サッカー-Monaco look to Bernardo Silva in Man City 衝突／不一致
By Julien Pretot
PARIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Monaco lose some of their best players every season but they keep attracting 最高の，を越す youngsters like Bernardo Silva who they will be relying on when they visit Manchester City in their 支持する／優勝者s League last 16, first 脚 衝突／不一致 on Tuesday.
The Portugal 不快な／攻撃 midfielder, 22, has been 愛称d "Messizinho" (the Little Messi) by team mate Joao Moutinho and によれば マスコミ 報告（する）／憶測s Manchester 部隊d and Chelsea have already tried to 安全な・保証する his services for next season.
Silva, who joined the principality club from Benfica in 2014, has amazing dribbling 技術s and the excellent 見通し that could make him an old-school playmaker, although he has developed a roaming 役割 and likes to 押し進める wide.
"When Bernardo arrived, I straight away said he was a good player but that he needed to keep working," said Moutinho. "And that´s what he´s done this year. He had two 罰金 seasons but this year he´s really been a 発覚.
"Messi, Eusebio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maradona, Pele... They´re players who are and will remain in football history. I hope and believe that Bernardo has the 質 to get の近くに to that level."
With six goals and five 補助装置s in 25 Ligue 1 外見s, Silva has been instrumental in Monaco's rise to the 最高の，を越す of the （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する in a team who have 得点する／非難する／２０d 76 goals in 26 matches.
City, on the other 手渡す, have 譲歩するd 29 in 25 首相 League games, making former England striker Michael Owen's 仮定／引き受けること that Monaco were a "good draw" a bold 査定／評価.
Monaco geared up for the 衝突／不一致 with a disappointing 1-1 draw at lowly Bastia in Ligue 1 on Friday but City have no 推論する／理由 for over-信用／信任 after 存在 held to a 0-0 行き詰まらせる at second-tier Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup fifth 一連の会議、交渉／完成する on Sunday.
The 国民s will be without Brazilian prodigy Gabriel Jesus, who has had foot 外科 and will be out of 活動／戦闘 for at least two months after a 約束ing start at the club.
City centre 支援する Vincent Kompany, however, is 推定する／予想するd to be fit again after 行方不明の the FA Cup game with an 傷害 which Guardiola 述べるd as "not a big 問題／発行する".
Guardiola was not too worried that his team were held by a 選手権 味方する in the FA Cup and Monaco were not 極端に 関心d by their result either.
"Let's not be worried, we 行方不明になるd the first half but did good after the break. It's the second half (業績／成果) that we need to 再生する against City," said Monaco 今後 Valere Germain. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris)
