Sylvinho is aiming to retain his place after urging Manchester City to follow the example of Barcelona.
City full-back wants club to adopt Barcelona mentality
Sylvinho is aiming to retain his place in the Manchester City team after urging the club to follow the example of his former club Barcelona.
The veteran Brazilian joined City from Barca in August and has been forced to wait for his chance in Mark Hughes' side.
He started his first Premier League game for the club against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday after Wayne Bridge was ruled out for a few weeks with a knee injury.
The left-back enjoyed his outing in the 3-3 draw at Bolton and now hopes to continue in the team for Wednesday's trip to Tottenham Hotspur.
Good connection
"I was upset when Wayne was hurt because he is part of the future at City," said Sylvinho in the
Daily Express.
"But I enjoyed the game at Bolton. Matches like that usually take shape in the opening 20 minutes and it was hard for me.
"We didn't play well early on or defend as a team, but in the second half, and even with 10 men, we got the ball down and tried to play good football.
"I had a good connection with Craig Bellamy and Robinho, and I am ready to play at Tottenham if selected."
Sylvinho also believes City need to take a leaf out of European champions Barcelona's book when it comes to approaching matches.
He added: "We can learn from Barcelona. They play the same way every game. They play the same against Chelsea as they do against a third or fourth division side in Spain.
"We are changing the mentality of a whole club, not just 25 players."
