The mancityfans.net football forum

...before any other premiership team does!!

[youtube]ZjPudVLhWeM[/youtube]

European giants have been after him for few years now.

Thought this was a thread about Lahm..

52 apps, 12 goals 10 assists last season in the french league. Similar the season before.

Not exactly setting the world on fire with stats like that is he.

How about this young lad? Looks to be even better than Hazard and is successful in a better league

[youtube]ZRRj73ZUAQc[/youtube]

ashton287 wrote:52 apps, 12 goals 10 assists last season in the french league. Similar the season before.

Not exactly setting the world on fire with stats like that is he.

Can't really look too much into that, he could have put another 10 balls in that Tevez, Dzeko or Balotelli would have converted instead of someone in Lille's team, plus he may have had another 10 opportunities to assit someone but their timing or anticipation wouldn't have been as good as those three players mentioned.

Double figures in both is decent. I've never seen him play.

I've never seen him play either and double figures in both would be impressed with in the prem. But the french league?

Obviously fast and skillful so if he could put a ball in then it would just be a case of working on the decisions he makes like AJ maybe.

Good player from the little I've seen, will probably be fantastic long term, but I don't think he's for us. Would rather go for a classic winger rather than another free-role, Silva type 'winger'.

Plus Lille just won the double in France - they'd be asking the earth.

David Silva
Apps/Gls/Asst
2007–08 34 5 5
2008–09 19 4 7
2009–10 30 8 7

Good thing we didn't pick up this guy from another "inferior" league.

We don't need another Silva type player on the other wing? you don't think so? You're right, let's get a younger version of swp (lennon) and have him fly down the wing and put in a shit cross. That's exactly what we need.

Fact is, I think this is the type of wide player that Mancini likes, and I definitely agree that he would be a great player for us. Hope we do get him.

You spoiled tarts.

kinkylola wrote:David Silva
Apps/Gls/Asst
2007–08 34 5 5
2008–09 19 4 7
2009–10 30 8 7

Good thing we didn't pick up this guy from another "inferior" league.

We don't need another Silva type player on the other wing? you don't think so? You're right, let's get a younger version of swp (lennon) and have him fly down the wing and put in a shit cross. That's exactly what we need.

Fact is, I think this is the type of wide player that Mancini likes, and I definitely agree that he would be a great player for us. Hope we do get him.

You spoiled tarts.

Yeah you TARTS!!!

I like a nice tart, though really I'm a pie man.

but how is he at defending, that is the ?

Rae4685 wrote:

kinkylola wrote:David Silva
Apps/Gls/Asst
2007–08 34 5 5
2008–09 19 4 7
2009–10 30 8 7

Good thing we didn't pick up this guy from another "inferior" league.

We don't need another Silva type player on the other wing? you don't think so? You're right, let's get a younger version of swp (lennon) and have him fly down the wing and put in a shit cross. That's exactly what we need.

Fact is, I think this is the type of wide player that Mancini likes, and I definitely agree that he would be a great player for us. Hope we do get him.

You spoiled tarts.

Yeah you TARTS!!!

:)

why the fuck to people say Silva is a winger! lol
...and why would you not want another player like him!

+

WE DONT PLAY WITH CLASSICAL WINGERS!! OUR FULL BACKS GIVE US OUR WIDTH.... ffs

Are they playing on sand in some matches on that vid?

freshie wrote:How about this young lad? Looks to be even better than Hazard and is successful in a better league

[youtube]ZRRj73ZUAQc[/youtube]

Agree wity you! Pastore looks better for me too!

TheGOAT wrote:why the fuck to people say Silva is a winger! lol
...and why would you not want another player like him!

WE DONT PLAY WITH CLASSICAL WINGERS!! OUR FULL BACKS GIVE US OUR WIDTH.... ffs

'Winger' was just that - in quotations. But hey, with the lowest cross completion in the league (15%) and post after post saying we both lack a Plan B and are wasting Dzeko, let's not entertain ideas to improve those things.

kinkylola wrote:We don't need another Silva type player on the other wing? you don't think so? You're right, let's get a younger version of swp (lennon) and have him fly down the wing and put in a shit cross. That's exactly what we need.

Fact is, I think this is the type of wide player that Mancini likes, and I definitely agree that he would be a great player for us. Hope we do get him.

Yep, cause Lennon and Hazard are the only two wingers in the world anywhere. I know Hazard's versatile, but he's mostly played for Lille *in the role Silva plays for us*. Gervinho played on the right. It's a squad game and blah blah, but with him i) playing in Silva's free role ii) wanted by everyone across Europe iii) Gervinho out of contract soon (Lille won't want to lose the pair of them), I think there are probably cheaper and more accessible targets out there.

Aside from Hazard and Pastore, another name that comes into contention for me is this lad:

[youtube]LU6U9ubXG-g&[/youtube]
The music is shite though

[youtube]_hBv7vFF07c[/youtube]
I also like this guy, then again, I have a weakness for Mexican players.

Even Saudi Princes and Iraqi's can be made to look good on youtube. (Well not the iraqi he was still awful, all 35 yarders that just went miles over)

Even Samaras looked a world beater on youtube!

If we did sign that Witsel the press would have a field day as he was banned for 12 games for a breaking a guys leg in two! Sickening photo in World Soccer, I can't remember properly if there was an malice involved, but him and De Jong would have the press creaming themselves.

He is supposed to be one of Belgium's golden generation though. along with Hazard and Felliani (prob Dedryck and Vinny too)

In defence of Hazard he's just won the french league and fewer sides can say that in the last 8 years than even England.

Yeah, seen the video on Youtube. However, he's still an exciting talent, along with the ones mentioned by you, as well as Lukaku, Defour, Vertonghen, Vermaelen and Alderweireld. Belgium is getting a lot of talent coming through.