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Mar 16, 2024 · Bernardo Silva swerves away from Willock just inside the area and hits a routine right-footed shot towards goal. It takes a big deflection off Burn and spins over Dubravka.
- Winger
- False Nine
- Pseudo-False Nine
- Attacking Midfielder
- Central Midfielder
- Pseudo-Fullback
- Conclusion
Before we take a look at the multitude of roles he has fulfilled in Guardiola’s new system, let us quickly take a look at his work as a winger. Since the statement 3-1 win over Chelsea where the Catalan manager pulled out his new system, Silva has only featured in a wide role once – against Crystal Palace. In this match, Silva started off on the ri...
Given the various injuries to their strikers in the last few months (and, at times, Guardiola’s tactical decisions), Manchester City have often employed a false nine. Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, and Silva have all been tried out in the role, with the Portuguese international being preferred when all three were on the pitch together against Arsen...
The term ‘pseudo-false nine’ seems to be a clear case of tautology, but it is notably different from the pure false nine. With Guardiola, nothing is impossible, so Silva has been used in such a role too. The best example of this role came against Tottenham Hotspur when Silva was the right-sided midfielder on paper with Gabriel Jesus being the recog...
Bernardo Silva’s latest role was seen in the Champions League tie against Borussia Mönchengladbach when he was deployed behind Gabriel Jesus (the striker) in a 4-2-3-1. Here, he stayed on the right of Jesus in the front line, rarely dropping deep as he did against Tottenham Hotspur. He had the license to get into the box here, which he used brillia...
When Manchester City signed Bernardo Silva from Monaco on May 26, 2017, for a fee potentially rising to €70 million, he was a number 8 by trade. Although his best position at the moment is up for a huge debate, he can still play in central midfield to good effect. From here too, he pushes up to the right of a front five in possession but does not g...
Silva’s versatility knows no bounds – he can even work as a fullback both in and out of possession. A major contributing factor in this is Cancelo’s role as an inverted fullback. The best example of this role was visible in Manchester City’s clash against Liverpool. You can see the positional interchange between Silva and Cancelo quite evidently he...
Words probably don’t do justice to Bernardo Silva’s brilliance this season, so we will try to let his heat map for this season do the talking. Photo: SofaScore The main takeaway from this heatmap is that Silva is pretty much everywhere. The globs on either flank can be attributed to his time as a winger, while the yellow mass around the edge of the...
Oct 30, 2023 · By Sam Lee. Oct 30, 2023. “I love you man… just like Pep does,” Erling Haaland said to Bernardo Silva at the end of his post-match interview. Indeed. Pep Guardiola, the Manchester City manager,...
Jun 29, 2023 · Bernardo Silva was once again City’s man for the big occasion across the 2022/23 campaign. Throughout his previous six years at the Etihad Stadium, the versatile Portuguese playmaker had amassed 11 major honours and delivered key goals and assists in Manchester derbies, Premier League showdowns and seismic Champions League clashes.
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Feb 13, 2023 · Bernardo Silva, indeed, was the one who knitted it all together. The Portugal international was a centre-back, left-back, holding midfielder and attacking midfielder.
May 23, 2024 · With his mix of industrious work ethic and incredible technique on the ball, Bernardo is a fan favourite at the Etihad Stadium. Speaking on the latest episode of the Official Man City Podcast, he told hosts Rob Pollard and Paul Dickov that he never takes that support for granted.
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Jun 12, 2024 · Premier League statistics display an all-round player that has a huge impact. He was fifth in City’s goal charts and joint second for assists; third for chances created and fourth for successful dribbles, and third for tackles made.
