At White Hart Lane, David Silva perfectly adjusted his game to fit the actual match situation
In the first half he was spacefinder- general as wave after wave of attacks opened Tottenham up.He was so effective doing this that Sherwood sent on Capoue seemingly with one instruction-take Silva out if you can, at least batter him !
But Capoue's stamp on his foot failed to do that. david's faced up to those tactics ever since he was a nipper in short pants playing in the alley with the rag ball his nan made for him. He took on boys twice his age and the only way they could get the ball off him was by kicking him. So he developed a hard streak himself and, against Arsenal for example, , he dashed in and ruthlessly brought down ramsey to stop him starting a dangerous counter.
Against tottenham, he didn't waste mental energy by complaining about Capoue getting off with it. He'd long since sussed Marriner for a complete tool.
But, in the penalty incident, he was the first to confront the ref and demand Rose's dismissal.Then he sized up the situation. Spurs were fired up with indignation , we had only one goal to show for first half dominance, Kun was off injured, the beast not there and Dzeko's radar malfunctioning.
So he needed to be right at the centre of the goalmouth action. And he was the one who clinched the third goal with a change of feet, jump lead acceleration and power shot which left Dawson on the deck, Eriksen running the wrong way and Lloris sprawled to open up the gap for Edin's shot. This was the strike which broke Spurs hearts- even though they scrambled a goal.
Finally, he orchestrated Pellegrini's instructions for the keepball session which tortured tiring Tottenham and paved the way for the last two goals.
