Bernardo Silva - 2018/19 performances

[mccity]

They do exactly what the manager tells them to do.Sometimes it may mean one player looks a little less proficient.
Bernardo needs a break, Kdb, gundogan, and Foden means he can get one .

How do you know they do exactly what the manager asks though?

 

[asahartford1]

How do you know they do exactly what the manager asks though?

-:) I have no hotline directly, but I have read most of his work. He is a perfectionist who does not really allow much self expression.

 

[kaz7]

How do you know they do exactly what the manager asks though?

Walker said when benny plays pep asks him to stay back,i think they do what pep wants them to do position wise although it might lead to critism from blues that don't consider that

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Huge fan of him but think his performances have dipped slightly by his usual high standards. Kev coming back may give him a breather

 

[Dazzle84]

The amount of running he has done in every game so far means his leggy-ness is to be expected. He's worked his arse off to make us look like a side who have hardly missed Kev - he deserves a breather

 

[mccity]

-:) I have no hotline directly, but I have read most of his work. He is a perfectionist who does not really allow much self expression.

I'm not suggesting Bernardo is ill-disciplined tactically, he's genuinely the last guy I'd expect to do that. My point is that playing in the most demanding position in the most tactically, technically, mentally and possibly physically demanding team in the world is extremely difficult and takes a long time to adjust to. I'd like to clear that I think he's been excellent this year (and still is, albeit more mutedly) and I believe he's actually improved in this positional means, but I just think he's not 100% developed in the role and it shows in the fact he occasionally drifts a bit to the right.

It's like all our other players, if they do something wrong like make a bad pass or get caught out of position you know it's not what Pep would've wanted them to do, but they do it anyway. Football's extremely difficult at this level and maintaining 100% concentration on everything must be extremely tough, and in the heat of the moment players sometimes get things a bit amiss.

What I consider to be a slight deficiency in Bernardo's game is also something I consider to have been eliminated by the very latest next season's end. By which point I expect him to be one of the outright best midfielders in the world because the rest of his game is already close to world-class. Maybe not his heading, but everything else.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

They say fatigue increases the chance of injury. In that case, Bernardo is an injury waiting to happen. We need to show more faith in Foden and let Bernardo have a few games rest.

 

[asahartford1]

I'm not suggesting Bernardo is ill-disciplined tactically, he's genuinely the last guy I'd expect to do that. My point is that playing in the most demanding position in the most tactically, technically, mentally and possibly physically demanding team in the world is extremely difficult and takes a long time to adjust to. I'd like to clear that I think he's been excellent this year (and still is, albeit more mutedly) and I believe he's actually improved in this positional means, but I just think he's not 100% developed in the role and it shows in the fact he occasionally drifts a bit to the right.

It's like all our other players, if they do something wrong like make a bad pass or get caught out of position you know it's not what Pep would've wanted them to do, but they do it anyway. Football's extremely difficult at this level and maintaining 100% concentration on everything must be extremely tough, and in the heat of the moment players sometimes get things a bit amiss.

What I consider to be a slight deficiency in Bernardo's game is also something I consider to have been eliminated by the very latest next season's end. By which point I expect him to be one of the outright best midfielders in the world because the rest of his game is already close to world-class. Maybe not his heading, but everything else.

I think both Silvas have been playing wider, especially when we have inverted wingers. I suppose it is to attack with more width, as the wingers come inside. I personally like the Silvas playing narrower, teams generally defend very narrow against us, so pep sees width as the way to break them down.

I won't argue with anything he does.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

His form has dropped off a cliff. Surely can't start at Leicester

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

He has been superb this season but in the last few games he has had little influence on games , another in need of a break , we are going to have to start grinding out results for the next few weeks , style and entertainment are a distant second at this stage of the season we need results , Dippers being the perfect example.