and to a lesser extent Nasri, it's not unreasonable to suggest that Garcia's performances may improve from last year too.
The big difference to Dzeko is speeded up play and width. As for Nasri, being played through the centre always is a bonus for the lad mate. When he's out wide he's rotten, played through the middle he's one of the best in the league imho.
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Ray78 said:Did a very good job at Stoke in the FA Cup game last season at centre back and even though he isn't a destroyer he does a very good job screening which is more than useful when play the Champions League.
Watford game in the FA cup?
In fairness he was very good v Stoke, good headed goal although I think that was a league game.
BlueAnorak said:Garcia is a good player. His positional seance when defending is superb and his tackling and passing is good. His only issue is pace - but it only counts against him, in the roles he plays in, when the player he is partnered with also has a lack of pace . Hence partnering Barry with Garcia doesn't work.
He can do a job for us.
That said he is the scapegoat though for far too many on here who wouldn't recognise good positional sense if it hit them in the face. In fact he was just about our best player against Southampton and Everton away last season. Sadly those who criticised him couldn't see that the rest of the team had absolute bloody stinkers in those two games.