Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has hailed Pep Guardiola, believing his ‘greatest strength’ is that he understands both sides of the game.
Guardiola currently finds himself at the top of the Premier League table once again, with Manchester City currently ten points clear of Chelsea in second.
They’ve also won all of their last seven games in all competitions, an impressive run given the hectic Christmas schedule.
It’s the kind of imperious form that has seen them win the title before, and it looks likely to be the case again this year, with the main competitors struggling to keep up.
Were Manchester City to finish top again, it would mean a fourth title for Guardiola since his arrival at the club and is unlikely to be their last under his leadership either.
The Spanish coach is undoubtedly one of the best managers to have graced the game, and Silva, who has been starring under him since his arrival from Monaco in 2017, thinks he knows why he’s been so successful.
“I’m not going to name names, but I’ve had coaches who are very good tactically and then, in human relation, are very weak; or very good in human relation and very weak tactically.
“I think Guardiola’s greatest strength is that, apart from having been a player at a very high level, which gives him a perspective of what we feel, his technical side is very strong.
“Of course, there are always players who don’t like it and others who do, but that’s like everything else. No coach has all 25 players on his side; it’s very difficult.
“He manages the tactical part, the human part and managing a locker room is nothing, nothing easy. Even more so in a team as strong as ours, most of the players cost 50, 60, 70, 80 million.
“He manages to keep players who cost this much on the bench for so many games, and even then there are no major problems… I think this shows how good he is at managing changing rooms.”
