OB1 said:
Didsbury Dave said:
And some of us could see immediately that both fernandinho and Fernando were perfect for us.
I like Garcia but Fernando looks like a better option.
I think so too
Even in what was a poor City performance in the Shield, I thought his running power was significant. It will be interesting to see whether he starts and how it affects the game of Fernandinho and Yaya Toure. It gives us a lot more options, particularly against the stronger teams when we might want to protect a lead or play Fernando and Fernandinho as a defensive screen in front of our defence. Mourinho would love that option, but will the more attack-minded Pellegrini want to play more than one defensive midfielder? If there's one thing I'd like to see from Pellegrini this season it's a willingness to be more pragmatic in certain games.