Ideal for wide forward role
This season has seen Bernardo Silva produce the goods as a midfielder on both flanks, as an out-and-out winger, as a creative No.10 and as a front-line poacher. No doubt, Antonio Conte will be keen to tap into that versatility as much as possible, but it also makes the Portuguese a perfect candidate for one of Chelsea’s wide forward roles either side of Diego Costa, requiring attackers with playmaking qualities when coming inside in addition to the ability to stretch forward moves with pace and width. Eden Hazard has made the left role his own but the right counterpart has been divvied between Pedro and Willian this season – Silva could trump both to become Conte’s undisputed choice.
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