Just had some German media bloke on SSN with this little gem.
We in Germany cannot understand why City need De Bruyne, if they play him in the middle, will this be at the expense of Silva ??
where do they get these idiots?? Probably the the Trafford academy of press numpties.
Yes I saw that. I find it hard to believe how short-sighted these sports journalists & pundits can be. "City have had a great start. They don't need him". "Where will he play? He wants to play in the middle but that displaces David Silva" etc.
Some points they might consider:
1. David Silva gets injured or suspended or rested. Where will KDB play? hmmmm
2. David Silva plays. Have they seen the graphics that show where on the pitch he has touched the ball? Basically just about everywhere.
3. David Silva started in the middle(ish) against Watford. 2nd half he stayed wider (more often) allowing Sterling to play in the middle (more often).
4. What law in football disallows players from changing their position during a game? Pretty boring spectator sport if this were the case.
5. What law in football disallows more than one creative player in a team? One ignored by Barcelona who won the triple last season.
It may have something to do with the resources available to most teams, but with the backing City have now, there is absolutely no reason why Sterling, Silva & KDB cannot play where the hell they like behind Aguero & the teams they're going to face in the EPL & CL must be shitting themselves at the prospect.
What a time to be a City fan!