dennishasdoneit
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Agree with much of the KDB post.he is deadly as a counter attacker,a trait he showed in the german league time and time again ,dropping deep central and moving the ball with deadly accuracy to create goal scoring opportunities. Had a spell where he did this for City too.i would like to think a regular place will be found for him next season and altho competition is fierce,i would add that for all Bernardo Silvas exciting promise,it may take him up to a season to fully settle and get used to ths pace of the game,just like his name sake did under Mancini.i still remember David Silvas debut at spurs away.u could see the lad was class but at times looked utterly lost among the cut and thrust of a typical premier leagus game,incidentally one of the most exciting 0-0 draws ive ever had the privilege of watching.City lacked press-resistant players in the middle who could move the ball in tight spaces under pressure, another 'David Silva'. KdB is just not that kind of midfielder, loses the ball too easily. It created numerous problems - we couldn't hold the ball well enough, conceded too much counters, Pep was forced to abandon his trademark 'total pressing' - if you chase the ball too much, you just quickly run out of steam. New 8 and 6 were needed, especially in the light of Gundogan's injury.
B. Silva is a great solution for 8 spot. IMO, most important transfer of this summer and undisputable starter.
As for KdB's possible integration as RM/RW, I'll quote my posts from KdB thread (wrote them long before Bernardo's transfer):