In recent weeks, two major tournaments EURO and Copa America 2024 have become the focus of world football. Many quality performances took place and Pep Guardiola's students also had very convincing performances.
Pep's students 'dominate' individual titles at EURO and Copa America 2024
First of all, veteran Kevin De Bruyne has played brilliantly up to this point in EURO 2024 in the Belgian national team. In both matches in Group E, De Bruyne was the best player on the field. But in the 2-0 victory over Romania, De Bruyne further proved his class.
He scored an important victory for Belgium. Besides the goal, De Bruyne's influence was clearly shown when he contributed to controlling the match and leading Belgium to a key victory. That helped the 32-year-old star win the title of Best Player in the match against Romania.
Next is Bernardo Silva, the Portuguese star who also won this award after the match against Türkiye. The 29-year-old midfielder opened the scoring for Portugal and this was also the first time Silva scored at a EURO finals. The Man City player could not hide his joy after the match: "I am very happy that the team won 3 points and is the third team to win tickets to continue. We are one step closer to the championship. But this is just It's just the first step."
Pep Guardiola's students are shining at international tournaments
Meanwhile in Group A, Manuel Akanji played a key role in helping Switzerland win tickets to the 1/8 round. His solid performance in defense has created a solid foundation for Switzerland to confidently enter every match. Akanji deserved to be the best player in the 1-1 draw with Scotland, thereby further confirming his impressive performance.
Currently, Akanji is one of the best defenders in the tournament and will definitely have a place in the typical squad of EURO 2024 if this list is announced today.
Finally, far away in South America, Julian Alvarez just won the Best Player of the Match award after scoring to help Argentina defeat Canada 2-0 on the opening day of Copa America 2024. Guardiola's students continue to shine. shows how skillfully they have been trained at the club level, thereby playing well at the national team level.
This is also a confirmation of the question of why Man City has been able to dominate the English Premier League for so long. As they advance to the next rounds, these individuals will continue to have the opportunity to assert their role and class.