Tremendous player. Got to be in the top ten of imports to the English game. My top 10..off me bounce. Ossie Ardiles Arnold Murhen Eric Cantona Gianfranco Zola David Silva Dennis Bergkamp Thierry Henry Van Nistelrooy Peter Schmichael Patrick Vieira
Our relegation season, Jelavic started the season as good as any forward I have seen in a City shirt. He was injured in the prime of his form and actually never recovered. That was a weird pattern for that season, players getting into form and then getting injured. I think it was a freak season which turned us into a team comfortably becoming established in EPL to getting relegated
Good choices D_B. I'd add: Alex Kolarov Petr Cech Ruud Van Nistelrooy emoticon-0105-wink Eden Hazard Christiano Ronaldo
Silva is the best player I've ever seen play live. One of those where a player pisses you off, because if he hadn't played I'm certain we'd have got a point at least, but at the same time you couldn't help but admire his influence on the game.
Think I did a thread after the game about Silva as he was that good. You’d think we’d go mental getting beat by ten men but it was a masterclass from him.
And our marquee signings getting bad/career-ending injuries. Snodgrass 2014 at the Dramas in 1st game, Ryan Mason, Bullard even Diame.
Just looked back and it was 2-0 to them but their second came in the 90th minute. So we were out classed but still in it to the death.
He certainly was, in fact when Kompany got sent off I thought we stood a chance of getting something from the game, but Silva put paid to that notion.
Top Euro imports XI P. Schmichael Kolarov, Stam, VDyke, Evra Vieira, Silva, Zola, Hazard Ronny, Bergkamp Bench: DeGea, Blanc, Petit, Henry, Cantona, Van Nistelrooy, Klinsmann.
