In the wake of Manchester City’s recent Barclays Premier League defeat by Liverpool, the first thing the club’s Brazilian midfielder Fernando did was seek out compatriot Philippe Coutinho. ‘I wanted to say ‘‘well done’’ to him after his winning goal,’ revealed Fernando. ‘To me, he is the best Brazilian playing in Europe at the moment.’ Elsewhere at Anfield, the criticism of the City midfield that had started after the home defeat by Barcelona four days earlier was being cranked up to the next level. Fernando admits he is finding life in the Premier League tough in his first season since moving from Porto. Fernando (right) and Fernandinho (left) attends a Disability Awareness Workshop with local kids on Thursday. Fernando says Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho, tracked by his mate Fernandinho, is the best current Europe-based Brazilian player. According to those on TV paid to know, City had lost back-to-back games simply because of failings in central midfield. Fernando played in the first game and not the second. Was he, therefore, at least partly culpable for setbacks that seem to have done so much to damage City’s aspirations at home and in the Champions League? Fernando: 'I haven’t reached my level here yet and the language is a problem' ‘It’s really hard,’ Fernando admitted on Thursday. ‘I haven’t reached my level here yet and the language is a problem. The Premier League is very challenging. ‘This season has gone OK, I think, but I’m hoping my next season will be a lot better. It was really difficult against Barcelona. We were not playing a normal team. ‘We want to get to that level but we need to learn if we are going to be successful in the Champions League. We know we can win in Barcelona. But having an attacking mentality won’t help us if we go over the top with that. Our mentality has to be right. ‘The criticism will always come if things aren’t going well. It can be aimed at the strikers or the defence and now at this time it is the midfield. It shouldn’t do but that is just what happens.’ City’s shot at European redemption comes next Wednesday at the Nou Camp. Manuel Pellegrini’s team trail 2-1 and need a huge result if they are going to become an isolated Premier League representative in the last eight. At home, City trail Chelsea in the Premier League by five points and have played a game more. On Tuesday, Fernando watched Jose Mourinho’s team exit Europe in a rather feisty game at Stamford Bridge. On a night more memorable for needle than football, it was tempting to wonder if Chelsea were beginning to show signs of frailty. The Brazilian midfielder has come under fire as part of the under-performing City midfield, but showed some skills playing sitting volleyball for school children in Manchester. Fernando, who says mentality will be the most important factor for City in their bid to turn around a 2-1 margin against Barcelona in the Champions League last-16, attempts to play football with a blindfold. Certainly Fernando revealed he could not imagine his City team-mates hounding a referee in similar fashion. He did, however, have an interesting take on why some footballers - including friends such as David Luiz, Oscar and Thiago Silva - behave the way they do. ‘It’s not something that would happen in our team,’ he told Sportsmail. ‘We are mainly a very calm team that concentrates on actually trying to win the game on the pitch. ‘We play according to whatever happens and we don’t try to change things by altering decisions and trying to influence the result that way. The 27-year-old is assisted by a girl during the appearance as part of City in the Community. ‘Every player has to hold things in. There are so many occasions when you actually want to say things but you must not. ‘At City I follow the example of people like James Milner, Joe Hart and Pablo Zabaleta. They are players who just try to play and not talk too much. ‘But you have to understand that the Champions League is a huge competition and the players were aware of that on Tuesday. ‘It was two great teams wanting to go through. ‘The players were aware of the investment each club had made so they had that pressure too. ‘The players were tense and that’s why these things happen. It’s adrenaline and tension.’ On Thursday at City’s training base, Fernando and his team-mate and fellow Brazilian Fernandinho took part in a Disability Awareness Workshop with local schoolchildren organised by the club’s City in the Community scheme. So close are the two that when Fernandinho was chosen for random doping after training, his friend waited for him before arriving to take part in the event. Fernando was also there at Anfield, of course, when Fernandinho and City captain Vincent Kompany had a rather frank exchange of views about what was going wrong. ‘In every team and every player there is a need to talk,’ he said. ‘It has to happen. It helps. We are working to improve when things are going wrong. It’s a quality and we will carry on with that. 'Fernandinho isn’t even a tiny bit upset about. It’s a story for a day and people like to talk but it means nothing to us.’ Back at home in Brazil, they are still coming to terms with their own bad news day. That came last July when the national team flunked a World Cup semi-final, losing 7-1 to Germany. Fernando watched that game in a Brazilian restaurant in Manchester and put his hands to his head at mention of it yesterday. Now 27, he has international aspirations of his own but knows he - and his country - have much to learn. Chelsea players remonstrate with referee Bjorn Kuipers as he sends of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Fernando attempts to hold off Leicester's Esteban Cambiasso as he continues to find his feet in England. ‘It is really hard for Brazil now,’ he said. ‘We have had to learn a lesson from what happened. ‘The Germans and the Dutch have improved and we needed to realise that we have to catch up. ‘Tactically we have fallen behind. If I get called up then of course I will be extremely happy. I am focused on my performance here, though. ‘Every players needs time to get settled and get his status. This is what I am doing.’ Isaias paved the way for Brazilians in the Premier League on his signing with Coventry in 1995. FIRST BRAZILIAN IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE (AND FIRST GOAL SCORER):. Isaias Marques Soares, aka Isaias, signed for Coventry from Benfica in the summer of 1995. The striker made only 12 appearances in two years, scoring just twice, including the first PL goal by a Brazilian against Middlesbrough on September 16, 1995. FIRST PL HAT-TRICK: Afonso Alves for Middlesbrough against Manchester City in an 8-1 romp in May 2008. FIRST TO SCORE IN AN FA CUP FINAL: Ramires for Chelsea against Liverpool in 2012. FIRST TO WIN PL TITLE: Edu with Arsenal in 2001-02. MOST PL APPEARANCES: 190 by Lucas Leiva of Liverpool. FIRST TO BE SENT OFF: Roque Junior for Leeds in September 2003. FIRST GOALKEEPER IN PL: Heurelho Gomes for Tottenham in 2008.
What are the important parts of this article?
Fernando said he's finding the Premier League 'very challenging'
Brazilian admitted the language barrier so far is proving a hindrance.
He said why City would not crowd a referee like Chelsea did against PSG.
Fernando joined Fernandinho for a Disability Awareness Workshop with local schoolchildren for the club’s City in the Community scheme.
He said countryman Fernandinho 'isn’t a tiny bit upset about' recent exchange with Vincent Kompany which saw the captain dropped.
I kölvattnet av Manchester Citys nyligen inträffade nederlag i Barclays Premier League av Liverpool, var det första klubbens brasilianske mittfältare Fernando gjorde att söka upp landsman Philippe Coutinho. "Jag ville säga "bra gjort" till honom efter hans vinnande mål," avslöjade Fernando. "För mig är han den bästa brasilianska spel i Europa för tillfället. " På andra håll på Anfield, kritiken mot staden mittfält som hade börjat efter hem nederlaget i Barcelona fyra dagar tidigare var vevas upp till nästa nivå. Fernando erkänner att han håller på att finna livet i Premier League tufft i sin första säsong sedan flytten från Porto. Fernando (till höger) och Fernandinho (till vänster) deltar i en workshop om handikappmedvetenhet med lokala barn på torsdag. Fernando säger att Liverpools Philippe Coutinho, spårad av sin kompis Fernandinho, är den bästa nuvarande Europabaserade brasilianska spelaren. Enligt de på TV betalade för att veta, hade City förlorat back-to-back spel helt enkelt på grund av misslyckanden i centrala mittfältet. Fernando spelade i den första matchen och inte den andra. Var han därför åtminstone delvis skyldig till motgångar som tycks ha gjort så mycket för att skada stadens strävanden hemma och i Champions League? Fernando: "Jag har inte nått min nivå här ännu och språket är ett problem" "Det är verkligen svårt," Fernando erkände på torsdag. – Jag har inte nått min nivå här ännu och språket är ett problem. Premier League är väldigt utmanande. "Den här säsongen har gått OK, tror jag, men jag hoppas att min nästa säsong kommer att bli mycket bättre. Det var riktigt svårt mot Barcelona. Vi spelade inte ett normalt lag. – Vi vill komma till den nivån, men vi måste lära oss om vi ska lyckas i Champions League. Vi kan vinna i Barcelona. Men att ha en anfallande mentalitet kommer inte att hjälpa oss om vi går över toppen med det. Vår mentalitet måste ha rätt. – Kritiken kommer alltid om det inte går bra. Den kan riktas mot de strejkande eller försvaret och nu är det mittfältet. Det borde det inte göra, men det är precis vad som händer.’ Stadens skott på europeisk inlösen kommer nästa onsdag på Nou Camp. Manuel Pellegrinis lagled 2-1 och behöver ett enormt resultat om de ska bli en isolerad Premier League representant i de senaste åtta. Hemma har City trail Chelsea i Premier League med fem poäng och spelat en match mer. På tisdagen såg Fernando Jose Mourinhos lag lämna Europa i en ganska kaxig match på Stamford Bridge. En kväll mer minnesvärd för nål än fotboll, var det frestande att undra om Chelsea började visa tecken på bräcklighet. Den brasilianska mittfältaren har kommit under eld som en del av det underpresterande City-mittfältet, men visade vissa färdigheter att spela sittande volleyboll för skolbarn i Manchester. Fernando, som säger att mentalitet kommer att vara den viktigaste faktorn för City i deras försök att vända en 2-1 marginal mot Barcelona i Champions League förra-16, försök att spela fotboll med ögonbindel. Fernando avslöjade att han inte kunde föreställa sig att hans lagkamrater jagade en domare på liknande sätt. Han hade dock en intressant uppfattning om varför vissa fotbollsspelare - inklusive vänner som David Luiz, Oscar och Thiago Silva - beter sig som de gör. "Det är inte något som skulle hända i vårt team," berättade han Sportsmail. "Vi är främst ett mycket lugnt lag som koncentrerar sig på att faktiskt försöka vinna spelet på planen. – Vi spelar efter vad som än händer och försöker inte förändra saker genom att ändra beslut och försöka påverka resultatet på det sättet. 27-åringen får hjälp av en flicka under framträdandet som en del av City i gemenskapen. "Varje spelare måste hålla saker i. Det finns så många tillfällen när du faktiskt vill säga saker men du får inte. – I City följer jag exemplet med personer som James Milner, Joe Hart och Pablo Zabaleta. De är spelare som bara försöker spela och inte pratar för mycket. "Men du måste förstå att Champions League är en enorm tävling och spelarna var medvetna om det på tisdag. "Det var två bra lag som ville gå igenom. "Spelarna var medvetna om den investering varje klubb hade gjort så de hade den pressen också. "Spelarna var spända och det är därför dessa saker händer. Det är adrenalin och spänning.’ På torsdag på stadens träningsbas, Fernando och hans lagkamrat och med brasilianska Fernandinho deltog i en workshop om handikappmedvetenhet med lokala skolbarn som organiserades av klubbens stad i gemenskapsprogrammet. De två är så nära varandra att när Fernandinho valdes ut för slumpmässig dopning efter träning, väntade hans vän på honom innan han anlände för att delta i händelsen. Fernando var naturligtvis också där på Anfield, då Fernandinho och stadskapten Vincent Kompany hade ett ganska uppriktigt meningsutbyte om vad som gick fel. "I varje lag och varje spelare finns ett behov av att prata," sade han. ”Det måste ske. Det hjälper. Vi arbetar för att förbättra oss när saker och ting går fel. Det är en kvalitet och vi kommer att fortsätta med det. "Fernandinho är inte ens lite upprörd över. Det är en historia för en dag och folk gillar att prata men det betyder ingenting för oss.’ Hemma i Brasilien, de fortfarande komma till rätta med sin egen dåliga nyhetsdag. Det kom i juli förra året när landslaget kuggade i en VM-semifinal, varvid man förlorade 7-1 till Tyskland. Fernando tittade på matchen på en brasiliansk restaurang i Manchester och satte händerna mot huvudet på honom när han nämnde det igår. 27 år gammal har han egna internationella ambitioner, men vet att han - och hans land - har mycket att lära. Chelsea spelare genmäler med domaren Björn Kuipers som han skickar av Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Fernando försöker hålla undan Leicesters Esteban Cambiasso då han fortsätter att hitta sina fötter i England. — Det är verkligen svårt för Brasilien nu, sade han. – Vi har varit tvungna att lära oss en läxa av det som hände. – Tyskarna och holländarna har förbättrats och vi måste inse att vi måste komma ikapp. – Taktiskt har vi halkat efter. Blir jag inkallad så blir jag förstås oerhört glad. Men jag är fokuserad på mitt uppträdande här. "Varje spelare behöver tid för att få sin status. Detta är vad jag gör.’ Isaias banade väg för brasilianare i Premier League på hans signering med Coventry 1995. FÖRSTA BRASILIEN I FÖRMÅNARE LEAGUE (Och FÖRSTA MÅLSKORER):. Isaias Marques Soares, alias Isaias, skrev sommaren 1995 på för Coventry från Benfica. Den strejkande gjorde bara 12 framträdanden på två år, poäng bara två gånger, inklusive det första PL-målet av en brasilianare mot Middlesbrough den 16 september 1995. Första PL HAT-TRICK: Afonso Alves för Middlesbrough mot Manchester City i en 8-1 romp i maj 2008. Först att sticka i en FA CUP SLUT: Ramires för Chelsea mot Liverpool 2012. FIRST TILL VINST PL AVDELNING: Edu med Arsenal 2001-02. FLESTA PLENAR: 190 av Lucas Leiva från Liverpool. FÖRST ATT VARA SENT OFF: Roque Junior för Leeds i september 2003. Första måltavlan i PL: Heurelho Gomes för Tottenham 2008. Vilka är de viktiga delarna i den här artikeln?
In the wake of Manchester City's recent defeat in the Barclays Premier League of Liverpool, was the first club's Brazilian midfielder Fernando made to seek out compatriot Philippe Coutinho. "I wanted to say "well done" to him after his winning goal," revealed Fernando. "For me, he is the best Brazilian game in Europe at the moment." Elsewhere at Anfield, the criticism of the city midfield that had begun after the home defeat in Barcelona four days earlier was cranked up to the next level. Fernando admits that he is finding life in the Premier League tough in his first season since moving from Porto. Fernando (right) and Fernando (left) participate in a workshop on disability awareness with local children on Thursday. Fernando says Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho, tracked by his friend Fernando, is the best current European-based Brazilian player. According to those on TV paid to know, City had lost back-to-back games simply due to failures in central midfield. Fernando played in the first game and not the second. So was he at least partly guilty of setbacks that seem to have done so much to damage the city's aspirations at home and in the Champions League? Fernando: "I haven't reached my level here yet and language is a problem" "It's really hard," Fernando admitted on Thursday. “I haven’t reached my level here yet and language is a problem. The Premier League is very challenging. “This season has gone OK, I think, but I hope my next season will be much better. It was really hard on Barcelona. We didn't play a normal team. “We want to get to that level, but we need to learn if we are to succeed in the Champions League. We can win in Barcelona. But having an attacking mentality won't help us if we go over top with it. Our mentality must be right. – Criticism always comes if it doesn’t go well. It can be directed against the strikers or the defenses and now it's midfield. It shouldn’t, but that’s exactly what’s happening.’ The city’s shot at European redemption will be coming next Wednesday at Nou Camp. Manuel Pellegrinis teamled 2-1 and needs a huge result if they are to become an isolated Premier League representative in the last eight. At home, City trail Chelsea in the Premier League has five points and played one game more. On Tuesday, Fernando Jose Mourinho's team saw leaving Europe in a pretty cocky game at Stamford Bridge. One evening more memorable for needle than football, it was tempting to wonder if Chelsea began showing signs of fragility. The Brazilian midfielder has come under fire as part of the underperforming City midfield, but showed some skills playing sitting volleyball for school children in Manchester. Fernando, who says that mentality will be the most important factor for City in their attempt to turn a 2-1 margin against Barcelona in the Champions League last-16, attempts to play football blindfolded. Fernando revealed that he could not imagine his teammates chasing a judge similarly. However, he had an interesting idea as to why some football players - including friends such as David Luiz, Oscar and Thiago Silva - behave as they do. "It's not something that would happen on our team," he told Sportsmail. "We are primarily a very quiet team that concentrates on actually trying to win the game on the field. “We play by whatever happens and do not try to change things by changing decisions and trying to influence the outcome in that way. The 27-year-old is assisted by a girl during the appearance as part of the City of the Community. "Every player has to hold things in. There are so many times when you actually want to say things but you can't. “In City, I follow the example of people like James Milner, Joe Hart and Pablo Zabaleta. They're players who just try to play and don't talk too much. "But you have to understand that the Champions League is a huge competition and the players were aware of it on Tuesday. "There were two good teams who wanted to go through. "Players were aware of the investment each club had made so they had that pressure as well. "Players were tense and that's why these things happen. It’s adrenaline and excitement.’ On Thursday at the city training base, Fernando and his teammate and with Brazilian Fernando participated in a workshop on disability awareness with local schoolchildren organized by the club’s city in the community program. The two are so close that when Fernando was selected for random doping after training, his friend waited for him before arriving to participate in the event. Fernando was also there, of course, at Anfield, when Fernando and city captain Vincent Company had a rather frank exchange of views about what went wrong. "In every team and every player there is a need to talk," he said. “It has to happen. It'll help. We work to improve when things go wrong. It is a quality and we will continue to do so. "Fernandinho isn't even a little upset about. It’s a story for one day and people like to talk but it doesn’t mean anything to us.’ Back in Brazil, they’re still coming to terms with their own bad news day. It came last July when the national team failed in a World Cup semi-final, losing 7-1 to Germany. Fernando watched the match at a Brazilian restaurant in Manchester and put his hands to his head when he mentioned it yesterday. 27 years old he has his own international ambitions, but knows that he - and his country - has much to learn. Chelsea players retort with referee Björn Kuipers whom he sends by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Fernando tries to keep Leicester's Esteban Cambiasso away as he continues to find his feet in England. “It’s really hard for Brazil now,” he said. “We have had to learn a lesson from what happened. “The Germans and the Dutch have improved and we have to realise that we have to catch up. - Tactically, we've fallen behind. If I'm drafted, I'll be extremely happy. But I'm focused on my performance here. "Every player needs time to get their status. This is what I do.’ Isaiah paved the way for Brazilians in the Premier League on his signing with Coventry in 1995. FIRST BRAZIL OF THE BENEFITS LEAGUE (AND FIRST OBJECTIVE CORRES):. Isaiah's Marques Soares, aka Isaiahs, signed for Coventry from Benfica in the summer of 1995. The striker made just 12 appearances in two years, scoring just twice, including the first PL goal by a Brazilian against Middlesbrough on September 16, 1995. First PL HAT-TRICK: Afonso Alves for Middlesbrough against Manchester City in an 8-1 romp in May 2008. First to knit in an FA CUP END: Ramires for Chelsea towards Liverpool 2012. FIRST TO WINST PL TITLE: Edu with Arsenal 2001-02. MOST PLENAR: 190 by Lucas Leiva from Liverpool. FIRST TO BE SENT OFF: Roque Junior for Leeds in September 2003. First target in PL: Heurelho Gomes for Tottenham in 2008. What are the key elements of this article?
Fernando sa att han tycker att Premier League "mycket utmanande" Brasilianare erkände språkbarriären hittills visar sig vara ett hinder. Han sa varför City inte skulle trängs en domare som Chelsea gjorde mot PSG. Fernando anslöt sig till Fernandinho för en workshop om handikappmedvetenhet med lokala skolbarn för klubbens stad i gemenskapsprogrammet. Han sade landsmannen Fernandinho "är inte lite upprörd över" nyligen utbyte med Vincent Kompani som såg kaptenen tappas.
Fernando said he thinks the Premier League "very challenging" Brazilians recognized the language barrier so far proves to be an obstacle. He said why City shouldn't crowd a judge like Chelsea did to PSG. Fernando joined Fernando for a workshop on disability awareness with local school children for the club's city in the community program. He said compatriot Fernando "is not a little upset about" recent exchange with Vincent Company who saw the captain dropped.