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Player Review
94 - TOTS
This is my first review on futbin for a player! Bernardo Silva has probably been my favorite player not named Eden Hazard or Fernando Torres since I saw he was a wonderkid on Football Manager many years ago. I was annoyed when he moved to Manchester City two years ago, knowing he would become a huge part of City's success, and so he has. Been looking forward to his TOTS all year, so much I sold a first owner Ronaldo to afford him and Prime Moments Deco.
The squad linked switches to a 4-1-2-1-2, with Bernardo playing at CAM behind Torres and Van Persie.
Pace - He's rapid, the 95 acceleration is felt when he gets the ball. Those first few touches with his rapid acceleration can be helpful in the final third if you need to break away enough to either shoot or make the final pass. The 85 sprint speed feels faster, probably due to the acceleration.
Shooting - His shooting stats looked good, but I didn't expect him to be scoring as easily as he does. The 99 attack positioning is probably one of the best stats on the card and probably gets glanced over. He's actually scored a few headers for me, and many times when the ball would be out-wide, he seemed to find himself in almost a perfect position to have an open shot on goal. His left foot is very reliable, whether you're aiming a shot far post or trying to sneak a bullet on the goalkeeper's near post.
Passing - I play a narrow 4-1-2-1-2, so 1-2 passes are a huge part of my game, and he does an amazing job at those quick and short passes. With long passes, he's very capable of sending a great LB+Y through ball to either Torres or Van Persie to give them a 1v1 shot on goal. He's also very reliable on corners, able to swing the ball in to any of the air threats on my team.
Defending - Despite the efforts of having my CAM on "stay forward," they always seem to end up on the outskirts or in my box, close enough to either press the opponent or even block shots. Bernardo's scrappy enough in defense to be able to pick the ball from a player and begin a counter attack. He's far from an alternative option or even a lite version of a player like Kante, but you're not buying him for his defensive abilities did you?
Physical - 99 stamina means he's got plenty in the the tank even at the end of 90 minutes and could perfectly go in extra time if needed. I think the rest of the stats are irrelevant, just because you don't expect Bernardo to be winning headers, and his strength is well compensated by his balance.
There's two small things that I'm not sure can be considered cons, just because they really just be on me.
Work rates - He has a high attacking work rate, and as I pointed out in the shooting section, he always seems to end up in a perfect position to either score or make the final pass before a shot. Despite this, sometimes after taking the ball, he would only charge ahead if I cued a run using LB. This wasn't every time, and this just might be something on my tactics, so it's not like it's a deal breaker or anything.
Sprint bursts - This is an interesting one too that's probably just me. Last year, I was very lucky and passed TOTS Messi in the La Liga guaranteed TOTS SBC. One thing that used to get me with that card sometimes the first touch dribble was just randomly way faster than I anticipated. It wasn't even a bad touch, just that the card was so fast that the first touch was heavier than you'd expect. Bernardo will occasionally do this, but this happens maybe every other game.
