20 | Bernardo Silva - 2024/25

Bernie is like this most years - when it comes to the business end of the season he will go up another 2 or 3 gears. A bit wasted out wide and didn't get the ball enough in the first half but I have no concerns he will be amazing for us later in the year.
 
city warrior said:
Even then, Lewis, Rodri, Foden and Gundogan are superior. They can break the line easily with movement, a quick 1-2 and a quick pass. Bernardo can't. If you want creativity, Bernardo hasn't been the answer for the last year. If it wasn't for his work rate and superb positioning, he is offering barely anything.
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I disagree completely. Firstly, Rodri is out for the year so that's irrelevant to now. Bernardo hasn't been at his best the past year or so but his passing range is better than any of our healthy midfielders bar Gundo. His ball retention rate is higher than any of our healthy midfielders and I'm pretty sure he's 2nd behind Kevin in chances created so far for us in the prem.

More importantly, it isn't a him vs another player issue. You can play Bernardo (pivot), Rico (RB, Kova/Gundo (pivot), Foden (10) at the same time. It also opens up the wing spot for a more dynamic player in Savio.
 
city warrior said:
Even then, Lewis, Rodri, Foden and Gundogan are superior. They can break the line easily with movement, a quick 1-2 and a quick pass. Bernardo can't. If you want creativity, Bernardo hasn't been the answer for the last year. If it wasn't for his work rate and superb positioning, he is offering barely anything.
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Agree to a point about actual creativity but he offers a lot when central. He can knit things together as well as anyone. Add to the fact when he’s out wide we lose a lot of creativity by not having a natural winger i think he should be starting centrally most weeks without Rodri.
 
The game slows down with Bernardo. It’s as if he’s asking the others: “What are you all running about for?” However, without muscle like Rodri/Stones, he can only go into the middle and dictate once the ferocity has gone out of the opponent’s midfield. He’d have been trampled into the turf by Joelinton, Guimaraes, and Tonali.
 
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Mr HJ said:
Bernie is like this most years - when it comes to the business end of the season he will go up another 2 or 3 gears. A bit wasted out wide and didn't get the ball enough in the first half but I have no concerns he will be amazing for us later in the year.
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He started the season exceptionally well, though. He had a bad game, but most of the comments in here feel wildly over the top.
 
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