Bernardo Silva ya fi ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa kawai. Shi jarumi ne mai tafiya cikin lokaci, mai canza siffa. Har ma ya dace da kamannin—kamar baturi mai ƙarfin volt tara na mutum, yana ɗaukar manyan ƙattai a filin wasa. A cikin shekaru 55 da nake kallon ƙwallon ƙafa, ban taɓa ganin irinsa ba. A cikin shekaru goma da suka wuce, na yi sa'a na gan shi yana wasa kowane mako, mako bayan mako don ƙungiyara, Manchester City. Kuma yanzu lokaci ya yi da za mu yi bankwana.
Wasu 'yan ƙwallon ƙafa an san su da yin wasa a kusan kowane matsayi a filin. James Milner, John O'Shea, da Phil Neville sun zo a rai. Su yawanci masu ƙarfi ne, masu tsayayye—masu dogaro amma ba su da ƙirƙira sosai. Silva, duk da haka, yana cikin rukuninsa na musamman game da iya canza matsayi. Ba wai kawai yana da fasaha sosai ba, amma sau da yawa yana yin kowane matsayi a wasa ɗaya. Wani lokaci, har ma yana yin kowane matsayi a motsi ɗaya. Zai ɗauki ƙwallon daga mai tsaron raga, kamar Lisbon Beckenbauer kuma mafi rashin yiwuwar mai share ƙwallo a duniya. Yayin da ƙwallon ke motsawa a cikin tsaro, zai bayyana a dama-baya. Ƙarin wucewa, kuma yanzu shi ne mai ƙirƙira wasa mai hazaka, yana juyawa da sauri don saka cikakkiyar wucewa ta cikin ƙaramin rami. Ƙarin sake zagayawa. Sa'an nan kuma ya bayyana a gefe don murɗa ƙwallon zuwa ga madaidaicin baya. A lokacin da aka share rabin ƙwallon zuwa gefen akwatin, Bernardo yana can don harba ƙwallon sama da fadi cikin taron jama'a.
Don gaskiya, an sami manyan ƙwallaye—murɗa a kusurwar sama da Arsenal, harbi mai ƙarfi da United, bugun iska mai ban mamaki da Birmingham a FA Cup inda yake rawa da ƙwallon zuwa raga (yana da ban mamaki sosai har magoya baya suna jayayya ko bugun iska ne, rabin bugun iska, ko harbi da ba a iya kwatanta shi ba). Sa'an nan akwai ƙwallaye masu mahimmanci—babu wanda ya fi biyun da ya ci Real Madrid a wasan kusa da na ƙarshe na Champions League na 2023. Kuma yawan bugun kai da ya yi mamaki ga mutum mai tsayinsa (shi mai hazaka ne a wasan bugun kai).
A nasarar Manchester City 2-1 da Liverpool a watan Janairu 2019, Bernardo Silva ya yi gudu kilomita 13.7, rikodin Premier League. Ƙididdigarsa ba su da kyau sosai. Ba za a tuna da shi don yawan ƙwallaye ko taimako ba (ƙwallaye 76 da taimako 77 a cikin bayyanuwa 459). Amma za a tuna da shi don kyakkyawar alherinsa, hankali mai kaifi, iya samun sarari inda babu, don doke 'yan wasa da motsi masu dabara da ba ka gani, da kuma tsallake ta cikin bangon tubali. Mafi yawa, za a tuna da shi don wannan injin biyu mai ƙarfi. Ƙarfin jiki. Ba ya gajiya, ba ya son a sauya shi, kuma ba ya jin rauni. Bernardo ɗaya ne daga cikin manyan masu tsira a rayuwa. A nasarar City 2-1 a gida da Liverpool a 2019, ya yi gudu kilomita 13.7, mafi yawan da aka taɓa yin rikodin a wasan Premier League. Idan ba shi ne ɗan ƙwallon ƙafa na duniya ba, zai iya zama samurai.
Lokacin da ya zo Manchester, shi ma ya jimre. Kowace kakar ya gaya mana yana so ya tafi, amma wannan ba saboda ba ya son mu ba. Kawai shi da iyalinsa suna son yanayi mai rana. A ƙarshe, duk da haka, Manchester da City sun yi nasara. Har yanzu.
Don wasanni 109 masu daraja, Bernardo ya yi wasa a tsakiya tare da sunan sa David. Mai sihiri na asali da kuma almajirinsa. Wannan shine zamanin Pep na ƙaramin aljihu. Guardiola ba ya son 'yan wasa da za su kunyata abokan hamayya ta hanyar saka ƙwallon ta cikin ƙafafunsu; yana son 'yan wasa da za su iya saka kansu tsakanin ƙafafun abokan hamayya.
Mun kasance muna waƙa ga waƙar Spandau Ballet: "Wane ne yake buƙatar Zinariya? Zinariya! Muna da Silvas biyu, ka sani. David da Bernardo! Ba mu da karyewa!" Kuma mun kasance. A zamanin Silvas biyu, City ta zama ƙungiya ta farko kuma tilo a Premier League da ta sami maki 100 a kakar wasa kuma ta farko kuma tilo da ta ci dukkan kofuna na cikin gida. Tare da Silva ɗaya. Sun ci gaba da cin kofuna uku—league, FA Cup, da Champions League—kuma suka zama ƙungiya ta farko da ta ci taken Premier League hudu a jere.
Abokina BriceyG da ni muna da laƙabi ga Bernardo wanda ke nuna shekarunmu. A gare mu, shi ne Schnorbitz, nuni ga karen Bernie Winters mai ƙauna. Ta wasu hanyoyi, bai dace ba ko kaɗan. Schnorbitz babban kare ne, mara kyau, mai ɗigogi. Amma ta wasu hanyoyi, ya dace sosai. Bernardo yana iya tsallake ƙwallon kamar Schnorbitz, kuma akwai wani abu kamar ɗan kare game da shi.
Yana da kyau, mai nishadantarwa, kuma mai ƙauna—idan yana son ka. Akwai bidiyoyi marasa iyaka na 'yan wasan City suna ɗauke da shi kamar ɗan tsana ko jefa shi cikin tafki don nishadi. Amma kuma yana iya cizo. Abokan hamayya za su so su sami shi a ƙungiyarsu, amma ba za su iya jure shi ba idan ya yi wasa a gare mu. Shi gwani ne na faul ɗin dabara, turawa a hankali, kuma an san shi da barin takalminsa. Makonni biyu da suka wuce da Brentford, ya yi rikici da Nathan Collins, kuma na damu da gaske ga mai tsaron 6ft 4in. "Bernardo yana da halin fusata abokan hamayya," in ji mai sharhi cikin sha'awa. Kuma harshensa yana iya kaifi kamar takalminsa. Lokacin da aka tambaye shi a wani bidiyo me ya sa ba ya horo a dakin motsa jiki, Bernardo ya ce: "Ba na yin gym. Wannan na mutanen da ba su san yadda ake wasa da ƙafafunsu ba."
Wataƙila ya fi zafi lokacin da City ta yi jerin girmamawa bayan Liverpool ta ci league a watan Yuli 2020. Shi ne kawai ɗan wasan City da ya ƙi tafa sabbin zakarun. Lokacin da kyamarori suka kusance shi, ya zama yana da mug a hannunsa. Cupofteagate abin kunya ne da ya sa ya zama almara a City. Bayan haka, ya bayyana kansa cikin salon Bernardo na gaske. "A ra'ayina, wannan irin munafunci ne. Ba al'ada ce da muke da ita a Portugal ba. Idan suna so su yi, za su iya yi, amma ba zan tafa Liverpool ba domin ba haka nake bikin rashin nasara ba. Lokacin da na ci taken, ba na buƙatar wani ya tafa mini."
A kakar wasansa ta ƙarshe a City, ya kasance kyaftin kuma ya jagoranci sabuwar ƙungiya don cin League Cup da FA Cup. Har yanzu, ƙididdigarsa ba ta zama wani abu na musamman ba (ƙwallaye uku da taimako biyar), amma wannan kawai ya tabbatar da cewa ƙididdiga na iya yin ƙarya. Yana barin a kololuwar aikinsa. Bai taɓa zama ko'ina fiye da watanni tara da suka wuce ba. Wannan kakar, ba wai kawai ba za a iya sauke shi ba, ya kusan zama ba za a iya sauya shi ba. Tunanina na musamman game da Bernardo a 2025-26 shine yana tashi ta iska don doke Viktor Gyökeres na Arsenal (6ft 2in) zuwa share ƙwallon da ke ƙalubalantar nauyi, mai yiwuwa ya ci wasa. Wannan bugun kai ya sa Erling Haaland ya gaya masa: "Ka kasance kamar Cannavaro."
Ga Pep, Bernardo ya fi ɗan ƙwallon ƙafa da yake sha'awar, ya fi ɗan wasa da ba ya kuskura ya sauke, ya fi abin sha'awa. Ga Pep, Bernardo abin dogaro ne. Ya fi bayyana shi a watan Disambar da ya gabata bayan City ta doke West Ham 3-0. "Bernie raunina ne. Abin da na fi so," in ji shi. Wanene ni da zan yi jayayya da Pep?
**Tambayoyin da Aka Yi Yawa**
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa game da Bernardo Silva da ke ɗaukar haɗin fasaha da halayensa na musamman
**Tambayoyin Matakin Farko**
1. Wanene Bernardo Silva?
Shi ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ne na Portugal wanda ke taka leda a matsayin ɗan tsakiya ga Manchester City da ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Portugal. An san shi da fasaha sosai, aiki tuƙuru, da iya canza matsayi.
2. Wane matsayi Bernardo Silva yake takawa?
An san shi da iya canza matsayi sosai. Yana iya taka leda a matsayin ɗan tsakiya na tsakiya, ɗan gefe a kowane gefe, ko ma a matsayin ɗan wasa na karya tara. Babban aikinsa yawanci shine ɗan tsakiya na tsakiya.
3. Me ya sa mutane ke cewa yana cikin rukuninsa na musamman?
Domin yana haɗa fasaha na musamman da gudu mara tsayawa da kuma hankalin ƙwallon ƙafa mai kaifi. 'Yan wasa kaɗan ne za su iya yin duk wannan a matakinsa.
4. Menene ma'anar iya canza matsayi ga ɗan wasa kamarsa?
Yana nufin yana iya daidaita kansa ga matsayi daban-daban a ƙungiyar ba tare da rasa inganci ba. Yana iya karewa, ƙirƙirar dama, ci ƙwallaye, da sarrafa yanayin wasa daga kusan kowane matsayi a filin.
5. Shin Bernardo Silva mutum ne mai kyau?
E, ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin mutum mai ƙauna. An san shi da tawali'u, ban dariya a cikin tambayoyi, da kuma ɗan wasa mai kyau. Shi ma mutum ne mai son iyali.
**Tambayoyin Matakin Ci Gaba**
6. Menene ma'anar "ɗan kaifi" a wasansa?
Yana nufin ɓangaren gasa, wani lokaci na ɓarna. Ba wai kawai ɗan wasa mai kyau ba ne, har ma gwani ne na ayyukan duhu—kamar faul ɗin dabara, ɓata lokaci, da fusata abokan hamayya. Shi ɗan wasa ne mai ƙauna amma mai wayo a filin.
7. Me ya sa tsallake ƙwallonsa ya zama na musamman?
Ba wai gudun tsantsa ba ne. Yana amfani da ƙananan tsakiyar nauyi, saurin canza alkibla, da iya motsa ƙwallon don kiyaye shi daga masu tsaro. Ba ya rasa ƙwallon sau da yawa.
8. Yaya yake ba da gudummawa a tsaro?
Shi injin matsa lamba ne. Yana ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyau a duniya wajen karanta wucewa da tsinke su. Yana komawa baya, yin faul, da rufe ga abokan wasansa, wanda ba kasafai ba ne ga ɗan wasa mai ƙirƙira.