20 | Bernardo Silva - 2024/25

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

What’s the point of him anymore.

Just runs around a lot and goes backwards all the time.

He occasionally scores goals, like in Champions League semi-finals, unlike 1 million-a-week Haaland.

 

[Goldust]

You disagree that he can’t tackle, watch the game back if you dare you’ll see exactly what I mean - can’t even get goal side ffs

The problem is him and Kevin are trying, yet we have a supposed golden boy earning 300k a week strolling about like he’s Messi pisses me off

 

[pride in battle]

You disagree that he can’t tackle, watch the game back if you dare you’ll see exactly what I mean - can’t even get goal side ffs

Bernie, Phil, Savinho, Gundogan, Macatee, not ONE of these players are winning a 50/50 tackle, not ONE, so how are you supposed to beat a side that presses you and wins 50/50 battles ? We DON'T..

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Bernie, Phil, Savinho, Gundogan, Macatee, not ONE of these players are winning a 50/50 tackle, not ONE, so how are you supposed to beat a side that presses you and wins 50/50 battles ? We DON'T..

I asked in the match thread…have you ever seen a top team as weak as we collectively are in the tackle?

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Tonight confirmed that he’s past it. He used to be our main for pressing, he also used to be our main main for being the most press resistant. Both of those attributes are lacking miles behind younger opponents. Love him to bits and it will be hard to see another legend go but we have to be ruthless.

 

[pride in battle]

I asked in the match thread…have you ever seen a top team as weak as we collectively are in the tackle?

Thats our biggest problem !

 

[Bluemoon1979]

Bernardos running isn't the problem here, he ran his bollocks off, I doubt anybody covered more ground, the issue is we don't have 3 or 4 players to cover the ground he does, a hell of a lot of the work he does is in vain because it's only him half the time.

He runs around a lot but he doesn't do anything anymore. He never wins tackles & he used to be a creative player but he definitely isn't anymore. We all love Bernardo but he isn't the player he used to be

 

[ninjamonkey]

He runs around a lot but he doesn't do anything anymore. He never wins tackles & he used to be a creative player but he definitely isn't anymore. We all love Bernardo but he isn't the player he used to be

He doesn't do anything anymore as you say because he is easily played around when he's trying on his own. How many times is he pressing one player, the ball goes to another player and bernardo is the closest city player and ends up trying to press them too? Bernardo is one of the few city players still capable of executing the press, the problem is the lack of others that can do it with him.

 

[sh249]

Ineffective again. But fuck me, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player tasked with such a thankless role. He was playing as a second 6 alongside Kovacic and was often deeper than him when we were defending. Then he was ahead of him as a kind of 8 when we had the ball. And he was trying to join De Bruyne as a second 10 in the press. Spends his life scurrying around firefighting as he’s the only one who knows how to, and still can, press. And with no-one else joining him he’s easily by-passed.
No wonder he looks absolutely fucked all the time.

 

[Bluewars II]

Deary me,
It pains me to watch Bernardo now.
He's working probably as hard as anyone, closing down, filling in the holes but creatively he offers nothing and this has been the case for several years, in fact at times he kills our attack by choosing to slow down the game.
I'm now seeing him pulling out of tackles on numerous occasions and just being naive defensively, but the biggest problem is his lack of threat, offensively he's shot, defensively he's always been small now his legs have gone too, it might be time to say goodbye in summer.