Here, in the words of Bernardo Silva.
"Erling is a special player, a different player to what we had in the past," added Portugal midfielder Silva.
"He doesn't need many touches. He is like a shadow for 85 minutes and touches the ball once and it is a goal. When we have that special player in attack it makes us feel more comfortable at the back."
This is what is often missed when asking about and questioning a creaking defence. When the team has total belief that it will score, and the opposition does too, life becomes so much easier at the back.
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