Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
tolmie's hairdoo said:
On a purely technical level, possibly the worst footballer we have had since the takeoever.
And I include the much-maligned Stefan Savic in that, someone else who could play the right-back role much better than Richards.
what a load of shit. He wasn't silva technically but he was a brilliant defender for us. you sound bitter about him for some reason
I miss him being in the squad now, we are lacking an academy player.it doesn't feel right that he isn't in the squad tbh
Nope, nothing to be bitter about, although I am relieved I won't have to wince through his blunderbuss approach in a City shirt ever again.
Don't confuse my feelings towards the player and him being a decent enough lad, genuinely.
A brilliant player, though?
Outside of Sergio's debut at home to Swansea, the 6-1, when you could drive a coach and horses through that United team, and possibly the fortunate 1-0 derby victory courtesy of Geovanni, and there is little left to romanticise over.
No first touch, where the simplest short pass was always too heavy, not knowing when to give or go, a fraudulent swallow-diver when his lungs had given up.
I firmly believe his terrible injury record is down to a major lack of footballing intelligence. A danger to both himself, opponents and even his own team-mates (*see Kompany day before Liverpool game last season).
He is a bull on rollerskates, and it's clear Fiorentina didn't need too long to assess his qualities.
Outside of all that, I hope he continues to make a shitload of money, wherever he ends up, and can be happy.
