City's Shift Pays Off: Bernardo Silva Makes Impact!

Bernardo Silva says Man City are in ‘transition’ and that the players are still adapting to one another Bernardo Silva says the Manchester City squad are still in a “transition” and are learning how to play with each other. City have seen several long-serving players leave in the past two seasons including Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Kyle Walker and Ederson. And Silva says the change at the club over the past two years has been a challenge.

“I think the obvious answer is that this is a transition because not long ago if you look at the Champions League final, when we won the treble, if you look at that team and the team now, only four or five players are left,” Bernardo Silva said when asked why City have not been able to reach the levels of the past this season. “In two years and a half, to only have four, five or six players left, it’s a lot of change. “To have that much change in a football club is never easy.

It’s not about the talent or the quality of the players, it’s about the players getting to know each other better and when they play together, what works better and getting the experience and the knowledge to deal with especially the bad moments. “I don’t know the right answer. No one knows.

You might have your opinion, the manager might have his opinion and I have my own opinion. “I do believe that having so many different players in such a short time does not help because from my experience, I’ve been here nine years, three years ago when I played with Gundogan, with Kevin (De Bruyne), Rodri or Kyle (Walker), because we played together so many years, we knew exactly what each player wanted, the qualities of the other guys and the guy next to you. “Right now, these young guys need time to adapt to playing with each other, playing together and I think that obviously plays a major part.