God I wish we hadn't sold Didi

[Bootle Buck]

I really wish we had worked harder on keeping Didi for another couple of years. He was such a valuable part of many of our great victories and we certainly miss him. Last night would have been an ideal game for him. The shame is he hasn't hardly played for City is he injured?

 

 

Maybe we can re-sign him.

[Gomez]

I really wish we had worked harder on keeping Didi for another couple of years. He was such a valuable part of many of our great victories and we certainly miss him. Last night would have been an ideal game for him. The shame is he hasn't hardly played for City is he injured?

Maybe we can re-sign him.

 

I just wish he hadn't gotten old.

[Rich Gobey]

I really wish we had worked harder on keeping Didi for another couple of years. He was such a valuable part of many of our great victories and we certainly miss him. Last night would have been an ideal game for him. The shame is he hasn't hardly played for City is he injured?

Maybe we can re-sign him.

 

[Kahnee]

I just wish he hadn't gotten old.

 

Exactly. How many games has he started for Citeh?

[Spike]

to be fair kahn, they're hardly ever in a commanding enough position that they need someone to protect the score or calm things down

[Guest Greasy Belcher]

We missed momo bigtime last night. Had Sissoko been on the pitch we would have won, even with Jerzy "stigmata" Dudek in goal

[Kahnee]

to be fair kahn, they're hardly ever in a commanding enough position that they need someone to protect the score or calm things down

 

if memory serves, he started a hell of a lot of games for us - he wasn't just used to protect a scoreline. He was used to protect the back four, break up attacks, control the pace of the game - all things City need. Which brings me back to my original question

 

And while i'm here, I'll reiterate the point Anny Road brings up every time. We didn't get rid. He asked to leave. He was told he would be down the pecking order, and chose to get more games elsewhere

[Bootle Buck]

if memory serves, he started a hell of a lot of games for us - he wasn't just used to protect a scoreline. He was used to protect the back four, break up attacks, control the pace of the game - all things City need. Which brings me back to my original question

 

And while i'm here, I'll reiterate the point Anny Road brings up every time. We didn't get rid. He asked to leave. He was told he would be down the pecking order, and chose to get more games elsewhere

 

I think he would have been happy to stay here if he could have been part of the squad rotation. I think with the quality Momo showed and having Zenden around we may not have felt as compelled to keep him. However, if you look back over his career he was instrumental in many of our successes and still had a lot to offer. I will judge him by what he did in a Liverpool shirt and not what he has done for City. He would be invaluable to play in games like last night or to bring him on to defend a lead.

Edited January 10, 2007 by Bootle Buck

[Falconhoof]

We missed momo bigtime last night. Had Sissoko been on the pitch we would have won, even with Jerzy "stigmata" Dudek in goal

 

 

shouldn't laugh at Jerzy but where did it all go wrong for him?

[Kahnee]

I think he would have been happy to stay here if he could have been part of the squad rotation.

The evidence says otherwise

 

However, if you look back over his career he was instrumental in many of our successes.

 

I couldn't agree more

 

He would be invaluable to play in games like last night or to bring him on to defend a lead.

 

Possibly, but he left before we knew we would have a game like last night. In fact, no one knew we were going to have a game like last night until about 30 minutes in

[yellow jumper]

our problem isn't protecting leads, it's overturning deficits.

[beejay]

our problem isn't protecting leads, it's overturning deficits.

 

 

That is sooo true

[Tyler]

carrick seems to be doing a similar job for united as didi did for us

 

any likely candidates to fill a similar role for us

can momo grow into this role?

[Magic8Ball]

Mascherano ( subject to our getting him and given time) will be the new Didi

[mattster]

Benitez only needs to ask and Didi will walk back to Anfield - he'd love to return to the club

[Atticus Finch]

I don't think Didi would have helped last night - we couldn't cope with their pace and movement at the back. Didi was not renowned for his athleticism towards the end of his time with us...

 

Momo and Pepe were the big misses last night.

[Guest Anders Honoré]

our problem isn't protecting leads, it's overturning deficits.

 

The problem therein doesn't lie in our ability to overturn deficits, but that we go behind in the first place.

[RafaShanks]

Time to move on people. He's hardly figured for City this season.

 

Great servant and magnicient midfielder for us.

 

Hopefully Mascherano (if we sort out the red tape) will prove to be as big as a success as Didi.

[Paisley]

I'd love Didi still to be in the team when we go to the Nou Camp.