CORNERFLICK
international
International
UEFA Nations League
Nation
MC
Club
UL
League
32
Age
MF
Position
19
Caps
3
Int'l goals
Manchester City
Club
UEFA Champions League
League
POR
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
32Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×3
club
Club
Premier League
League Cup
Community Shield
FA Cup
Ligue 1
Primeira Liga
Taça da Liga
UEFA Super Cup
Taça de Portugal
UEFA Champions League
J.League World Challenge
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
// the closing word
Bernardo Silva.Portugal · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
PORMidfielderManchester City