Romeo Lavia

[FantasyIreland]

I thought that his yellow was harsh as he had been pushed and lost his balance and it should have been a free kick for us.

That being said, if the ref thought it wasn’t a free kick for us, his challenge was pretty bad and probably should have been red in the ref’s eyes.

Other than that he was really good knitting play and mopping up balls once he got his eye in.

I'm not sure what the ref thought he'd seen.....Romeo stood on the ball and lost his footing as a result,that then caused him to crash into the Wycombe lad - there was no intent,malice or even poor timing,it was just a total accident.

He was all the more impressive considering he had to carry on with his duties knowing he was on a tightrope.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'm not sure what the ref thought he'd seen.....Romeo stood on the ball and lost his footing as a result,that then caused him to crash into the Wycombe lad - there was no intent,malice or even poor timing,it was just a total accident.

He was all the more impressive considering he had to carry on with his duties knowing he was on a tightrope.

I’ve not seen it back, but it looked like it was one of those “out of control” challenges because he was off balance. They aren’t looked on kindly in the premier league.

 

[Bluesince1979]

I’ve not seen it back, but it looked like it was one of those “out of control” challenges because he was off balance. They aren’t looked on kindly in the premier league.

He got a shove in the back to cause the off balance

 

[M16 citeh]

Love this kid was great to see him with that bite hope dinho is toughening him up in training

 

[decmancity]

Easy to see why City have held off on any further investment in defensive midfielders. This lad has all the tools to get to the top.

 

[lightning Rodri]

I’ve not seen it back, but it looked like it was one of those “out of control” challenges because he was off balance. They aren’t looked on kindly in the premier league.

He stepped on the ball, I thought even pushed from behind.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I'm not sure what the ref thought he'd seen.....Romeo stood on the ball and lost his footing as a result,that then caused him to crash into the Wycombe lad - there was no intent,malice or even poor timing,it was just a total accident.

He was all the more impressive considering he had to carry on with his duties knowing he was on a tightrope.

I think the ref knew it was an accident in the way he reacted and thought the ref was good in that situation and all night. But I thought he couldn’t not book him for it, harsh as it was.

But this lad’s performance in the hardest position to play in, in a Pep team, was superb!

 

[lancs blue]

I’ve not seen it back, but it looked like it was one of those “out of control” challenges because he was off balance. They aren’t looked on kindly in the premier league.

I had a great view of the challenge, Lavia trod on the ball - possibly caused by a foul - and his foot slid upwards and caught the Wycombe player. No malice in it at all.

 

[Akira]

Like the look of the lad. Still very young at the moment, but seems to have potential to stake a first team spot in the future.

 

[LongsightM13]

A brilliant debut, so composed and his forward passing was very progressive at times as well

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

Looks a good player

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

He'll be the name on everyone's lips before long.......
One for @malg there.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

He'll be the name on everyone's lips before long.......
One for @malg there.

We'll begin flapping when he has a bad game and then if he keeps it up its curtains for him.

 

[domalino]

Shocking from the ref to give him a yellow tbh

I didn't mind that to be honest because I thought he played really well on a yellow and that's a pretty important skill in his position.

He still broke up their counters, he pulled out of a few challenges when he knew it was risky and others could cover, he was really smart about it.

I just think he's in a bit of a race against time because Fern is 100% done after this season based on the evidence so far. Which means Lavia has until June to convince Pep he can be Rodri's back up, otherwise he's going to be stuck behind 2 defensive mids. Hopefully we get good draws and he can play another 4 cup games this season at least.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

In playing style he reminds me of Verrati. But looks more athletic and faster.

Loved his sharp, crisp passing and composure.

He's already nailed the short diagonal over the top for our wide players. Dinho has definitely taught him that one!

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

We'll begin flapping when he has a bad game and then if he keeps it up its curtains for him.

Some supporters have complained in the past that the team has too many nice guys. So it might be good to have someone in the middle who's a bit of a fanny.

 

[Keeper!]

I thought that his yellow was harsh as he had been pushed and lost his balance and it should have been a free kick for us.

That being said, if the ref thought it wasn’t a free kick for us, his challenge was pretty bad and probably should have been red in the ref’s eyes.

Other than that he was really good knitting play and mopping up balls once he got his eye in.

It could easily have been red, it was an accident but still a nasty challenge.

As others have said he, he did not let the yellow card unsettle him, always a good sign of maturity and intelligence.

 

[MarsLlama]

Passing was incredibly Fernandinho-esque, especially those balls over defenders. Definitely looks a lot more of a Fernandinho player than Rodri. Both have their merits though. It'll be interesting to see who wins the place in the coming years.

 

[Tevez City]

Loan him in January where he can play as many games as possible so he can be ready to compete with Rodri next season.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

done well last night. eagerness with a clumsy challenge got him the yellow.