Rodri - 2019/20 Performances

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Tricky_Trev said:
Aside from his footballing ability, I like how assertive he is on the pitch, whether it be telling teammates where to be, where to pass etc. He is in the very early days of developing into a leader for us. Won’t be long before he’s on our 5-player captain committee.
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Most impressive thing for me. He just doesn't look for a second as a noobie in our team. He's so confident he acts like it's his 5th season with us. Cancelo, for example, still looks shit scared when he comes in, but not Rodri.

Shows really in what kind of hands this club are. Knew we had to replace Fernandinho and never panicked, even after Jorginho saga. And got a brilliant one.
 
BosnianBlue said:
Most impressive thing for me. He just doesn't look for a second as a noobie in our team. He's so confident he acts like it's his 5th season with us. Cancelo, for example, still looks shit scared when he comes in, but not Rodri.

Shows really in what kind of hands this club are. Knew we had to replace Fernandinho and never panicked, even after Jorginho saga. And got a brilliant one.
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Exactly. We could see it in his press conference when he signed, the way he calmly swatted the press. They were all in awe of him by the end, and that same calm, unassuming confidence translates onto the pitch. You can see his brain ticking, he is absorbing everything Pep says and in some aspects of our play, he is relaying what he’s learned to other players as and when he sees fit. He is serious long-term captaincy competition for KDB after Silva leaves. He’s THAT impressive.
 
Gabriel said:
Reminds me of this.
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Just doesn’t seem fair.
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Da fuk. Was that John Stockton? I don't remember this :)
 
We’ve been very lucky to have the privilege of watching defensive mids like Gaz baz
,Fernandinho and now Rodri.
 
Maybe I'm crazy, but...

Silva captain for this season.
Fernandinho/Aguero next season.
Rodri long term after that.
Let Kevin focus on his own game.

I'm already that impressed with him.

This guy is going to take us up another level!
 
Future captain. He's so good at everything. Reads the game well, can defend, I love when he takes on players randomly, calm, tall, strong. Literally seems like he was created in Pep's lab. Perfect player.
 
balotelli's back pocket said:
Maybe I'm crazy, but...

Silva captain for this season.
Fernandinho/Aguero next season.
Rodri long term after that.
Let Kevin focus on his own game.

I'm already that impressed with him.

This guy is going to take us up another level!
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Aguero is not captain material. Kevin is the most likely candidate to be captain next season, he oozes the personality on the pitch.
 
When you consider Fred was £52m and Jorginho £57m, Rodri is already a big big bargain.

He just oozes class. Rodri has everything. He’s so hard to get off the ball and takes care of it wonderfully. Never thought he would settle in so quickly to a new club and league.

Our long wait for a Fernandinho successor has well and truly paid off.
 
Looks like we picked the right player when we linked to Ndombile as well he looks a poor signing for spurs now.
 
He's settled in very quickly, plays the role far better than I hoped at the start of the season. Great awareness, confidence and ability.

My only minor gripe is at times he's slow getting back, when someone beats him he can tend to react to that and not chase back, was noticeable a couple of times against Shakhtar, whereas you know Dinho would be legging it back in the same scenario.

Got to have something to work on though I suppose.
 
worsleyweb said:
Had made a great start. Maybe not in ferns class but who can be?
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I don't agree, I think he'll be even better for us than Fernandinho- and that's saying something! I respect Ferna as being in the same class as Silva, Aguero and Kompany. But Rodri I think can be as good as peak Sergio Busquets. He's perfect for us and a physical beast too.
 
MarsLlama said:
I don't agree, I think he'll be even better for us than Fernandinho- and that's saying something! I respect Ferna as being in the same class as Silva, Aguero and Kompany. But Rodri I think can be as good as peak Sergio Busquets. He's perfect for us and a physical beast too.
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Maybe mate. Hope you are correct. He has certainly started very well.
 
worsleyweb said:
Had made a great start. Maybe not in ferns class but who can be?
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i think defensively he is just as good as Fern....maybe because he is more defensively minded/oreintated. He reminds me a bit of Gaz Baz (but a lot more mobile) in that his reading of the game is exceptional which means he is always at the breakdown (ie where he needs to be), he uses his body well and "buys" the odd foul (something Barry was exceptional at). HIs footwork and distribution however look a step or two above..he also looks like he ould weigh in witht he odd long rage goal -something we dont see a lot of for us.

I do wonder that if we didnt have this defensive shortage at the moment would we ever see Ferna and Rodri in midfield together (Maybe away at a ground where we may struggel int he latter stages of the CL - though this would probably go against all of Pep's principles)? We know Ferna is decent going forward however as well
 
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