Stop with the central stuff. Kovacic does everything Bernardo can, but it's also more physical, much more better dribbler, a much better forward passer, and a bigger goal threat. I am not even mentioning Rodri who is 100 times the player.Haven't got a clue why he was put back on right, not got the legs for that role.
He's only got a future here centrally, dropping deep for the ball.
Stop with the central stuff. Kovacic does everything Bernardo can, but it's also more physical, much more better dribbler, a much better forward passer, and a bigger goal threat. I am not even mentioning Rodri who is 100 times the player.
I would keep him, but Pep cannot bench him. Because of that, anyone that doesn't have Bernardo in another team is...
Yeah Bernie is superb at those 3 yard backward and sideways passes, shame he can't play a forward pass to save his life.Bernardo is fine centrally around a decent team, he can pass, Kovacic can't, so he works supplementing the defensive mid. Alongside Rodri he'd be fine.
Should have played centrally instead of Foden who was useless.
Yeah Bernie is superb at those 3 yard backward and sideways passes, shame he can't play a forward pass to save his life.
He can't pass. Bernardo is our worst passer. He doesn't have a long ball. He barely can pass it farther than 5 yards, and whenever there is space forward, he knows his weight of pass and and passing technique is not good enough. Kovacic is not a brilliant passer, but he has way more courage for attacking passes.Bernardo is fine centrally around a decent team, he can pass, Kovacic can't, so he works supplementing the defensive mid. Alongside Rodri he'd be fine.
Should have played centrally instead of Foden who was useless.
Yeah but we didn't him to calm the game down today since Southampton didn't try to play at all, we needed him to do something with the ball and of course he did fuck all, I've seen enough from this season to come to the conclusion that he's pretty much done, he might have the odd decent fighting midfield performance here and there but he has no creativity anymore.He's great at calming a game down in midfield, he's done it well in recent wins.
Playing him on the right in a game where we need wingers to attack full backs is just wrong.
Which is what I was saying, he shouldn't have been picked to play right wing when we needed pace.Yeah but we didn't him to calm the game down today since Southampton didn't try to play at all, we needed him to do something with the ball and of course he did fuck all, I've seen enough from this season to come to the conclusion that he's pretty much done, he might have the odd decent fighting midfield performance here and there but he has no creativity anymore.
He shouldn't have played at all period, Southampton had no intention to play so the only decent qualities he still has were useless.Which is what I was saying, he shouldn't have been picked to play right wing when we needed pace.
His role now should to fight for the ball centrally, pick the ball up off of Dias and give it to the winger.
The bar is so low with Bernardo that being close to Dias and simply doing a 5-10 yard pass to the winger is considered enough.Which is what I was saying, he shouldn't have been picked to play right wing when we needed pace.
His role now should to fight for the ball centrally, pick the ball up off of Dias and give it to the winger.
He gets the easiest ride on here of any of our players. By a country mile.The bar is so low with Bernardo that being close to Dias and simply doing a 5-10 yard pass to the winger is considered enough.
Explosiveness, goal threat, creativity, good crossing, breaking the lines with passes, forward dribbling, long balls...too much to ask. Being close to Dias and 5 yard passes. Easiest job in the pitch.
Absolutely. I've said for weeks anyone can dribble round their own team mates and / or hide behind them. The guy has been utterly useless for 2 years and should be nowhere near the starting 11, even though he's been great for us overall . There is just no room for sentiment.That team selection by Guardiola today is beyond embarrassing.The bar is so low with Bernardo that being close to Dias and simply doing a 5-10 yard pass to the winger is considered enough.
Explosiveness, goal threat, creativity, good crossing, breaking the lines with passes, forward dribbling, long balls...too much to ask. Being close to Dias and 5 yard passes. Easiest job in the pitch.
one of the few players who, if he had torn ligaments in August 2024 and been out of the team for the entire season, would not have felt a moment that he was missingNever fault the guys efforts or desire but my word he is a shadow of a once great.
Please City, just let him get the move back to the Mediterranean sun he wants and needs, it's sad to see the little fella in this state.