Phil Foden and Rodri are the scorers who helped Man City upstream to beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the morning match. But the hero in that victory must be Bernardo Silva.
Bernardo Silva is playing the role of a “virtual number 9” in Man City. Starting as a “virtual number 9”, Bernardo Silva has created many difficulties for the defense system of Aston Villa thanks to the mobility and great creativity. It was he who launched both assists as set, one for Foden to start the upstream and one for Rodri to put Man City a 2-1 lead over Aston Villa. All of this was done when Bernardo Silva stretched, taking advantage of the space between the home team’s midfielders and full-backs. Not surprisingly, Silva was elected as the best player of the match, not the two faces named on the scoreboard on the Man City side. This is the second time in a row, Bernardo Silva was arranged by teacher Pep Guardiola to play “virtual number 9”. Last time it was in the match against Leeds in round 31. That day, Man City lost 1-2, but Bernardo Silva still left a good impression by assisting Ferran Torres to equalize 1-1 in the 76th minute. In the context of Sergio Aguero distracted by finding a new stop and Gabriel Jesus is still erratic as … normally, the fact that Bernardo Silva shines in the “virtual number 9” position is a very timely solution. Man City is in front of two great battles – with Tottenham in the 34th round of the Premier League, meeting PSG in the Champions League semi-finals. And this team really needs the shine of Bernardo Silva.
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