#16 | Rodri - 2020/21 Performances

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When he plays well we play well. Everything goes through him. We struggle when he gets overrun, like he did first 20 mins vs. Dortmund away. Bellingham (hes only 17 you know) swarmed him early on (as Candlepool have done in the past) Once Dortmund tired and couldnt get near him he ran the show.
I really dont know why more teams dont try and do that instead of setting up camp in their penalty box. Surely theres no excuse for other teams not to be fit enough. (less quality perhaps but not less fit)

Seem to remember Pep saying about Busquets is that you never notice him when hes playing well, and Rodders is similar. I think hes brilliant.
 
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When he plays well we play well. Everything goes through him. We struggle when he gets overrun, like he did first 20 mins vs. Dortmund away. Bellingham (hes only 17 you know) swarmed him early on (as Candlepool have done in the past) Once Dortmund tired and couldnt get near him he ran the show.
I really dont know why more teams dont try and do that instead of setting up camp in their penalty box. Surely theres no excuse for other teams not to be fit enough. (less quality perhaps but not less fit)

Seem to remember Pep saying about Busquets is that you never notice him when hes playing well, and Rodders is similar. I think hes brilliant.
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I agree with most of your comment but I think if you look back at the games where he "gets overrun" or "swamped" it is usually by 2 or even 3 players pressing him. Because we have such quality players around him that tactic may be effective for part of a game but is risky for opponents because it frees up space for our flair players. Your last sentence is very apt, if you listen to the game commentaries. Unless he makes a mistake they only mention him about 10% of the times he touches the ball.
 
Think PSG tried to isolate him in the first half and had some success. Decent game from him though and definitely grew in to it. Couple of passes late on I wish Gundo was playing instead as we were in if he got them right!

Important player and offers us alot, still think he can improve.
 
Got dispossessed three times in the first six minutes and struggled for pace throughout the first half.

But grew into the game and ended up playing really well in the last quarter.

Yet again, showing that when we take the lead, he’s the perfect player to have.
 
I said it before the game, his ball retention was going to be vital tonight.

Typically he lost it a few times in the first 5 minutes but he, as always, grew into the game and ended as one of the better players.
 
If this side doesn’t have the ball like in the 1st half, Rodri is going to struggle. He isn’t mobile enough especially against this level of opposition. He may be classed as a CDM, but he will never be able to chase players all over the park like a Fern or a Kante.

If we have the ball like in the 2nd half, Rodri is going to show his class.

Lucky for us we have a lot of the ball most games.
 
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