Bernardo Silva - 2017/18 performances

[RandomJ]

I think he's slowly getting back to the player who tore us apart in the CL. Still making a few bad decisions but there was more of his trademark ball retention today where the other team just couldn't get it off him. Few more starts and he'll get there.

 

[oldhamblue]

Think we have to cut him some slack until after New Year. When he gets more minutes and acclimatises to this league he could be special. Not sure if his best position is as a 7, 8, 10 or 11 (showing my age here)

 

[domalino]

Felt like he made the wrong decision a lot tonight. Took his goal nicely though, and another good amount of minutes under the belt. Still adapting you feel.

Oh God, he killed so many counterattacks and breaks with either the wrong pass, or not executing the right one. If he'd been in the form of the Bernardo Silva we played last season it would have been 3 or 4-0 before the penalty.

He's getting there, you can see some improvements, he's scrapping and dribbling, but he's just missing that last 10-15%.

Gundogan has shown that a few successive starts can really improve a player and help them find that match sharpness, so perhaps we should give Bernie a couple in a row and see if he's the same.

 

[citytilllidie]

Jury out for me. Same with Danilo

 

[Hungarian blue]

He had some errors sure, but I find a criticism a bit OTT still - he scored our only goal and was involved in almost everything we created, oh and most importantly, I thought he really ran himself to the ground again, in which case I'm just more lenient with anyone (same goes for Gabriel Jesus by the way who gave his all really).

 

[Jesus Cheekbone]

I'd give him an effort, he did a shift no doubt, but it's just going on my tits when he picks dribbling over obvious pass 9 times of ten.

 

[Metalartin]

The people picking out his errors are just remembering the last quarter of 90mins, he needs full match fitness to be in the kind of form he showed at Monaco and even then he'd be playing in a new system... overall he played good, could maybe have been subbed when he tired in a more important fixture but it will probably do him good to get those minutes under his belt for the next time he's picked.

 

[BlueMedic]

Oh God, he killed so many counterattacks and breaks with either the wrong pass, or not executing the right one. If he'd been in the form of the Bernardo Silva we played last season it would have been 3 or 4-0 before the penalty.

He's getting there, you can see some improvements, he's scrapping and dribbling, but he's just missing that last 10-15%.

Gundogan has shown that a few successive starts can really improve a player and help them find that match sharpness, so perhaps we should give Bernie a couple in a row and see if he's the same.

Yep, like you say though you can see improvements, and we know the player who's in there.

I just think he'll naturally get moved to more central, too one footed & one paced for a winger when you compare to Sterling's/Sane's dynamism - much more technical & stronger in the ball control department.

Only issue with that is we have Silva, De Bruyne & Gundogan currently who are in better form. Just gotta keep plucking away this season I guess.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Worked his socks off tonight.

 

[WallyA]

Yes his decision making could improve in the final third, but overall, quite impressed with his work rate and attitude to fight. Needs more games to get his mind sharper.