#16 | Rodri - 2020/21 Performances

[super_city_si]

Who said he was a patch on dinho, if rodri had his usual support he doesn't get robbed

It was clear as soon as foden ans gundo came on. He was relasing the ball quick because he had options

 

[eastmanc]

Rodri made a bad mistake (if it wasn't a foul against him), but he was the only proper midfielder in that formation. We played with 6 midfielders vs PSG and with only one vs Chelsea, in order to allow Aguero to leave on a high and beat Rooney's record.

If Pep deserves some criticisms, it is not that he played a lot of squad players, but that the formation made it extremely difficult for them to perform well and now all those players will be slated due to the strange formation and Sergio's miss.

No sentiment in football, get it won then Pep can give Serg his lap of honour.

 

[DTKOAG]

The poor fucker was on his own for 70 minutes

 

[wolviedinho]

Exposed again without the correct players helping him out. Pep knows he needs runners so I am not sure why he decided to play him on his own against an experienced fast midfield. Overall he did ok but his mistake cost us just like Jesus before. We had no outlet and Chelsea hounded us on the ball. Pep should have changed the situation sooner.

 

[bluke]

Not a big fan of Rodri but he'd been schooling them before he made that mistake.

 

[ninjamonkey]

All this "he was on his own" talk is guff. Chelsea wasn't far off mirroring us, they had gilmour in with Kante and one less forward that was about the only difference. Between jesus and sterling, they dropped back enough to negate gilmour's minimal influence which basically left the midfield area to a Straight up 1v1 vs Kante. Kante is infinitely more mobile and schooled him.

Who said he was a patch on dinho, if rodri had his usual support he doesn't get robbed

Rodri had a good 4-5 seconds, many touches and numerous options to pass to, he didn't get crowded out with no options he dawdled on the ball unnecessarily and fucked up of his own making. nothing to do with the formation.

 

[Gobshiight]

Thought he had a good game under the circumstances, other than the first goal

 

[Logan91]

I think even ferna would’ve struggled today given that role today.

Hung out to dry by pep. He gets caught in possession a lot but he didn’t have the support today.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

All this "he was on his own" talk is guff. Chelsea wasn't far off mirroring us, they had gilmour in with Kante and one less forward that was about the only difference. Between jesus and sterling, they dropped back enough to negate gilmour's minimal influence which basically left the midfield area to a Straight up 1v1 vs Kante. Kante is infinitely more mobile and schooled him.


Rodri had a good 4-5 seconds, many touches and numerous options to pass to, he didn't get crowded out with no options he dawdled on the ball unnecessarily and fucked up of his own making. nothing to do with the formation.

The dawdling cost him. He rarely makes runs like that. I’m not sure why he did it. That goal was his fault primarily. It doesn’t matter what you do for the rest of the game. You can’t make errors like that at this level against good sides as you get punished.

 

[lightning Rodri]

All this "he was on his own" talk is guff. Chelsea wasn't far off mirroring us, they had gilmour in with Kante and one less forward that was about the only difference. Between jesus and sterling, they dropped back enough to negate gilmour's minimal influence which basically left the midfield area to a Straight up 1v1 vs Kante. Kante is infinitely more mobile and schooled him.


Rodri had a good 4-5 seconds, many touches and numerous options to pass to, he didn't get crowded out with no options he dawdled on the ball unnecessarily and fucked up of his own making. nothing to do with the formation.

So do you think if he had another midfielder - Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden- alongside it wouldn't have made a difference ?
Also Chelsea have been playing this formation since Tuchel arrived ? They are not designed to win by dominating possession like we are, which needs midfielders, we had at least one too few today.

 

[FantasyIreland]

The poor fucker was on his own for 70 minutes

Yep,he looked very frustrated at times.

 

[DATOIA]

Except that mistake - which lead to the Chelsea`s first goal - I think he was our best player
on the pitch - considering how easily he coped with their midfield and fast players.

And such mistakes can happen to everyone. Bernardo made even worst mistake against PSG when Dimaria easily could have scored and etc. and etc.

So Mr Stable is world class and otherwise - we wouldn't be there, where we are now.

But in the final Pep will definitely pick Fernandinho, because we need his leadership and experience and balls to cope with the pressure, especially after two straight losses..

 

[the old abbey]

I'm afraid his massive lack of pace and mobility is the difference im him being a world class midfielder to a bang average midfielder.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Was blowing out of his arse half way through the 1st half, felt for him coz was asked to do too much in my opinion

I think yesterday was a experiment by Pep to see what he could do on his own.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I'm afraid his massive lack of pace and mobility is the difference im him being a world class midfielder to a bang average midfielder.

Of course we'd like a version with a bit more of that,but describing him as 'bang average' is nonsense.
Which Prem defensive midfielders do you consider better?

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

Thought he was probably the best player on the pitch prior to the mistake for their first goal. You could see how frustrated he was at having so few passing options for most of the game

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Rodri is class - but he's not a destroyer. He's more of a metronome - able to sit in and pick passes - controlling the game.

I think - though - that we need a destroyer to compliment Rodri. Fernandinho is the sole player we have that fits this mould - I expect that we'll sign a box-to-box defensive mid next window to fill this role.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Rodri is class - but he's not a destroyer. He's more of a metronome - able to sit in and pick passes - controlling the game.

I think - though - that we need a destroyer to compliment Rodri. Fernandinho is the sole player we have that fits this mould - I expect that we'll sign a box-to-box defensive mid next window to fill this role.

Rodri makes plenty of challenges,he isnt shy of getting stuck in and breaking up play.To say he isnt a destroyer simply isnt true.

 

[David Silva]

I'm afraid his massive lack of pace and mobility is the difference im him being a world class midfielder to a bang average midfielder.

What a load of nonsense. Even peak Fernandinho would have suffered the same fate as Rodri yesterday...

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Rodri makes plenty of challenges,he isnt shy of getting stuck in and breaking up play.To say he isnt a destroyer simply isnt true.

He does make challenges - but he's not fast enough to play the role of a top destroyer.