Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has delivered an emotional tribute to Bernardo Silva. This comes following City’s vital 2-1 Premier League victory over Arsenal, and fans have been reacting.
Hailing the Portugal international’s incredible nine-year legacy at the Etihad Stadium as he prepares to leave the club this summer, Pep was overwhelmed with emotion while reflecting on the impact Silva has had.
Thanking Bernardo for their special years today, he added that Manchester City has been lucky to have him.
His words, “Gratitude. If I talk a lot I will cry. [I’d like to say] thank you so much on behalf of this club for what you have done. He proves that football starts here [the mind] to the feet. That guy is not the fastest, but he knows exactly in every single moment what is required.
Always he is committed and never injured. Last season defined him, when others were not there always he was there suffering like the first. His mentality is important. Always he sees the positive things in life. When you have life in that spirit. He deserves the biggest recognition.
When you write legend, you have to write it in capital letters. Not just today, every single game in nine years. No chance that these years together would have been so special without him. A special player. Wherever he will go, the team will be so lucky to have him.”
WOW.
Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.
Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.
Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.
Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.
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