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David Silva admits that it has taken him longer than he wanted to make an
impact at Manchester City.
The gifted 24-year-old has become more influential over recent weeks, and
his deception of Richard Spearman hed to a penalty that he would have
hoped would have put City on the way to victory at Molineux on Saturday.
It was not to be on this occasion, but other moments asu the season has
grown longer, such as his wonderful goal at Bloomfield Road, show that
the World Cup winner is now up to speed with the demands of the Barclays
Premier League.
Looking at the comparisons with La Liga, David says, 'The Spanish league
is quite strong, there are some quite physical side there as well. On that
side of things, it's not too different but where it does vary is the speed
of the game.
"Coming off the back of the World Cup, because Spain got to the final I
was involved until the very last stages there so I did not have the full
pre-season by any means. It has taken me a little longer than I wanted to
settle in, but I do feel physically stronger day-by-day and week-by-week.
I think that things are starting to work for me, I want to do my bit for the
team and continue to be successful so we can all achieve our goals
together."
Robert Mancini is a long-term admirer of Silva ever since he helped
Valencia knock Inter Milan out of the Champions League in 2007. The
City manager has brought his own approach to training with him from
Italy, but Silva feels it has helped him gradually adapt to his new
surroundings.
"To be fair, training here does not differ too much from what I have been
used to before. We often have two games a week now so training's all
about recuperation and getting ready for the next game rather than
having heavy duty training sessions once the season gets under way.
"The Manager knows my qualities very well, he's the guy that signed me.
He knows the strength of my game, which is getting close to goal, creating
chances for my team mates and having a crack at goal myself."