Man City players help Guardiola succeed!

Before the Premier League match against Aston Villa in February, manager Pep Guardiola talked about his plans to play Bernardo at left-back, and the technical requirements of a left-back. Pep asked: "That's what I think. Are you ready?" Bernardo simply replied: "I'll do the job." The result: Bernardo played well, Man City won 3-1. Pep kept him in the same position in the next match. Man City beat Arsenal 3-1 and took the top spot. In the next match, Bernardo not only played well, but also scored against Nottingham Forest. He scored when he moved into the middle, on the edge of the penalty area - that is, the right position and role for an attacking midfielder.

Bernardo Silva has completely changed since joining Man City

Depending on the pre-match requirements of Coach Guardiola, or depending on the situation during the match, Bernardo can occupy many different positions, performing different roles. Knowing that he is not very fast, Bernardo must always be careful not to break his team's offside trap when playing as a defender and the opponent has the ball. When his team has the ball, Bernardo is always ready to play the role of organizer, pushing forward to attack. That is awareness and tactical thinking.

When MU dominated the English football field to an almost absolute extent, Paul Scholes was an attacking midfielder, similar to Bernardo in the current Man City squad. But how can you imagine Paul Scholes playing as a full-back! Scholes didn't even know what to do when he wasn't in the middle. England already had Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. So Scholes had to say goodbye to the team, after a few unsuccessful matches playing as a left midfielder.

As everyone knows, coach Pep Guardiola is obsessed with tactics. The problem here is that because Man City players have very high tactical qualities, Mr. Guardiola can easily choose different solutions. Bernardo Silva is just a typical example. Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan... have all changed completely after joining Man City. Thanks to the players having good tactical thinking, always knowing what they have to do in each different way of playing, Mr. Guardiola has escaped the situation of being "predicted" - that is the important reason why Man City dominates the Premier League.

This season, with Erling Haaland, the way of playing must be different. Man City plays counter-attack, passes more long, more directly. And Haaland scores goals like a machine! That is also a good result from the tactical thinking of the whole team. Coach Guardiola is a great coach. But he also... benefits from the Man City players!

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