#16 | Rodri - 2020/21 Performances

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oldius said:
I would not mind either in the final - they're both great players. Zin, Dias, Stones, Walker, Rodri/Fern, Phil, Gundo, KDB, Mahrez and Bernardo, for me.
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A month ago I would have said Rodri is nailed on and would have been very happy with that but after his last few performances and Ferna's excellent PSG performance it gives Pep a headache!
 
I’m not surprised Fern is expected to start in the final. I want him to. Even when Rodri’s on his game I prefer Fern. He’s simply a better player. That doesn’t need to be a slant on Rodri. Imo Rodri looks huge and could shed a few pounds. His pace is a major issue in his position especially when he struggles under pressure. I’m not saying he’s gonna turn into Linford after a week on weight watchers but it all counts.
 
Its a tough call for Pep,probably his biggest conundrum.....Rodri on best form would be my choice,but i'm not sure he hasn't currently got a costly fuck up in him and we cant risk that.

Prime Dinho was twice the midfielder,but unfortunately that player is long gone.....so do we risk him being exposed?

I think we start with Dinho,and bring Rodri on when the legs invariably go.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
Some ridiculous stuff posted on here the last 18 hours but I do have to admit that I don't trust him to stay fully concentrated for 90 minutes, even when he's playing well. He gives away possession in dangerous positions seemingly at least once a game. I know there's less margin for error than those who play ahead of him but I hope it's something he continues to improve on next season.
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That post is exactly how I would have described John Stones a year ago, so we do at least know that these more intangible qualities like concentration and focus can actually be worked on and improved. Stones and Zinchenko have both come on leaps and bounds this year in terms of staying sharp and making good decisions for the full 90 every game
 
It’s a tough call Rodri being out of form at this stage of the season , do you put Fern in whose football brain is still up there with the best but whose legs have gone , Mason Mount led him a merry dance the last time we played , Lahoz would have him in the book first quarter which puts us under immense pressure. Tough call for Pep
 
Rodri has made a couple screw ups that have led to goals lately, and that's not good at all.

But I don't believe he's out of form. Literally everything else he's doing is the same as before.
 
A £60m+ signing is likely to be dropped for final and replaced by a 36 y.o who as it stands is out of contract. That’s quite damming on Rodri I think.
 
It's not his shit pass that led to Brighton's first goal that pissed me off so much, it was his reaction he just stopped playing and looked to the sky, against Chelsea when he gave it away for the equaliser he moaned for a foul, that's just bad attitude and Pep should deal with that.
 
blue ranger said:
A £60m+ signing is likely to be dropped for final and replaced by a 36 y.o who as it stands is out of contract. That’s quite damming on Rodri I think.
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It isn't. He is a squad player like every other man in the team. If you are not in form, you are dropped. It is as it should be.
 
Chak19 said:
It's not his shit pass that led to Brighton's first goal that pissed me off so much, it was his reaction he just stopped playing and looked to the sky, against Chelsea when he gave it away for the equaliser he moaned for a foul, that's just bad attitude and Pep should deal with that.
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He'll learn from that.

The problem is that our players had been f*cked over from the first whistle. I think Rodder's reaction to losing the ball unfairly in his eyes was just a culmination of every other decision that had gone against us up to that point. Yes, he shouldn't have stopped running, but we all know what would have happened if he'd tackled back.
 
FromPollockToSilva said:
That post is exactly how I would have described John Stones a year ago, so we do at least know that these more intangible qualities like concentration and focus can actually be worked on and improved. Stones and Zinchenko have both come on leaps and bounds this year in terms of staying sharp and making good decisions for the full 90 every game
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Add Kyle Walker to that list. Had a couple of iffy moments but no huge brainfarts for a while!

touch wood!
 
oldius said:
It isn't. He is a squad player like every other man in the team. If you are not in form, you are dropped. It is as it should be.
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I’m not disagreeing with the decision to drop him. I don’t think he has ever been up to replacing Ferna.
 
blue ranger said:
I’m not disagreeing with the decision to drop him. I don’t think he has ever been up to replacing Ferna.
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I mean he effectively has replaced Fernandinho, and we've won the league, won the Carabao, and are in the CL final. Fernandinho's played a big part of that, but Rodri has been a primary member of the team throughout.
 
blue ranger said:
A £60m+ signing is likely to be dropped for final and replaced by a 36 y.o who as it stands is out of contract. That’s quite damming on Rodri I think.
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Not really, "horses for courses", it depends on Pep's attitude to passing Chelsea out of the game or go head to head like the old days.
 
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