David Silva: The Magician

The former Man City playmaker retires as a Premier League and Spain legend.

Transcript

00:00 He's really good in small spaces.

00:02 He's one of the best I've ever known.

00:05 I think a lot of people when he came to English football thought he wouldn't fit in.

00:25 Me included.

00:26 My image from English football when I was outside, I said, "Oh, maybe he's going to suffer here."

00:31 But I was happily wrong.

00:34 He goes on the pitch, he's a huge personality.

00:53 He's never one step back.

00:56 Always in the bad moments, making a step forward.

00:59 He's a legend for the club.

01:02 And of course it would have been a pleasure to take him to Barcelona.

01:07 But it's so expensive.

01:09 He's extraordinary.

01:28 The amount of games, the huge quality of the games he played, the titles he helped to...

01:37 He's another player alongside six, seven, eight players that make this club what it is right now.

01:44 And always I think this club will be grateful.

02:04 And talking about Silva as a footballer, he's a different player.

02:09 He's unique, he's the emblem of the team.

02:11 It was a joy to... not a joy, it was always a problem to play against him.

02:29 And he's I think one of the most incredible players in the world playing in the pockets.

02:35 [Music]