David Silva destroys current football!

Retired since the summer of 2023, David Silva misses football. Former genius of Manchester City, Valencia and Spain, the attacking midfielder bowed out after a career rich in trophies and where he established himself as one of the best technicians of his time. Not necessarily the most physically armed, the Spaniard has always been able to shine thanks to his technique and an unrivaled knowledge of the game. David Silva also represented a football that under-20s know less and less about.

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While the emphasis is placed on physicality in training centers, several former players notice that the very essence of football is gradually being lost. An observation that David Silva shares, as he confided in an interview given to AS : «Now football is almost entirely physical, I had already noticed that in my later years. Everything is more robotic. Talent has less freedom, but those who have it adapt and take it away. It’s harder to see. But there are teams who maintain this philosophy, although adapted to the physique that I mentioned. Look at Barcelona how they play, or Imanol’s Real, who is a coach who likes to have the ball, to press… Xabi Alonso, Arteta, Guardiola… There are still many with this philosophy that I learned with Luis Aragonés.»