Garcia

[pudge]

Don't agree with that at all. Barry's use of the ball and reading of the game is light years ahead of Garcia, irrespective of age. Barry also went on to be Everton's best player last year, whereas Garcia wouldn't have got in their side, or any of the other top 6's sides.

Nice fella, but very limited footballer.

No....just no.

You could argue he was. Also Barkley, Lukaku, Howard, Coleman, Baines, Mirallas.

But one thing playing well as a quarterback moving and retaining possession and another thing playing as a defensive midfielder for City

We wouldn't need a deep lying ball player. We needed a defensive midfielder and Barry when he gets caught one on one is left floundering

That's Garcia's biggest flaw

 

[BLUEisville]

Despite many saying the Hull game (where he was excellent), I thought his best game for us was Chelsea in the FA Cup last year. Only a few weeks earlier we'd been completely outplayed by them with Demi forced to play in midfield, so I think many of us feared the worst, but we completely dominated the cup game, with Javi and Yaya completely bossing the midfield and not even letting them think about counter attacking. We completely shut them down and made the same players who'd humbled us so recently look completely out of ideas. Just a shame that we balls up the Wigan game so didn't go on to win the cup.

That's the game I'll always remember him for. Well that and Hull, but Demi pretty rightly got the accolades there.

I always had a soft spot for the guy. Great attitude, total pro. I figured for sure he'd stick around one more season, but with Mangala in a foreign player had to go and Zuc looks like the future at the position. And if the papers are right and we could get up to 13 million, my god, what can't Txiki do.

Best wishes Javi, hope you boss the Russians!

 

[br62]

A short video of Garcia in St. Petersburg today, arriving at Zenit offices. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.topspb.tv/news/news50871/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.topspb.tv/news/news50871/</a>

 

[ElanJo]

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Welcome to Javi Garcia!!! @zenit_spb

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[MCFC1993]

Just confirmed by City's twitter account, he's gone to Zenit. Papers are saying about £13m.

 

[ZabbaFC]

City Watch @City_Watch · 10s
Official: Zenit have completed the signing of City midfielder Javi Garcia (27), ending his two-year stay in Manchester.

 

[razman]

thanks garcia !!

all the best in Russia !!

 

[stony]

Its on the OS now. Good luck Javi.

 

[BongoBlue]

Adios y gracias Javi.

 

[NeilYoungIsBack]

Good luck Javi.