Talksport

[schfc6]

TS having a feature on Bale and how he doesnt talk Spanish in Spain which is causing him issues...., so what do TS talk about... How Aguero or Silva dont talk English in this country!

I think they talk better English than some of the TS presenters

Surely you're not surprised?

I don’t think De Gea speaks English. I’ve certainly never heard him.

There was a full 8 part documentary showing all team meetings & trainings being conducted in English.
Pep as has said, in England we speak English.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I recall that.

Silva has been captain quite a bit over the years, with Vinny being in and out of the team, you often see him in long animated conversations with referees and they'll not be in Esperanto.

Aguero understands English pretty well, you can tell that from the questions that are fired at him, he understands what's being said, he just seems to lack the confidence and vocabulary to confidently reply. I've seen Silva do interviews in English and he's pretty good, I suspect Silva is reluctant to face the camera not because of his English but because essentially he seems a very private person.

I think that's probably fair; I think he just doesn't like it much - Sane, Gundogan, Bernardo, Laporte (I think), de Bruyne, all do it better and are happy to do so. They're all early/mid career, so it probably suits them too. I think Silva speaks English with quite a strong accent which doesn't help (compare with Bernardo).

I can imagine where Aguero is at - I can understand German okay, and French slightly less well, but often have to run it through my head again before working out what is meant; my spoken German/French isn't very good at all!

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Surely your not surprised?

I don’t think De Gea speaks English. I’ve certainly never heard him.

There was a full 8 part documentary showing all team meetings & trainings being conducted in English.
Pep as has been said, in England we speak English.

ha, I hadn't thought about that series being fairly clear evidence!

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

It'as clear to me that these haters just avoid everything to do with City, they cant bear to watch, it's why they know so little.

 

[kaz7]

To even suggest sergio and dave don't speak english is stupid,just another wind up

 

[Blue Til Death]

I find not listening to the, we hate City show is much the better option.

 

[Vienna_70]

TS having a feature on Bale and how he doesnt talk Spanish in Spain which is causing him issues...., so what do TS talk about... How Aguero or Silva dont talk English in this country!

I think they talk better English than some of the TS presenters

That’s not difficult, is it?

I’ve noticed that both Sergio's and Merlin's English is much improved over the last couple of years and Gabriel’s is fantastic now, considering that the lad could hardly speak a word of English when he arrived here.

 

[1stFeb1969]

I strongly suspect both Silva and Aguero have had a capable knowledge of English for quite a while, and that any interviews conducted have been on the basis of getting their views across in their native language, rather than it be 'misunderstood'.
Noticeable recently on Sky or BBC programmes that both Sanchez and De Gea features were conducted in Spanish. Did the TS presenters mention that?

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

TS having a feature on Bale and how he doesnt talk Spanish in Spain which is causing him issues...., so what do TS talk about... How Aguero or Silva dont talk English in this country!

I think they talk better English than some of the TS presenters

I heard that - ridiculous they managed to make the comparison City related?

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

I believe he does.

I often see Aguero and Silva having long conversations in English with fellow players and refs. They just don't feel comfortable doing interviews in English.

Which makes perfect sense to me as they want to ensure they are communicating clearly.........