“Winning the Champions League is more valuable.”
Bernardo Silva (30, Man City), a key attacking player for Manchester City, was interviewed by the UK's BeIn Sports on Jan. 31 (KST). Silva talked about the importance of team play.
Silva, born in 1994, is a midfielder who plays mainly in the attacking two and on the flanks. He joined Manchester City from AS Monaco in 2017 and has been a key player in the team ever since. He is a great breakaway player who is good at breaking down opponents and using his teammates.
Silva finished eighth in the Ballon d'Or last season after being hailed as the player who led City to the treble, but he says he doesn't care.
“It's always nice to be recognized,” Silva says, 토토사이트 “but personally, I give these individual awards the proper importance they deserve. Football is a team sport,” he said.
“In modern soccer, most individual awards are given to goalies because they score the last touch. But if you really understand the game, if you've played on the pitch or managed a team, you know how important it is to have a good goalkeeper and defender, a solid midfield and a reliable striker. It's not just about the striker.”
“You don't win championships just because you have a good striker. The foundation is defense. If you defend well, you can attack well.” ”When you look at individual awards, most of them go to players who score goals. I don't think it fully represents the sport we play,” he said.
“I do everything I can to help my teammates, the team, and at the end of the day, I think winning the UEFA Champions League is more valuable than the Ballon d'Or. I don't think that will change,” he added.
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