Source: Team_Talk
Silva urges City to go on attack
David Silva insists Manchester City can claim an away win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday night by sticking to their attacking principles.[LNB] Although Roberto Mancini's early days at City were characterised by a defensive approach that led many to conclude the Blues were incapable of being bold enough to win a major trophy, that image has now been shed.[LNB]Against Everton on Saturday, Mancini included Silva, Samir Nasri and Yaya Toure in his starting line-up, in addition to strike duo Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero, who have scored 15 goals between them this term.[LNB]When that lot drew a blank, Mancini turned to Mario Balotelli and could afford to leave Carlos Tevez on the bench.[LNB]It is a bewildering array of options, which lends itself to an attacking approach which Silva feels City should not abandon during their Champions League Group A encounter in the Allianz Arena.[LNB]"I think we can attack them like we do at home," said the Spain playmaker.[LNB]"We can stick to our footballing principles. We don't have to change our style against other teams home or away.[LNB]"We believe in what we are doing and have confidence in each other so we will keep doing the same things.[LNB]"The truth is Napoli played very well against us. They are a strong team.[LNB]"But against Bayern we will try the same things - to keep the ball, play with the same style and get a positive result."[LNB]Having been followed around by one man-marker on Saturday in Jack Rodwell, it is fairly certain Bayern will pay close attention to City's dangerman.[LNB]Clearly, Mancini has other options should Silva find himself shackled in a game that could shape City's entire group stage quest.[LNB]Although some fans were disappointed by an opening night draw against Napoli a fortnight ago, providing City avoid defeat this week, their debut in the competition will have got off to a solid start.[LNB]Defeat would give them a problem though, especially if there was a positive result in Napoli's encounter with Villarreal.[LNB]It is not quite what was expected at the start of the competition, when City were tipped by some as potential semi-finalists or even better.[LNB]Not that Silva is being drawn into such talk.[LNB]"First we have to focus on Bayern Munich," he said.[LNB]"We need to go little by little, try to get a good result and then improve step-by-step and see how far we can go."
