Player thread: Fernando (2014/15)

[Sergi0 Na5r1]

Whether sold or not there's 0 reason why he should be a starter in these big games and not kept benched. At very least not without a dominant midfielder accompanying him.

 

[kunaguero10]

It's got to the stage where I don't want to see him picked again in any game. He is just so bad, he has NOTHING good to his game. And worst of all, he hides and shirks away from responsibility when his team mates have the ball. He is out of his depth and he knows it. He doesn't look comfortable in himself when out on the pitch, which is obviously a shame.

Simply a shocking signing, and I can't wait till he leaves hopefully in the summer, sell, loan whatever.

 

[pudge]

I'm trying to remember the last central midfielder we had that was worse than Fernando. Dabo wasn't a bad shout from an earlier poster, I was thinking Jeff Whitley, but I think he'd have been more use tonight. At least he had some energy and would have closed players down. Fernando is Ged Brannan / Nigel Clough bad.

No wonder he has high ball retention stats, how many forward passes does he make in a game? 2 or 3 at best.

I'm still trying to figure out what he's meant to be good at. It's the cliché with this type of midfielder to say he "does the dirty work" "Breaks up play" and "wins the ball back" only he doesn't actually do any of those things. He's extraordinary limited in possession which even his biggest fan would probably admit, but this idea that he is a defensive midfielder is just a strange non truth that has become accepted as a given. Rather like the idea that David Brightwell played against The Shite in the Kanchelskis 5-0.

He doesn't tackle, he doesn't read the game well, he's deceptively slow, he's not aggressive, his "tackling" involves him putting out a stray leg when his man has already waltzed around him. The only thing he breaks up is our momentum. I don't know whether he is ill or experiencing some mental health issues or something, but this guy does not even look like a professional footballer at the moment. I fail to see how he could possibly have been this bad for Porto. How on earth have we scouted this guy for 18 months and paid 12 million for him. Absolutely bizarre.

I remember watching this as it happened and thought "Fucking hell, he doesn't even know what day of the week it is"

It's as if he's never seen a football before

[video]https://vine.co/v/OQLKKK7I6uQ[/video]

 

[Sergi0 Na5r1]

I remember watching this as it happened and thought "Fucking hell, he doesn't even know what day of the week it is"

It's as if he's never seen a football before

[video]https://vine.co/v/OQLKKK7I6uQ[/video]

How bloody lazy can a player get... He's often appeared sluggish and has moments where he just stops and stares at the ball like he's wondering if it will change into an animal and run off the pitch. It was noticed on our previous poor matches too.

 

[pudge]

I remember watching this as it happened and thought "Fucking hell, he doesn't even know what day of the week it is"

It's as if he's never seen a football before

[video]https://vine.co/v/OQLKKK7I6uQ[/video]

How bloody lazy can a player get... He's often appeared sluggish and has moments where he just stops and stares at the ball like he's wondering if it will change into an animal and run off the pitch. It was noticed on our previous poor matches too.

Made even worse by the fact his midfield counterpart, Rakitic, is the one pressing, winning the ball back and running rings round him.

 

[Jaxite]

He needs to be sold in the summer

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

^^^

Lazy fucking toad. I'd kick my oppo in the air if he did that in a 5-a-side match.

He's fucking clueless and now it is for certain, he's fucking gutless, and that is unforgivable.

 

[Silva_Spell]

I feel a bit sorry for him tbh. Porto fans said he's shit in a midfield 2 but a beast as the sole sitter in a 3. It's clear passing is not his strength (understatement), he is a destroyer who then passes it 2 yards.

His confidence is so shot to pieces from being exposed in a 2 in a new, more hectic, league that he can't even pass 2 yards atm.

I always expected he'd rarely start for us and just be a Mikel type 'shore things up' sub but for some reason he been picked ahead of Fernandinho on a regular basis. It's fecking stupid

 

[Damanino]

A corner was coming in no one reached it with head, Fernando than fucked it up with awful first touch but if he can actually take it off and shoot its probably a goal.

It hurts because I seen Brazilian defenders having excellent technique well not Fernando.

Also early first half the way he turned back, passed it back which was a huge pass to Suarez running alone towards Hart...

But Pelle deserves lot of blame playing a player like him in 442.

He is the base in a 433 formation which we hardly ever use.

We may play 4231 which still lot different to 433 depending on middle players.

I am sure he is able to be useful if two hard working MC's are playing and all he has to do is screen the CB's. But running around, stepping up, take up runners etc, we should have bought a completely different player for that.

Pair him with Milner as he has zero chemistry with him is a joke, do it against hardest game of season vs Barca, well as I said manager needs to take blame here.

 

[bluechampion7891]

I'm trying to remember the last central midfielder we had that was worse than Fernando. Dabo wasn't a bad shout from an earlier poster, I was thinking Jeff Whitley, but I think he'd have been more use tonight. At least he had some energy and would have closed players down. Fernando is Ged Brannan / Nigel Clough bad.

No wonder he has high ball retention stats, how many forward passes does he make in a game? 2 or 3 at best.

I'm still trying to figure out what he's meant to be good at. It's the cliché with this type of midfielder to say he "does the dirty work" "Breaks up play" and "wins the ball back" only he doesn't actually do any of those things. He's extraordinary limited in possession which even his biggest fan would probably admit, but this idea that he is a defensive midfielder is just a strange non truth that has become accepted as a given. Rather like the idea that David Brightwell played against The Shite in the Kanchelskis 5-0.

He doesn't tackle, he doesn't read the game well, he's deceptively slow, he's not aggressive, his "tackling" involves him putting out a stray leg when his man has already waltzed around him. The only thing he breaks up is our momentum. I don't know whether he is ill or experiencing some mental health issues or something, but this guy does not even look like a professional footballer at the moment. I fail to see how he could possibly have been this bad for Porto. How on earth have we scouted this guy for 18 months and paid 12 million for him. Absolutely bizarre.

I remember watching this as it happened and thought "Fucking hell, he doesn't even know what day of the week it is"

It's as if he's never seen a football before

[video]https://vine.co/v/OQLKKK7I6uQ[/video]

OK I am sold

I saw him misplace quite simple passes in the first 10-15 mins but this is something else. No effort whatsoever

we be lucky to get half back what we paid