Silva

Garry.Cook said:
MCFC BOB said:
Instead of the usual and predictable replies of "fuck off", "what the hell?", "are you blind?" I'm going to explain long-windedly why I think you are wrong.

Firstly, if you spent a game watching Silva like Sky used to offer wit their "PlayerCam", you would notice that he creates more space than any other player on the pitch. He can spot spaces that haven't been created yet. He plays football like chess, in the way that he plans the game four or five passes ahead of time.

He may not produce mind boggling skill like Robinho used to, but I can tell you that Silva will not be a flop over here. He may not do fancy stepovers like Cronaldo but he softly strokes the ball into his feet and out again, and makes our attacking play tick. You saw how much better we played against both Notts County and Blackpool when he was thrown into the mix.

And also, you may not notice if you don't look at stats, but he has 6 or 7 assists to his name this season, and is in the top 5 midfielders who have created the most goalscoring chances this season. He quietly goes about his business without bothering anyone, and without exactly creating "jizz-fest" moments.

Also, he may only have 2 goals for us this season, but the amount of chances he's had that have been either cleared off the line or clipped away off the post or something are reaching double figures now.

The only criticism I have of him, is the power he puts behind the ball. If he passed and finished just with a bit more power, he'd be our top scorer, in my opinion. He's the most important player in our team by a mile. We don't win when Silva doesn't play. We win when Tevez doesn't.
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Cheers Bob. Admittedly I don't have the footballing brain myself to even recognise his space-finding ability but what I have seen is his exquisite touch and passing. If he can improve on the weight of his passes in the final third and, like you say, finish off a few more of his chances I reckon he will be up there with the best.

Not just yet though.
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Hart, Kompany, De Jong and Silva are all on an equal level of importance in our team. We build our team around these 4 every week. Or at least we should.
 
MCFC BOB said:
Garry.Cook said:
Cheers Bob. Admittedly I don't have the footballing brain myself to even recognise his space-finding ability but what I have seen is his exquisite touch and passing. If he can improve on the weight of his passes in the final third and, like you say, finish off a few more of his chances I reckon he will be up there with the best.

Not just yet though.
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Hart, Kompany, De Jong and Silva are all on an equal level of importance in our team. We build our team around these 4 every week. Or at least we should.
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Even a dope like me can see and appreciate the impact Vinnie and NDJ have. Maybe it's Silva going about his job so quietly and efficiently that he's slipped under my radar.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.
 
David Silva is far and away the best football player I have seen in a blue shirt in a long while..I use the term 'football player' in a very specific way.
He reads the game so well. He sees a pass and very often executes it well. He has pace and very good ball control.He can beat a man. He can cross. He perhaps could shoot earlier a little more if there is a criticism.

Some of the passing is sublime..His ball to Adebayor to complete his hat trick against Poznan http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Match-highlights/City-v-Poznan-Sixty-second-highlights is a good example. It is on another level to what most players can see never mind do.
 
See Notts County (A) for reasons of Silva worship.

Came on: Changed the game, very nearly could of won it and brilliant going forward.

Before he came on: Static, awful upfront and looked like going out.
 
Garry.Cook said:
MCFC BOB said:
Hart, Kompany, De Jong and Silva are all on an equal level of importance in our team. We build our team around these 4 every week. Or at least we should.
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Even a dope like me can see and appreciate the impact Vinnie and NDJ have. Maybe it's Silva going about his job so quietly and efficiently that he's slipped under my radar.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.
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You can question it if you want. Everyone watches the game differently.

But David Silva is the best, and most important player on our team. I cried insde the day we signed him. I'd watched him since Valencia brought him back from Celta Vigo where he was on loan. He was better over in Spain than he has been here so far, but he is phenomenal.

I'm actually scared at how good Silva WILL be over here once he adapts. The best of Silva REALLY is yet to come. His goal against Blackpool is about a tenth of what he is capable of.
 
MCFC BOB said:
Garry.Cook said:
Even a dope like me can see and appreciate the impact Vinnie and NDJ have. Maybe it's Silva going about his job so quietly and efficiently that he's slipped under my radar.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.

I will not question the brilliance of David Silva.
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You can question it if you want. Everyone watches the game differently.

But David Silva is the best, and most important player on our team. I cried insde the day we signed him. I'd watched him since Valencia brought him back from Celta Vigo where he was on loan. He was better over in Spain than he has been here so far, but he is phenomenal.

I'm actually scared at how good Silva WILL be over here once he adapts. The best of Silva REALLY is yet to come. His goal against Blackpool is about a tenth of what he is capable of.
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Factor into that: he seems like an amazingly nice chap and WANTS to play for us.
 
Garry.Cook said:
Over the last month or two i've seen city fans saying Silva is 'QUALITY', 'my favourite City player...EVER', 'world-class' etc etc etc.

Admittedly he is a very good player and probably has the potential to be one of the best midfielders in the world but in my opinion since his transfer he hasn't done enough to warrant the jizz-fest he gets on here.

Have I missed a trick here or has there been a bit of an over-reaction to Silva?
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You've missed a trick, here..
 
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