Player thread: Fernando (2014/15)

[nobody can eat fifty eggs]

He's slow, he can't mark, he can't pass, he can't control.....Garcia was fucking better and that's saying something!

 

[OrigamiNinja]

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.

2015 post of the year!

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

You get what you pay for , £12m is never going to buy a world class holding midfielder , simply not good enough for the champs league , a decent squad player for the premiership , but so was Garcia

 

[pudge]

You get what you pay for , £12m is never going to buy a world class holding midfielder , simply not good enough for the champs league , a decent squad player for the premiership , but so was Garcia

But I'm almost certain we paid more than 99p for him?

 

[sam-caddick]

One of the worst signings in the post-08 era, he is an absolutely shocking player for where we want to be.

 

[valancius]

honestly rather have barry in there

 

[HelloCity]

 

[Wio Gumflapdinand]

Better effort second half but after that first half that's nothing to shout about. How much have we spent on rubbish to replace Barry and De Jong who if still here would have cost less and done a better job. Rodwell, Garcia, Fernando, Dinho (who's ok but not 30 million worth of a midfielder). I'll guess that's over 60million worth. Fucking shocking that is. After seeing the line up tonight I thought that Txixi fella must be picking the team as well as the signings

 

[OrigamiNinja]

If our defensive midfield "enforcer" isn't winning a single tackle in a game against Barcelona then what is he ever going to bring to this side? I mean isn't this type of game supposed to be when Fernando would show his worth? It's what I've read on here from his supporters!

He's not won a single tackle in 90 minutes, incredible!

 

[Rammy Blue]

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.

Summed up perfectly, he is utter gash.