Player Topic: Fabian Delph (2015/16)

[01cravend]

Being used similar to what Ramires is at Chelsea and will do a job for us, in at least the next few seasons

 

[.A.]

so one average game and he's shit now hahaha. he's been really good for us for the past few games.

It was an awful decision to play that pass to Mangala when Fernandinho was available, but other than that he put in a good shift for the team out of position.

The starting team should have been Delph and Dinho with Toure, Silva and De Bruyne ahead of him; if he wanted to introduce Sterling he should have had the balls to hook either the clearly unfit Aguero or Silva at half time.

 

[herrock]

The 2nd goal started with us taking a short free kick instead of putting a cross in and Silva giving it away. I was disappointed for Delph at being taken off, we could do with another like him with ferns in the middle. Our troubles are caused by having all 3 of kdb, Silva and yaya playing a free role

 

[totallywired]

Delph is not good enough. Over hits passes, over runs the ball and puts team mates in trouble. He is just an average player.

 

[Blue Smarties]

He was played out of position.

 

[babyape]

The 2nd goal started with us taking a short free kick instead of putting a cross in

This for me was unforgivable. 40 seconds till half time, freekick in a dangerous position. Slow it down, load the box, and whip it in. If we score great, if we dont, we took so much time taking it the ref will blow straight after. Nope, we rush a quick one, lose it, and concede.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Not good enough for us...the thought of him playing for Villa against us never caused me a minutes concern, probably what City's opponents are thinking now

 

[City_Sean]

Runs around a lot and that's about it. Possesses no quality on the ball, and is incapable of passing forwards. Obvious that we bought him because he was cheap, but there's a reason nobody else wanted him.

 

[Sergio Picasso Aguero]

Can't see Pep building the team around Delph

 

[City_Sean]

Can't see Pep building the team around Delph

He'll be gone within 12 months. He possesses no top qualities at all.

 

[Lee won pen]

People said the same about Milner.......wish we still had him as well. Silva, De Bruyne, Toure and to an extent Aguero are great when we are on top but you have to earn the right to play the slick football. For some time now we have not been prepared to earn that right. No wonder we are changing the badge......"Pride in Battle" my arse.

 

[kunaguero10]

His touch is very erratic. Reminds me of Seko Fofana.

 

[pudge]

People talk about the likes of Mangala and how once posters have an opinion on them it sticks, no matter how they play; the case with Mangala is people tend to hold a negative view and ignore the positives to suit their stance.

Delph is the opposite. So many pinned their colours to the mast and stated he'd be a bargain. That he could come in here from a poor team and fit right in and be the springboard for a team competing on 4 fronts. Well he's not, he's bang average to be nice to him, always has been.

 

[Happy Feet]

Journeyman

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

People talk about the likes of Mangala and how once posters have an opinion on them it sticks, no matter how they play; the case with Mangala is people tend to hold a negative view and ignore the positives to suit their stance.

Delph is the opposite. So many pinned their colours to the mast and stated he'd be a bargain. That he could come in here from a poor team and fit right in and be the springboard for a team competing on 4 fronts. Well he's not, he's bang average to be nice to him, always has been.

Agreed. We never look like a threat when he is on the pitch and he doesn't help stop the goals going in at the other end either. Average player.

 

[bondsman]

Needs proper run of games maybe but other than trying hard which should be a given don't really know what he is going to add other than being a better player than Fernando though there are lads playing semi pro better than that turd.

 

[dasein]

Agreed. We never look like a threat when he is on the pitch and he doesn't help stop the goals going in at the other end either. Average player.

Obviously last night was almost a complete shambles, and I know Delph will never be a great player and maybe never as good as Milner or Barry (better to compare to Barry as both centre mids) but he could have been worse last night. And my god there was worse! He applies himself well and rarely gives the ball away, quite involved and seems to run and get into ok positions when silva etc are being double marked, if he was able to take the next step and be a threat by running on goal with the ball and putting the odd shot in, I think we could have that bargain. But it is early days for him at city, and we've got to give him more than a handful of games before we cast him aside.

 

[pudge]

Obviously last night was almost a complete shambles, and I know Delph will never be a great player and maybe never as good as Milner or Barry (better to compare to Barry as both centre mids) but he could have been worse last night. And my god there was worse! He applies himself well and rarely gives the ball away, quite involved and seems to run and get into ok positions when silva etc are being double marked, if he was able to take the next step and be a threat by running on goal with the ball and putting the odd shot in, I think we could have that bargain. But it is early days for him at city, and we've got to give him more than a handful of games before we cast him aside.

He has zero vision, makes Fernando's passing seem adventerous and a touch to make Bony's look like Messi. When Walcott runs about he's labelled a headless chicken, forever and always but ones on here, but when Delph does it it's energy and passion and he's "applying himself".

Fernando, who many deride (with fair reason) was hailed as the cornerstone to a brick wall when he joined; "Fernando and Dinho infront of the back four, wow good luck everybody else"... Yeah, no. The same happened with Delph's signing and still is, blue tinted specs out the wazoo.

 

[dasein]

He has zero vision, makes Fernando's passing seem adventerous and a touch to make Bony's look like Messi. When Walcott runs about he's labelled a headless chicken, forever and always but ones on here, but when Delph does it it's energy and passion and he's "applying himself".

Fernando, who many deride (with fair reason) was hailed as the cornerstone to a brick wall when he joined; "Fernando and Dinho infront of the back four, wow good luck everybody else"... Yeah, no. The same happened with Delph's signing and still is, blue tinted specs out the wazoo.

I know what you mean, because he hasn't done anything of note yet but I think thats just because we haven't really seen him yet for city, and I'm gonna reserve judgement for now. The villa fans loved him and now hate him for leaving them, and I can't imagine they would have such a strong opinion if he was average. And I know, good for villa might be average for city, but as said we will find that out in time.

 

[fatbloke]

Agreed. We never look like a threat when he is on the pitch and he doesn't help stop the goals going in at the other end either. Average player.

That first 45 minutes was the calmest and most assured I've seen our back four in a while because there was always pressure on the ball, not once did Otamendi or Mangala have to step out of defence to cover a midfielders fuck up. Mangala got caught once when Lukaku got in behind him but that was his mistake, not Fernandinho or Delph's. The goal was a set piece and just one of those things but Delph was everywhere, making runs behind the strikers when De Bruyne played him in to covering Clichy at left back. He's happy to carry the ball forward and although he's not got the technical ability of someone like Yaya, he's far better for the balance of our team than Yaya.

They were both excellent and if they'd had Silva's movement in front of them instead of that Yaya shaped traffic cone we would have been absolutely fine last night.