The defender had a stellar season in the Premier League and his coach was impressed with his leadership.
Ruben Dias has shown that he can lead
Man City manager Pep Guardiola believes it is only a matter of time before Ruben Dias becomes the team captain. Ruben Dias has been great for the Premier League champions since joining Benfica last September. The 24-year-old Football Writers Association recently received the award of the year for his exploits in the City back line and his impressive start to life in England came as a surprise to his coach.
About Ruben Dias’ excellent campaign, Pep Guardiola said that honestly, this was not expected. they knew its quality, but no one ever knows what will happen. If a defender plays for himself, that’s a problem, but he always thinks about his central defensive partner, his midfielder, even the winged ones.
Ruben is so generous, he is a complete professional who thinks about football for 24 hours when he is still so young. Pep is confident that in a short time, his buddies and staff will choose Ruben as one of the captains, because Ruben has shown that he can lead.
According to Guardiola, Ruben Dias is a guy who is always ready to help in bad times, and he is a person of communication on and off the field. Pep also said about Dias that he is the leader. To be a leader is not to be given to you by the club, it comes from within, it is natural and that Dias always thinks that he can do better. This is why he will have success.
What will happen next?
City have already wrapped up the Premier League title ahead of their latest campaign game. Pep Guardiola’s team welcomes Everton to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday for their 2020-21 indoor final. They will then turn their attention to the Champions League final against Chelsea on May 29th.