{"id":1088933,"date":"2019-05-14T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T14:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1088933"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:48:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:48:31","slug":"kompany-silva-man-city-captain","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/kompany-silva-man-city-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Vincent Kompany backs “clown” Bernardo Silva to become next Man City captain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vincent Kompany has backed “50 per cent clown” Bernardo Silva to succeed him as Manchester City captain. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kompany has made over 350 appearances for Manchester City and \u2013 since being made club captain in the 2011\/12 season \u2013 has won four Premier League titles.<\/p>\n

Is Bernardo Silva captain material? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Since joining City in 2017, Bernardo Silva has notched 13 goals and 11 assists in 71 Premier League.<\/li>\n
  2. Last season, the Portugal international was mainly used as a substitute.<\/li>\n
  3. This season, though, he has started 40 games across all competitions.<\/li>\n
  4. Guardiola recently named Silva as the best player in the Premier League<\/a> this season.<\/li>\n
  5. Kompany says Silva needs just 25% more leadership to become City captain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    However, injuries have restricted the Belgian to playing 17 games or less in each of the last four Premier League seasons and at 33 years of age, his days at the top are limited.<\/p>\n

    And when the time finally comes for Kompany to leave City and give up the captain’s armband, he believes Silva would be a top candidate to take over.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI say to him often you are 50 per cent\u00a0clown, 50 per cent\u00a0leader,\u201d he\u00a0told<\/a> French radio station, RMC.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWhen he becomes 25 per cent clown, 75 per cent leader he will become the captain of this team.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHe is so strong and to be honest there is nobody who deserves this title more.\u201d<\/p>\n

    City’s 4-1 win over Brighton on Sunday secured a second successive Premier League title for Pep Guardiola’s side, while a win over Javi Gracia’s Watford in this weekend’s FA Cup final would see them claim an incredible domestic treble.<\/p>\n

    Guardiola: This was my toughest title <\/strong><\/h2>\n

    After notching a record 100 points last season, City followed it up with the second-highest points total in Premier League history this term, racking another 98 points.<\/p>\n

    In the end, they needed every single point as Liverpool finished second with 97 points \u2013 the highest of any runner-up and the third-highest points total in Premier League history \u2013 losing just one game all season, away to City in January.<\/p>\n