Player thread: Fernando (2014/15)

[daztrueblue91]

Appalling. Again. Been saying since the first half of his debut that he's not good enough and I got slaughtered for it. Not seen those posters back on this thread recently...

To be fair you rightly got slaughted for writing off a player after 45 minutes of his debut.

However, if a player has been awful for over half a season then that's when his value to the team should be judged.

I didn't write him off after 45 minutes. I said he doesn't move in to positions to receive the ball, doesn't show feet, doesn't read the game very well and looks sluggish. I stand by every single one of those assessments, it's just taken half a season for some people to realise.

I've said at various different times that he should never play in a 442 and got slaughtered again. I'll have to check the stats, but I think our win percentage with him in a 442 is less than 50%.

During our last awful run in the autumn people came on here and told me Fernando wasn't the problem, but Yaya was. I'd love those people to come on here and defend that view after what's happened during December and January.

I actually agree with your assessments but I still think its premature to jump to conclusions over a player based on 45 mins. Especially on a debut in a new league.

Didn't Tevez go 11 games without scoring for us when he signed? And he went on to become one of the best players in our history.

Fernando is a limited player at best and he doesn't look convincing playing in a midfield 2 with Yaya. So putting him in a midfield 2 with Fernandinho is criminal.

 

[goatersnipple]

I thought Anderson was the worst brazilian ever ........

 

[Puppet Master Silva]

Wish I could see something from him to make me think he is going to settle in, he wasnt the reason we drew yesterday but he certainly didnt help.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Gave an absolute masterclass in how to completely shirk a game yesterday. Didn't want the ball at all. Offered absolutely nothing. Second rate at best. A dud

 

[City_Sean]

After his performances against Liverpool and Newcastle I thought we signed a gem. But he looks so off the pace. Doesn't want the ball and when he gets it can't seem to play a forward pass.

 

[dobobobo]

Can't wait to see him out of the door.

 

[Cheadle Blue]

The club should be contacting supporters with the highest loyalty points, and let them shoot live ammunition at our "scouts" like a corporate shooting day or something

 

[uwe rosler 28]

His distribution is fecking awful there's no way he's brazillian he must havd been adopted by the same brazillians that adopted jo!

 

[Wio Gumflapdinand]

His distribution is fecking awful there's no way he's brazillian he must havd been adopted by the same brazillians that adopted jo!

This is the modern day mould for Brazilian midfielders so it's not really that surprising, the days of great ball playing Brazilian midfielders is long gone. It started with Dungas, Mauro Silvas being one in a midfield of talented players to today where it's Fernandinhos, Fernando's, Paulinhos, the lad with shit moustache at World Cup, Sandros...the list goes on and on, even the attacking players are distinctly average like Willian, Hulk, Oscar, Fred etc. they are no longer the fantasy ball playing wonders of yesteryear

 

[grim up north]

His distribution is fecking awful there's no way he's brazillian he must havd been adopted by the same brazillians that adopted jo!

This is the modern day mould for Brazilian midfielders so it's not really that surprising, the days of great ball playing Brazilian midfielders is long gone. It started with Dungas, Mauro Silvas being one in a midfield of talented players to today where it's Fernandinhos, Fernando's, Paulinhos, the lad with shit moustache at World Cup, Sandros...the list goes on and on, even the attacking players are distinctly average like Willian, Hulk, Oscar, Fred etc. they are no longer the fantasy ball playing wonders of yesteryear

You forgot Neymar