“I made the decision a long time ago”

No, it is not a poetic license from MARCA. This is how Haaland referred to his teammate in the post-match press conference after beating Arsenal. A real great game, a well-deserved MVP and City already has the Gunners where they wanted. Three points away and with one game less. And the figure of the party was also after him. Guardiola and Haaland did not miss the opportunity to talk about Portuguese.

As soon as the intense clash ended, the Norwegian striker went out to speak to the press with Bernardo Silva himself. And there he left the big moment. It was in relation to a play in which the Portuguese beat Gyökeres by a jumpwho is much taller than him: “I remember that cross. I told him later when he headed wide: ‘You were like the pu… (Fabio) Cannavaro’“. And he continued: “Bernardo ‘Cannavaro’ Silva, Happy Birthday! Deserved, you were incredible…”.

Afterwards, the ‘Cyborg’ wanted to have some nice words for his partner, who announced in the middle of this week that I would leave City at the end of the season: “Today, ‘Bernie,’ I’m not going to get emotional here, but you were really good, as always…”, he said to the microphones of SkySports.

A thoughtful decision

Bernardo will not continue. That’s a fact. And, for the first time since announcing his decision, the Portuguese spoke: “I made the decision a long time agoso for me it’s been emotional the whole season because I knew my decision.”

I made the decision a long time ago, so it’s been emotional for me all season.

Bernardo Silva, Manchester City player.

He gave everything during the game. He was MVP. And that’s exactly what Bernardo wants: “I just want to end on a good notewith trophies, and I’m giving my best for this club…until the end…”

Guardiola, about to cry

They also asked the Spanish coach about Bernardo. And Guardiola did not miss the opportunity to leave some emotional words for his player, although he warned that “If I talk too much, I will cry“: “I can only say: ‘Thank you very much, from the bottom of my heart, on behalf of this club, for everything you have done.’ Bernardo has shown that football starts here (the brain), down to the feet. and this guy It’s not the fastest, the fastestbut he knows exactly at every moment what each action requires. Never injured, always committed“.

He continued to praise him: “When everyone was gone, he was always there, suffering the first. His mentality. And it has one thing that is important; He always sees the positive things in life. That’s why his life will be so happy with his wife Inés and the children, he will be so happy because he is always positive.”

And, finally, he ended his speech in the most emotional way possible: “Deserves the greatest recognition. When you write ‘legend’, you have to capitalize it, because it has been. In every game for nine years!”