20 | Bernardo Silva - 2021/22 Performances

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May get pelted but the only comparable at the moment is the Yaya 13/14 season, who was the best player in Europe that season, this is even more exciting though as he’s starting to get the goals along with his application...

If these levels were being replicated at any of the big clubs he’d be lauded as the messiah, pep turning him to our messi...

Salivate as KDB will have to go up a notch, which only benefits us overall!
contrary to belief both can play together without any decrease in effectiveness as we have seen in so many big games this season. the reason it seem to be more eye-catching when the other does not play has nothing to with the actual gameplay but rather just a perception.

look at this way, if messi and ronaldo played at the same team each of them will standout more when one of them sit out of a particular game. but when both of them play together they will overshadow each other and look like no one is greater than the other when in fact they put up similar performance.
 
contrary to belief both can play together without any decrease in effectiveness as we have seen in so many big games this season. the reason it seem to be more eye-catching when the other does not play has nothing to with the actual gameplay but rather just a perception.

look at this way, if messi and ronaldo played at the same team each of them will standout more when one of them sit out of a particular game. but when both of them play together they will overshadow each other and look like no one is greater than the other when in fact they put up similar performance.
Disagree, the big difference when both starting is Bernardo is shifted from where he is most effective, where currently he can impact a number of areas with his workrate, he is shifted wide where it exposes a gaping hole centrally.... Rodri is a different player and the argument has a number of variables, but this has been apparent since Liverpool at home 2/3 seasons ago
 
Disagree, the big difference when both starting is Bernardo is shifted from where he is most effective, bein
disagree bernardo does not ever gets shifted from any position. he can play anywhere so can KDB they have elite game IQ. where they position themself depends on the opposition and the state of the game. Go and watch the game against Chelsea this season where both played together in midfield. to this day that was the most dominant performance of the season by this team, we completely smothered them in the midfield. the evidence does not suggest to me they can't play together completely the opposite if anything.
 
Disagree, the big difference when both starting is Bernardo is shifted from where he is most effective, where currently he can impact a number of areas with his workrate, he is shifted wide where it exposes a gaping hole centrally.... Rodri is a different player and the argument has a number of variables, but this has been apparent since Liverpool at home 2/3 seasons ago
Imho you are absolutely spot on. "Different" is the appropriate description, not the "better/worse" argument.
 
disagree bernardo does not ever gets shifted from any position. he can play anywhere so can KDB they have elite game IQ. where they position themself depends on the opposition and the state of the game. Go and watch the game against Chelsea this season where both played together in midfield. to this day that was the most dominant performance of the season by this team, we completely smothered them in the midfield. the evidence does not suggest to me they can't play together completely the opposite if anything.
Who posted "evidence" that "they can't play together" ?. Do you watch all the games , do you realise how many different positions Bernie has played in, left mid, right mid, wing, false 9 and that's just this season, rubbish that you claim he "not ever gets shifted". Of course they can play together, the question is how effectively . The issue City have is maximising the "Team's" benefit from the combined talents of these players. The quality, style and tactics of our opponents are also a variable in where and how we set up our team. There are reasons why Pep sometimes plays Kevin as a false 9 or wide right, dare we think that it is because he believes it is best for the team to play him there and Bernie elsewhere. It is not one better or worse than the other, it is the best unit. This idea that player's with "elite game IQ" can "play anywhere" is a fantasy, imagine Vinnie as a right winger, Kevin as a left back. Elite players may well be able to play to a high standard in most positions but name 1 that has played to an elite personal standard in 11 different positions ie. "anywhere".
 
Who posted "evidence" that "they can't play together" ?. Do you watch all the games , do you realise how many different positions Bernie has played in, left mid, right mid, wing, false 9 and that's just this season, rubbish that you claim he "not ever gets shifted". Of course they can play together, the question is how effectively . The issue City have is maximising the "Team's" benefit from the combined talents of these players. The quality, style and tactics of our opponents are also a variable in where and how we set up our team. There are reasons why Pep sometimes plays Kevin as a false 9 or wide right, dare we think that it is because he believes it is best for the team to play him there and Bernie elsewhere. It is not one better or worse than the other, it is the best unit. This idea that player's with "elite game IQ" can "play anywhere" is a fantasy, imagine Vinnie as a right winger, Kevin as a left back. Elite players may well be able to play to a high standard in most positions but name 1 that has played to an elite personal standard in 11 different positions ie. "anywhere".
load of nonsense saying nothing and making irrelevant arguments. I suggest you go back and watch our match against chelsea this season which was our best performance this season. go watch how Bernardo and KDB played together and then come back to make an evidence based argument.
 
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