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@_owurakuampofo Dunno who bro is but a forward named Evidence is a man to be feared
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What left winger on the open market is objectively better than Gordon? I heard the same about Diaz and Bayern
Some of you just need to get real about the state of the sport, it’s just not 2015 anymore
Lyés@LyesBouzidi10
I seriously don’t understand modern football. To earn a big money move to a club like Barcelona in the past, it really felt like you had to have put in serious WORK.
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How people can’t see it with Gordon but top teams can is hilarious.
It’s right there in your face too to see if you want as well.
David Ornstein@David_Ornstein
🚨 Barcelona make proposal to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United. Bid for 25yo #NUFC winger €80m + bonuses; no agreement yet as talks over England int’l continue. Interest of other clubs ongoing but #FCBarcelona + #FCBayern strongest @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/64314…
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Bernardo Silva is the smartest player of the Pep Guardiola era in the Premier League. Not the flashiest, not always the one with the best numbers, but maybe the one who understood football at the deepest level.
Every tactical evolution Pep made at Manchester City somehow had Bernardo at the center of it. False winger, interior, pivot helper, wide midfielder, false 9, pressing trigger, ball-retention machine, control specialist he mastered all of it. Pep trusted him in chaos games, possession games, transitions, defensive jobs, man-marking assignments, everywhere.
When City needed rhythm, Bernardo gave rhythm. When they needed control, he slowed the game down. When they needed intensity, he pressed like a midfielder and defended like a fullback. There’s a reason Pep kept changing systems over the years and Bernardo still remained essential through almost every version of the team.
A lot of players can execute instructions. Bernardo interprets space. That’s a different level of intelligence entirely.
You can even argue some of City’s biggest performances under Pep had Bernardo as the emotional and tactical heartbeat especially in big UCL nights and title run-ins. The work rate, scanning, press resistance, angles he creates for teammates, the way he manipulates pressure with small touches… those things don’t always appear in stats, but coaches and teammates notice immediately.
Football will remember the goalscorers and highlight players first, but tactically, Bernardo Silva was one of the pillars of Pep’s dynasty in England.
Fabrizio Romano@FabrizioRomano
🥺 Pep Guardiola, in tears after Bernardo left the pitch..
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Tonight’s team to face Bournemouth! 💪🩵
XI | Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, O’Reilly, Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo (C), Semenyo, Doku, Haaland
SUBS | Trafford, Dias, Reijnders, Stones, Marmoush, Cherki, Gvardiol, Savinho, Foden
🤝 @etihad




















