Football Manager stats only served to reinforce that. That should come as no surprise when you consider Ederson started his career as a left-back. "When I started playing football, I played in defence as a left-back, but given that I was too lazy to run after the opposition's attacking players I asked the coach to put me in goal and that's how my passion for the position was born," he told Sky Sports. "I instantly took a liking to it and then I just kept working hard until I finally made it to my first club." The latest example of his playmaking from the back came on Sunday against Southampton when he arrowed a pass a full 60-yards to David Silva.A study of the Brazilian's data across his Man City career paints an interesting picture of.
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