messi kids kit The 23-year-old has not beenhelped by the fact he only started training with City in August, after the club’spre-season tour. It is clear that the vast majority of City’s players are carrying out Guardiola’s orders better this season, and as the Catalan explained this week it is during the summer that he works hardest on tactical drills.

“In pre-season people think about physical preparation, but that is when you have to look at the tactics,” he told a press conference.”That is when you have to forget about runs, and think about tactics.”

Silva, thanks to his involvement with Portugal at the Confederations Cup,would have missed a lot of important information. Adapting to a new club in a new league is another obvious hurdle.

But while it is completely understandablethat he cannot yet do what jude bellingham kids kit Guardiola wants as well as those who were at the club last season,it has been noted behind the scenes thatthe playmaker is taking a little longer to get it than most.