Re: David 'Merlin' Silva appreciation thread
One of the flaws with Iniesta has been mentioned already. It's his partnership with Xavi. Take Xavi out and Iniesta is less effective. IMO Xavi is/was the better of the two. (Not that it's a flaw particularly, as it is a team game).
Silva doesn't have that sustained, continuous working partnership with a player of the same ilk/mould as him (broken partnerships with injury stricken Aguero excluded). Yaya either sits deep or is played as a more direct goal threat, they don't always work in perpetual motion. Sometimes it's also who you play for, to get recognition.
For me, I reckon it's a slightly harder challenge being a central figure in a club like our's transformation over the last 5 years, than being another cog in an already exceptionally talented and largely successful club. Not to belittle, nor exaggerate either of the two's achievements; my argument is they deserved to be mentioned within the same bracket to an extent that some do not give credit for.
One of the flaws with Iniesta has been mentioned already. It's his partnership with Xavi. Take Xavi out and Iniesta is less effective. IMO Xavi is/was the better of the two. (Not that it's a flaw particularly, as it is a team game).
Silva doesn't have that sustained, continuous working partnership with a player of the same ilk/mould as him (broken partnerships with injury stricken Aguero excluded). Yaya either sits deep or is played as a more direct goal threat, they don't always work in perpetual motion. Sometimes it's also who you play for, to get recognition.
For me, I reckon it's a slightly harder challenge being a central figure in a club like our's transformation over the last 5 years, than being another cog in an already exceptionally talented and largely successful club. Not to belittle, nor exaggerate either of the two's achievements; my argument is they deserved to be mentioned within the same bracket to an extent that some do not give credit for.
