Delighted with his performance yesterday and how he has started this season. I was very critical of him last season and rightly so, he never proved to be the signing we all thought he would be and given that he is the type of player that loves a tackle, i think we all just thought he would slot into the premier league immediately. He is proving his worth this season and i pray to god it continues. We went through the same thing with De Jong when he first joined, looked way off the pace for half a season when we signed him in january transfer window and the season after, he looked a completely different animal. The one thing i like very much what Fernando is now starting to add to his game is the way he is becoming a lot more commanding within his role, i kind of got the feeling last season that he was playing like a bit of a pussycat, this season though he seems to be playing like a rottweiler, on the front foot, throwing his weight about and making himself available to receive the ball. He is playing with far more confidence and as someone has already stated in this thread, he isn't just doing a hatchet job defensively, he is also using the ball intelligently and looking a lot more astute in possession of the ball than he did last season.
I really hope he keeps up the good work because we might have a cracking player on our hands.
