Despite showing glimpses of his La Liga brilliance, Savinho has yet to live up to expectations at Manchester City. The Brazilian winger, signed for £21m, has struggled to find his form and has been criticized for his lack of goals and assists. Guardiola remains optimistic about his potential, but Savinho's silence on the pitch has led to questions about his value.
Pep Guardiola was attempting to praise the perseverance of Savinho after his first Manchester City goal - "Until the end, he tries", the manager said - yet it has been a frustrating sequence for everyone. Even at the King Power, moments before he scored he did the hard work of dribbling through a number of players into the box, only to lose his whereabouts and carry on beyond the byline.
Instead there has been silence, because Savinho has been unable to carry his form from Spain into a new league. He hasn't been alone in underperforming, but as a tricky winger is more prominent when he flatters to deceive. "I wasn’t surprised they took him because you could see his quality today, how good he is on the ball, also off the ball with his deep runs, that he is technically very gifted, a great character. He will definitely be there for the Brazilian national team and in the top level of football so I congratulated him on the performance, although it hurt a bit."
Friends have been and his personal trainer also gets over, but for the most part it has just been Savinho and his wife Anna Carolina. They are expecting their first child, and even had what must be the first gender reveal party to be held on the Etihad pitch when they saw 'IT'S A GIRL' light up the scoreboard with a pink background.
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