Jonny Evans

[Didsbury Dave]

Silva is good, he's just not as good as iniesta or xavi and there's no shame in that. You won't get any non City fan disagreeing with that also. Silva isnt the same as he was 4 years ago, he would've suited this role a lot better when he was younger.

Silva's performances have not deteriorated a bit at City. His game is not pace-based so he's just as influential now as he ever was.

 

[Jalfraag]

Silva is good, he's just not as good as iniesta or xavi and there's no shame in that. You won't get any non City fan disagreeing with that also. Silva isnt the same as he was 4 years ago, he would've suited this role a lot better when he was younger.

He's been better than Iniesta for the last 2 or 3 years.

 

[Armaan]

He's been better than Iniesta for the last 2 or 3 years.

Yeah but the original point was made about trying to replicate the barca pep had when iniesta was in his prime.

 

[hilts]

We do have Bernardo Silva who has all talent to be as good as Iniesta. And we'll bring in more press-resistant players next year (DM like Weigl, new DLP if Gundogan is affected by injuries too much and KdB doesn't work well there). The idea of midfield Pep is implementing at City is roughly the same as at Barca - there's no way round it if you want to have a dominant possession team.
Real Madrid is using the same concept now. Cruyff showed the way 30 years ago, Pep and Spain proved that he was right.

All the talk about 'enforcers' in midfield is strange, it's 2017, not 1997. Of course some height and muscles are required, but the idea is defending by team effort and pressing, closing passing lanes and setting traps. One more defensive specialist (say, Kante) in midfield would disrupt passing game/ball control and put his team under pressure, thus causing more damage than advantage.
Or, maybe I didn't get you right? What's your proposition?

And in the last 20 years how many titles were won without midfielders with a bit of defensive nouse. I can make it easier for you how many in the last 5 years?

Plenty of top European sides have that blend in their midfield perhaps they are all mike Bassett types as well. Even pep himself likes a guy who can get stuck in a bit

 

[harvo the blue]

Yeah but the original point was made about trying to replicate the barca pep had when iniesta was in his prime.

Stats don't lie my friend Silva consistently has been top assist player in last 5-6 seasons & again on Saturday he sees a pass others don't & boy does he find it, unfortunately Aguero & others miss to many.

 

[Armaan]

Stats don't lie my friend Silva consistently has been top assist player in last 5-6 seasons & again on Saturday he sees a pass others don't & boy does he find it, unfortunately Aguero & others miss to many.

I don't understand your point, silva is a phenomenal player on that I agree but at this age is he anywhere near a prime iniesta? He isn't.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I don't understand your point, silva is a phenomenal player on that I agree but at this age is he anywhere near a prime iniesta? He isn't.

He is fucking brilliant, whether he is as good as Iniesta is irrelevant

 

[FantasyIreland]

Back on topic please guys,there is a perfectly good 'Silva' thread if you wish to discuss him.Cheers.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Have we signed him yet ? This is the one I've been waiting for.

 

[simon23]

hoping leicester blow us out of the water for him!