20 | Bernardo Silva - 2022/23 Performances

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We were in 101 so Bernie’s second half performance was right in front of us. The energy, skill, ball control, tenacity, sheer bloody guts was amazing. He won that game for us and some of his teammates need to try and match that application.

No question he was man of the match. No question he will give everything whilst he is with us.
 
It's always same history with Bernardo...

Play him that fucking central role and he does magic..

Mahrez drove away there LB, Bernardo used space to cut inside, cut inside once again aaaaaaand the rest was history..

When there is no Mahrez and Bernardo is left alone as a RW, there is LB, there is another DM and CB - dribbling through 3 players is almost impossible, but 2 players not that difficult.. That's why Bernardo as a RCM is our lethal weapon..

I am not even talking how much he contributes in midfield and defence and etc. I'm just concentrating on his offensive skills and traits..

In short - stop fucking him around Pep, give a man the role he deserves in midfield and we will win this title again... <3
 
DATOIA said:
It's always same history with Bernardo...

Play him that fucking central role and he does magic..

Mahrez drove away there LB, Bernardo used space to cut inside, cut inside once again aaaaaaand the rest was history..

When there is no Mahrez and Bernardo is left alone as a RW, there is LB, there is another DM and CB - dribbling through 3 players is almost impossible, but 2 players not that difficult.. That's why Bernardo as a RCM is our lethal weapon..

I am not even talking how much he contributes in midfield and defence and etc. I'm just concentrating on his offensive skills and traits..

In short - stop fucking him around Pep, give a man the role he deserves in midfield and we will win this title again... <3
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Walker offered a little run overlapping as well.

Surprise surprise Bernado cut inside and scored when his mate took the LB away and the fullback overlapped!

LOL same thing we have talked about for Grealish and even Sterling on the opposite wing. They just need some overlapping...


Perhaps it won't happen next game because our fullbacks are trained to be midfielders!
 
Wow what a performance from the little maestro. That’s what grabbing hold of a game by the scruff of the neck looks like. It looked like he’d just thought to himself “right if nobody else is gonna do it I’ll have to fucking do it” and off he went about his business.

Absolutely love him.
 
Have a feeling he was going to get hooked for Gundo and I think he knew it, cause from that point on, 50ish min, he just decided to say fuck it, I'm world class and I'm going to win us the game.

So So Good!
 
He's underappreciated in England.

Pep and many City fans know he isn't a lesser player than Kevin. If anything, should Pep choose to have only one of them over the course of a whole season, it wouldn't be a big surprise if Pep went with Bernie. Kevin's top level is slightly better than Bernie's, but Bernie is more consistent week in week out. Yet he's been nowhere near the individual awards in England which is a shame. I think it's down to the superficial obsession with goal-involving stats. If you judge Bernie solely on such stats he's worse than B. Fernandes...Tells you everything you need to know.

Phenomenal player, only Rodri is as important to the team as him. We are very lucky to have all of Rodri, Bernie, Kevin and Gundo with Foden waiting for his chances in midfield.
 
alexmcity said:
He's underappreciated in England.

Pep and many City fans know he isn't a lesser player than Kevin. If anything, should Pep choose to have only one of them over the course of a whole season, it wouldn't be a big surprise if Pep went with Bernie. Kevin's top level is slightly better than Bernie's, but Bernie is more consistent week in week out. Yet he's been nowhere near the individual awards in England which is a shame. I think it's down to the superficial obsession with goal-involving stats. If you judge Bernie solely on such stats he's worse than B. Fernandes...Tells you everything you need to know.

Phenomenal player, only Rodri is as important to the team as him. We are very lucky to have all of Rodri, Bernie, Kevin and Gundo with Foden waiting for his chances in midfield.
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Yeah, it’s like the media go off fantasy football stats where incidentally i’d hardly ever pick Bernie myself.:) In the real world though i’d have Bernie as one of the first names on the team sheet every time. Same way David didn’t really get the credit he deserved. I remember a knowledgeable rag(i know) saying after a derby that everyone was raving about KDB and rightly so but David just didn’t lose the ball all game.
 
no wonder pep absolutely loves him, he always puts a performance be it in the middle as an attacking mid, on the wing or even as a defensive midfielder. What an engine he has and silky smooth on the ball, too good
 
RandomJ said:
I am really enjoying Bernie playing in a more attacking role instead of having to be the midfield engine. Just full of confidence taking players on.
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Pep tried it and didn't work.. In 2019 / 2020 Bernardo started as a main RW and his level dropped instantly.. It's same what was happening to Sterling.. Brilliant as a RW, then you move him to LW - 1 game, 2 game, 3 and you watch how his level drops.

Bernardo is a box-to-box midfielder and right now N1 in the world on that position.. That's why Barcelona wants him and they consider to give him the similar role Xavi was having in Pep's system..

For this purpose, I can't understand, why some people here still want him to play that fucking RW position..

Whenever he plays RCM, during the game he is RW, RB, RDM sometimes even RCB and he is all over the pitch.. Why limit such a player with just an attacking role.. :DDD
 
DATOIA said:
Pep tried it and didn't work.. In 2019 / 2020 Bernardo started as a main RW and his level dropped instantly.. It's same what was happening to Sterling.. Brilliant as a RW, then you move him to LW - 1 game, 2 game, 3 and you watch how his level drops.

Bernardo is a box-to-box midfielder and right now N1 in the world on that position.. That's why Barcelona wants him and they consider to give him the similar role Xavi was having in Pep's system..

For this purpose, I can't understand, why some people here still want him to play that fucking RW position..

Whenever he plays RCM, during the game he is RW, RB, RDM sometimes even RCB and he is all over the pitch.. Why limit such a player with just an attacking role.. :DDD
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Because he's great in that role too and offers more than Mahrez right now in that position
 
So just to add to the position thing about Bernie, on RW or Central midfielder.

For me, it is all situational.

If the opposition sits back and gives us the ball most of the time, Bernie is a fantastic option on the RW, because there is no need for a pacy RW if teams just sit back. We saw this when Pep benched Sane because he was making mistakes in small spaces while Sterling and Bernie had much tighter control on the wings.

In bigger games, where perhaps there is space behind for our wingers, then yes I think some pace on the wings is probably better, and in this case, we would want more control from the midfield and Bernie being central is probably the better option.

That being said, this means we play Mahrez RW and he isn't pacy either, so we don't have pace either way on that side.

So it's just situational for me.
 
DATOIA said:
Pep tried it and didn't work.. In 2019 / 2020 Bernardo started as a main RW and his level dropped instantly.
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He also played as a RW for more than half the season he got nominated for PFA POTY (including the months that really matter for that comp, January-April, and was incredible.

He also played on the right for Monaco which made us buy him.
He has always played on the right for Portugal.

I can't believe we still have people trying to pretend he can't play that position to a world class level despite hundreds of games of evidence proving he can.
 
Bernardo is a terrible RW. Why entertain this nonsense? Bernardo is my preferred RM. Any other position is just wasting his skills and talent.
 
WallyA said:
So just to add to the position thing about Bernie, on RW or Central midfielder.

For me, it is all situational.

If the opposition sits back and gives us the ball most of the time, Bernie is a fantastic option on the RW, because there is no need for a pacy RW if teams just sit back. We saw this when Pep benched Sane because he was making mistakes in small spaces while Sterling and Bernie had much tighter control on the wings.

In bigger games, where perhaps there is space behind for our wingers, then yes I think some pace on the wings is probably better, and in this case, we would want more control from the midfield and Bernie being central is probably the better option.

That being said, this means we play Mahrez RW and he isn't pacy either, so we don't have pace either way on that side.

So it's just situational for me.
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The answer is Foden RW + Grealish LW. Bernado + KDB midfielder masters. Gundo rotation options given his age.

A lot of people saying Foden better at left wing but actually Foden never gets a chance to play RW for several games in a row and settle there. He was actually very good on RW on several occasions and in England shirts at times. It also means more goal threat from him because he is left footed.

The reason why Foden playing LW - I guess that it is due to we lack of a traditional left back who can provide natural width. But Foden is really wasted hugging the touchline and only delivers some cross...
 
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