Although Manchester City had no choice but to lose in the Champions League, their domestic achievements were highly praised, and Bernardo Silva became the best player in the team voted by fans with his excellent running, calm head, and extraordinary contribution at both ends of the attack and defense.
Back a year ago, Bernardo Silva, who had just joined from Ligue 1, did not perform well, his physical confrontation was weak, his physical strength was insufficient, and the choice of the front of the penalty area was criticized by many fans, and after De Bruyne and David Silva controlled the middle of the road and Mahrez joined strongly, many people were not optimistic about Bernardo Silva's prospects at Manchester City.
Whether it was in the Monaco era or in the early days of Manchester City, Bernardo Silva was rarely involved in the attacking system, Jardine would use the combination of Sidibe and Fabinho on the right to complete the advance, and Bernardo Silva stayed more in the core area of the front to complete the last pass or one shot. After joining Manchester City, Guardiola gave Bernardo Silva a similar positioning in position and usage, but the Portuguese could not adapt to the style of the Premier League in physical confrontation and speed, resulting in frequent mistakes.
Although Bernardo Silva already had experience in the 10th position at the beginning of his debut, Guardiola positioned Bernardo Silva in the promotion system de Bruyne's long-term injury, which can be said to be an attempt at innovation. Bernardo Silva, who lacked core muscle strength and weak straight-line explosiveness, was given a correspondingly loose ball holding space in the back position, whether it was assisting Fernandinho to complete the ball or take over the task of David Silva's peripheral organization, Bernardo Silva was comfortable in this position.
Without De Bruyne's navigating long passes, without the ball-holding propulsion ability of Modric and others, Bernardo Silva's way of survival lies in running at the cost of physical strength. Accelerate the speed by frequent passing, avoid the impact of physical confrontation through delicate one-foot touch, and use excellent tangling ability to fight back for the backcourt after losing the ball. In the two strong dialogues between Tottenham and Liverpool, Bernardo Silva brought victory to the team with a record-breaking running distance, and the game against Liverpool in January contributed a terrifying data of 13,710 meters, laying a key foundation for Manchester City to later defend the Premier League.
After De Bruyne's comeback, Guardiola did not immediately change bernardo Silva's role, Guardiola hopes to integrate the two styles of play through the two-man cooperation, further enhance the ability of Manchester City's right peripheral organization, although the effect is not ideal in the short term, but in the summer there is no performance pressure, De Bruyne is completely injured, may find a new direction, and Bernardo Silva will certainly become the person who will take over the future core position of Manchester City.
It is rumored that Bruno Fernandes, the core of Lisbon Athletic's frontcourt, will join Manchester City in the summer, after watching the midfielder's playing style for nearly two years, he is closer to the role of David Silva in the box, good at moving behind the striker, likes to run in the gap in the penalty area to create threats, Bruno Fernandez's addition is expected to alleviate the pain of Manchester City's single-centre-forward in the absence of David Silva.
Although the two Portuguese were born in the same year, Bernardo Silva has been expected by the country to become a jumper in the youth echelon, and Bruno Fernandes has not been able to fully erupt in Serie A, and the two have been suffering from cooperation opportunities in the national echelon until last summer's World Cup, Santos let the two share the task of the side rib organizer, so that the two can join forces in important competitions. Unfortunately, at this time, the two are limited by the team's conservative tactics, so that the huge pressure of the World Cup event and no performance, can not help the big brother C Ronaldo to go further, next season if the two can join forces, whether they can play a powerful is one of the challenges guardiola faces.
After making a splash in Portugal and travelling early to Ligue 1, he made a name for himself in the Champions League and moved to the Premier League. Winning the French and English league titles for three years, Bernardo Silva's talent has been recognized and his diligence appreciated. Earlier in the season, he broke up with his girlfriend he met in Monaco, and the two-year relationship ended, and Bernardo Silva chose to focus on the game as a conditioning for emotional injuries, and used trophies to soothe the reluctance in his heart.
The outside world often thinks that Guardiola's success is based on waving money to gather talents, but ignoring the process of many players breaking through the bottleneck to the top, Guardiola's credit is also an important reason why he has top talents. Sterling's leap, Bernardo Silva's shift in position, and even the use of youngsters such as Foden, Guardiola have shown that people are doing their best, not limited to the huge investment in the transfer market.
After the domestic Grand Slam, can Bernardo Silva bring Guardiola his first Champions League title after leaving Barca? That's what we're looking forward to next season, so let's wait and see!