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BBC News
9 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Silva praises 'one of biggest honours of my career'
Bernardo Silva says being handed the Manchester City captaincy is "probably one of the biggest honours" of his Portugal midfielder has taken over from the departed Kevin de Bruyne and will have been at City for a decade when his contract expires next summer"I'm going to start my ninth season at the club," he said. "All that experience, I will try to pass to the younger guys. But leadership in a team is not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room."I will need that to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles."The 30-year-old played 75 minutes against Juventus in the Club World Cup on Thursday and said the 5-2 victory is 'a good sign for next season'. "We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play," he explained."Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's a good sign for next season. "We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season."
Powys County Times
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Bernardo Silva says City's improvement is ‘a good sign for next season'
Bernardo Silva felt Manchester City delivered a statement performance as they thrashed Juventus in the Club World Cup on Thursday. The Premier League side produced one of their best displays for some time as they ran out 5-2 winners in Orlando to secure top spot in Group G. After an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, it was a result that indicated their recent frustrations could be behind them and underlined their credentials to win the tournament. They will now return to the Camping World Stadium to face Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday (Tuesday 2am UK). Silva, the new City captain, said: 'We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play. 'Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. 'It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's good. 'That's a good sign for next season. It's not only for this competition, but we want to build to the whole season, to the whole year, because what happened last year was quite disappointing for all of us. 'We want to change, we want to be better. This was a great performance and it shows that we can do it again.' City had gone into the game trailing Juventus on goals scored and needing to win to secure the theoretically easier route through the knockout stages. What they produced rendered their frustration to score a seventh goal against Al Ain in their previous game irrelevant. Jeremy Doku's early strike was cancelled out when Teun Koopmeiners pounced on an Ederson mistake but an own goal from Pierre Kalulu restored City's lead. Erling Haaland – with his 300th career goal for club and country – added a third before Phil Foden and Savinho turned it into a rout. Dusan Vlahovic scored a late Juve consolation. City were beaten 2-0 by Juve in the Champions League during their worst spell of form last season but the team, rejuvenated by several new arrivals since, now look a different proposition. Silva said: 'We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. 'We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season, hopefully.' Silva was chosen as captain by Pep Guardiola after the City manager decided not to hold his usual squad vote this summer. 'It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career,' the Portuguese said. 'I'm going to start my ninth season at the club. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. 'But the leadership in a team, it's not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room. 'I will need that help to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles.'
The Independent
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Bernardo Silva says City's improvement is ‘a good sign for next season'
Bernardo Silva felt Manchester City delivered a statement performance as they thrashed Juventus in the Club World Cup on Thursday. The Premier League side produced one of their best displays for some time as they ran out 5-2 winners in Orlando to secure top spot in Group G. After an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, it was a result that indicated their recent frustrations could be behind them and underlined their credentials to win the tournament. They will now return to the Camping World Stadium to face Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday (Tuesday 2am UK). Silva, the new City captain, said: 'We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play. 'Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. 'It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's good. 'That's a good sign for next season. It's not only for this competition, but we want to build to the whole season, to the whole year, because what happened last year was quite disappointing for all of us. 'We want to change, we want to be better. This was a great performance and it shows that we can do it again.' City had gone into the game trailing Juventus on goals scored and needing to win to secure the theoretically easier route through the knockout stages. What they produced rendered their frustration to score a seventh goal against Al Ain in their previous game irrelevant. Jeremy Doku's early strike was cancelled out when Teun Koopmeiners pounced on an Ederson mistake but an own goal from Pierre Kalulu restored City's lead. Erling Haaland – with his 300th career goal for club and country – added a third before Phil Foden and Savinho turned it into a rout. Dusan Vlahovic scored a late Juve consolation. City were beaten 2-0 by Juve in the Champions League during their worst spell of form last season but the team, rejuvenated by several new arrivals since, now look a different proposition. Silva said: 'We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. 'We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season, hopefully.' Silva was chosen as captain by Pep Guardiola after the City manager decided not to hold his usual squad vote this summer. 'It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career,' the Portuguese said. 'I'm going to start my ninth season at the club. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. 'But the leadership in a team, it's not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room. 'I will need that help to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles.'
Irish Examiner
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Bernardo Silva says City's improvement is ‘a good sign for next season'
Bernardo Silva felt Manchester City delivered a statement performance as they thrashed Juventus in the Club World Cup on Thursday. The Premier League side produced one of their best displays for some time as they ran out 5-2 winners in Orlando to secure top spot in Group G. After an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, it was a result that indicated their recent frustrations could be behind them and underlined their credentials to win the tournament. They will now return to the Camping World Stadium to face Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday (Tuesday 2am UK). Silva, the new City captain, said: 'We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play. 'Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. 'It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's good. 'That's a good sign for next season. It's not only for this competition, but we want to build to the whole season, to the whole year, because what happened last year was quite disappointing for all of us. 'We want to change, we want to be better. This was a great performance and it shows that we can do it again.' Haaland's goal was his 300th in senior football (John Raoux/AP) City had gone into the game trailing Juventus on goals scored and needing to win to secure the theoretically easier route through the knockout stages. What they produced rendered their frustration to score a seventh goal against Al Ain in their previous game irrelevant. Jeremy Doku's early strike was cancelled out when Teun Koopmeiners pounced on an Ederson mistake but an own goal from Pierre Kalulu restored City's lead. Erling Haaland – with his 300th career goal for club and country – added a third before Phil Foden and Savinho turned it into a rout. Dusan Vlahovic scored a late Juve consolation. City were beaten 2-0 by Juve in the Champions League during their worst spell of form last season but the team, rejuvenated by several new arrivals since, now look a different proposition. Silva said: 'We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. 'We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season, hopefully.' Silva will captain City in the coming season (Bradley Collyer/AP) Silva was chosen as captain by Pep Guardiola after the City manager decided not to hold his usual squad vote this summer. 'It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career,' the Portuguese said. 'I'm going to start my ninth season at the club. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. 'But the leadership in a team, it's not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room. 'I will need that help to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles.'
The Guardian
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Bernardo Silva describes Manchester City captaincy as one of his ‘biggest honours'
Bernardo Silva has said that being made Manchester City captain by Pep Guardiola is one of his 'biggest honours' and that he will look to Rodri, Erling Haaland and Rúben Dias to support him. Silva is the first captain Guardiola has appointed in a 17-year coaching career, having previously allowed his players at City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona to vote on who should lead them. Silva said: 'It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career. I'm going to start my ninth season at the club. We went through a lot of fantastic moments and some disappointments as well. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. But the leadership in a team, it's not about one guy. It's not about me, it's not about the last captain or the captain two or three or four years ago. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room. 'The same way that we helped the other guys, I'm counting on Rúben, on Rodri, on Erling, on all the guys to help me. Because I will need that help to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles.' Guardiola's change of policy comes after he voiced disquiet at the start of the Club World Cup over what occurred last season. He hinted that the departure of Kyle Walker, Silva's predecessor, on loan to Milan in January, was a factor. 'I didn't like what happened last season,' he said. After City beat Juventus 5-2 to top Group G with a maximum nine points they will face Al-Hilal in the last 16 on Monday at Orlando's Camping World Stadium. The game is a 2am BST kick-off on Tuesday. Silva said of the Juventus game: 'We had a very good performance against a tough team. They beat us last season in the Champions League 2-0.' Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Rodri impressed in a first start since he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury last September, playing 65 minutes. 'Everyone knows how important he is for us,' Silva said. 'We're happy that slowly he's getting back to his best level. We know that it takes time with the injury that he had. But I think he showed that he's getting better and better. And even not still at 100%, he helps a lot.'
