{"id":466649,"date":"2011-07-23T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/23\/manchester-citys-david-silva-playing-in-the-premier-league-is-great-and-i-enjoy-living-here\/"},"modified":"2011-07-23T10:43:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-23T10:43:00","slug":"manchester-citys-david-silva-playing-in-the-premier-league-is-great-and-i-enjoy-living-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/23\/manchester-citys-david-silva-playing-in-the-premier-league-is-great-and-i-enjoy-living-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City&#8217;s David Silva: Playing in the Premier League is great, and I enjoy living here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"82.4821002387\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/109\/man-city\">Manchester City<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/spain\/10425\/david-jim%C3%A9nez-silva\">David Silva<\/a> has spoken of his enjoyment at both living in Manchester and playing his football in the Premier League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Spanish international also went on to talk of the pivotal role his team-mates played in his successful debut season, and expressed his hopes for continued success at club and international levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Discussing how he adjusted to life in Manchester, Silva told City&#8217;s official website: \u201cMy adaptation to Manchester City was very good. I was received very well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI enjoy the city; also the Premier League is great. Obviously the weather is not the best but I am adapted to it also.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Silva\u2019s unselfish nature on the pitch is reflected in his attitude, as he insists that winning personal awards and praise is not as important to him as the team&#8217;s success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Asked about finishing as runner-up in the club\u2019s Player of the Season awards, Silva said: \u201cI don\u2019t care so much about individual awards, the important thing is that the team performed well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe got into the Champions League and won the FA Cup and we look forward to keep playing football.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quizzed on how he feels about being City&#8217;s main creative influence, Silva continued: \u201cThe truth is that the team also won when I wasn\u2019t on the pitch, the important thing is that we keep winning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am comfortable when I am in the team and when this produces good results.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Closing in on his 50<sup>th<\/sup> cap for Spain, Silva remains very much a part of Vicente Del Bosque\u2019s plans internationally, and the 25-year-old says the national team are not too worried about the pressures at the top.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He said, \u201cWhat we Spain have to do now is to enjoy and do our best, we don\u2019t know when it will end but we have to enjoy today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read this article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/07\/23\/2587068\/manchester-citys-david-silva-playing-in-the-premier-league\" title=\"Manchester City's David Silva: Playing in the Premier League is great, and I enjoy living here\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City&#8217;s David Silva: Playing in the Premier League is great, and I enjoy living here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Manchester City midfielder David Silva has spoken of his enjoyment at both living in Manchester and playing his football in the Premier League. 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