{"id":1778,"date":"2019-02-28T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/guardiola-lauds-fantastic-silvas-fight-following-fa-cup-win\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:12:01","slug":"guardiola-lauds-fantastic-silvas-fight-following-fa-cup-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=1778","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola lauds 'fantastic' Silva's fight following FA Cup win"},"content":{"rendered":"
The midfielder defied a heavy schedule to impress on a tricky pitch at Newport County, attracting praise from his manager <\/div>\n
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola lauded\u00a0David Silva for playing “like Phil Foden” during\u00a0the 4-1 victory over Newport County in the FA Cup fifth round.<\/p>\n

The Premier League champions failed to find the net\u00a0throughout the first half at Rodney Parade as the fourth-tier hosts initially frustrated their more fancied opposition.<\/p>\n

Leroy Sane\u00a0broke the resistance in the 51st minute, while\u00a0England youth international Foden scored a brace\u00a0– either side of Padraig Amond’s reply for Newport – and Riyad Mahrez was\u00a0also on target.<\/p>\n

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Veteran midfielder Silva, one of many City regulars who started in south Wales,\u00a0completed 82 minutes in difficult conditions and earned praise for his professionalism.<\/p>\n

“Incredible,” Guardiola told reporters when asked to describe the World Cup winner’s performance.<\/p>\n

“[He is] 33 years old, fights, wins duels. Really, really good.<\/p>\n

“David is a fantastic player. He played here at a League Two club like an 18-year-old, like Phil Foden.”<\/p>\n

Newport, who are 15th in England’s fourth tier,\u00a0put in a superb display against their illustrious visitors and Guardiola added: “I was really impressed. The home crowd was amazing. I am surprised they are in the position they are.<\/p>\n

“Here I realised English football better than ever and why the cup is special for a team in those conditions – they use their strength points and that’s why the cup always has big surprises.”<\/p>\n

Next up for City is the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Schalke, before an Carabao Cup final meeting with Chelsea next Sunday.<\/p>\n

“We are still in four competitions and we accept all the challenges,” said Guardiola.\u00a0“Today it was League Two and in four days we play on the biggest stage. We have to change mentality.”<\/p>\n

“The big mistake is believing you are better than the other ones. Look at what happened between [Manchester] United and PSG, and also Ajax having an incredible game against Real Madrid.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The midfielder defied a heavy schedule to impress on a tricky pitch at Newport County, attracting praise from his manager Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola lauded\u00a0David Silva for playing “like Phil Foden” during\u00a0the 4-1 victory over Newport County in the FA Cup fifth round. The Premier League champions failed to find the net\u00a0throughout the first … <\/p>\n

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