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Premier League: Guardiola, de Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Grealish, Manchester City's men of the title

2022-05-22T18:41:00.965Z


Focus on the key men of Manchester City's new English title. Bringing out the individualities of a group like Manchester City, which retained its English league title on Sunday, is complicated, but Pep Guardiola, Rodri, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish deserve a mention on the honor roll of the season. To discover Premier League fixtures and results Premier League standings Pep Guardiola With this fourth title in the last five seasons,


Bringing out the individualities of a group like Manchester City, which retained its English league title on Sunday, is complicated, but Pep Guardiola, Rodri, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish deserve a mention on the honor roll of the season.

To discover

  • Premier League fixtures and results

  • Premier League standings

Pep Guardiola

With this fourth title in the last five seasons, and despite the fierce fight that Liverpool has given him, the 51-year-old Catalan has confirmed his supremacy in the highest championship in the world.

This title was perhaps the most "

guardiolesque

" of those won with City, because the team played almost all season with a "

false nine

" system so dear to the Catalan, to finish despite everything with 99 goals scored.

Nominated for the Manager of the Year award, which he always won when his team finished as champions, he was able to stay the course despite injuries in defense, Liverpool's hot comeback on his heels after having 12 points from advance and the new European disappointment against Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Kevin de Bruyne

In the hard at the start of the season because he was dragging an injury suffered at the Euro last summer, the Belgian ended the season in a cannonball, like his quadruple less than a week ago. at Wolverhampton (5-1) and the title of best player of the season awarded by the Premier League.

What can I tell you?

In the second half of the season, he was more than perfect

, ”enthused Guardiola a few days ago.

He's always such a generous guy, he always has the will to make the decisive pass.

But I think this season he also wanted to be a prolific goalscorer.

City's top scorer in the league with 15 goals, he scored 19 in all competitions, his best total in the Sky Blue jersey.

At 30, he has reached a staggering total of 206 goals or assists in 307 appearances for City this season.

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Rodri

Absent from the list of candidates for the title of best player in the Premier League, in favor of Kevin de Bruyne and Joao Cancelo for City, Rodri is nevertheless undoubtedly the player whose contribution to the team has progressed the most this year.

If City displays the best defense in the Premier League with only 24 goals conceded, like Liverpool, despite frequent absences in defense, it owes a lot to the young Spanish colossus (1.91 m, 25 years old).

Starting 33 times over the 38 days, he became the sentinel of the midfield, giving other midfielders, including De Bruyne, the freedom to project themselves forward.

The icing on the cake: he scored the 2-2 goal on Sunday, decisive for the conquest of the title.

Bernardo Silva

Established 33 times by Guardiola, the former Monegasque is part of Manchester City's strong midfield trio with De Bruyne and Rodri.

Author of an excellent start to the season, with seven goals and an assist during the first leg, he was elected in September, October then November as the club's best player by the supporters and in competition with De Bruyne and Mahrez for the title of best Sky Blue of the season.

The regularity of the Portuguese also allowed him to regain the confidence of Guardiola, after a more difficult 2020-2021 season.

Whether at Monaco or Manchester City, Silva, 27, has won five of the last six championships he has played in.

Jack Grealish

He was expected at the turn after his transfer to 120 million euros - a record for an English player - and the season ended when Jack Grealish began to find his place and his role in the attack of the Citizens.

Witness his capital goal against West Ham (2-2) on Sunday.

We knew that the step would be high to cross for the former idol of Aston Villa who would also have to get rid of certain "

failures

", such as his taste for keeping the ball and for dribbling rather than passing.

Blending in with a set of stars, when you've been the major player on your team for so long, was not easy.

Adapting to a new coach and new teammates, I found it much more difficult than I thought.

“, he admitted in early December in an interview with the Telegraph.

A creative and initiative player, he had to learn to channel himself and put himself at the service of an ensemble playing a meticulous score.

At 26, he has set a date for next season with great promises.

Source: lefigaro

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