16 | Rodri - 2023/24

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Rodri's on the way to becoming the best DM the PL has seen.

Not that pundits will notice it any time soon.
 
WallyA said:
Turning into Prime Yaya.

Yaya was a DM then realized he can just usr his massive body to get by people.

Rodri has seemingly realized this and is the most complete midfielder this season.
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Remember that period whenever there was a free kick and Yaya stepped up for it, and you just knew it was going in? I kinda feel like that every time Rodders gets the ball. Delightful
 
The question is -> If Pep was the manager when Yaya Toure reached his prime, would he be as influential and dominating midfielder as Rodri is right now..

But also we should consider, that Pep decided to choose Busquets for that role and sold Yaya

With Macini or Pellegrini systems, we weren't tactically ready for the bigger European teams.. But individually Toure was incredible and in this Pep system, where everyone knows what to do, everything is well-planned - it's easier for the player to show his skills and when team competes at a higher level, wins titles, you can single out each player and talk about his individual abilities.

For example David Silva. He was incredible before and after Pep. Same applies to Aguero and Kompany and Fernandinho. So I guess, Toure we have been same, if he had aged a little bit later.

So I would say Toure and Rodri are on the same level, but Rodri is luckier due to reason, that his prime aligned with Pep's period and this magnificent team.

I think Rodri has full potential to be named as the best defensive midfielder PL and world football has ever seen.
 
For the past decade we've had two incredible defensive midfielders. Very blessed.
 
Said in the summer he could be a reliable unexpected source of goals this season with kovacic (and now nunes who we hadn't signed at the time) giving him a bit more freedom and he isn't half doing that. 5 goals/assists already behind only haaland and alvarez, he's stepped up another level this season. He would be my captain.
 
oldius said:
It could be easily argued that he is the worlds best player regardless of position: CL POTY, Nations League POTY, CL winner, PL winner, FA cup winner. He is a phenomenon based on current performance.
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I'll reserve judgement until I see him on a wet wednesday night in the Potteries. That's the acid test. Champions League final? Pfft.
 
DATOIA said:
The question is -> If Pep was the manager when Yaya Toure reached his prime, would he be as influential and dominating midfielder as Rodri is right now..

But also we should consider, that Pep decided to choose Busquets for that role and sold Yaya

With Macini or Pellegrini systems, we weren't tactically ready for the bigger European teams.. But individually Toure was incredible and in this Pep system, where everyone knows what to do, everything is well-planned - it's easier for the player to show his skills and when team competes at a higher level, wins titles, you can single out each player and talk about his individual abilities.

For example David Silva. He was incredible before and after Pep. Same applies to Aguero and Kompany and Fernandinho. So I guess, Toure we have been same, if he had aged a little bit later.

So I would say Toure and Rodri are on the same level, but Rodri is luckier due to reason, that his prime aligned with Pep's period and this magnificent team.

I think Rodri has full potential to be named as the best defensive midfielder PL and world football has ever seen.
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Yaya wasn’t really a DM, and certainly not at heart.

Rodri does a better job out of possession but Yaya was more gifted and better in possession.

Peak Yaya was an incredible force of nature.

However, I see no need to compare them.

Rodri is no yet at his peak but has been improving throughout his time at City and is set to become one of our all-time greats.
 
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OB1 said:
You’re wasn’t really a DM, and certainly not at heart.

Rodri does a better job out of possession but Yaya was more gifted and better in possession.

Peak Yaya was an incredible force of nature.

However, I see no need to compare them.

Rodri is no yet at his peak but has been improving throughout his time at City and is set to become one of our all-time greats.
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Peak Yaya is not at the same level as Rodri for last 12 months. Rodri was the best player in the world last season and should have been shoe in for every player of year the award. Rodri won us the Champions League, the League and bossed for Spain so they scooped a Nations League trophy. I would say it is the best season by defensive midfielder in the premier league era.

Yaya was one of the greatest but still he probably had 5-6 players ahead of him during his peak season. Also I would say Gerrard, Lampard and Ginger Scones have had comparable or better seasons than him.

Rodri will become a bigger legend in the league as a whooe and for us as a team.
 
kingn6 said:
Yaya was one of the greatest but still he probably had 5-6 players ahead of him during his peak season. Also I would say Gerrard, Lampard and Ginger Scones have had comparable or better seasons than him.
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Yaya's peak was higher than those three. They never reached the level he showed in 2013/14.
 
oldius said:
It could be easily argued that he is the worlds best player regardless of position: CL POTY, Nations League POTY, CL winner, PL winner, FA cup winner. He is a phenomenon based on current performance.
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If it were me selecting Ballon d’Or, he’d be winning that, too.
 
OB1 said:
Yaya wasn’t really a DM, and certainly not at heart.

Rodri does a better job out of possession but Yaya was more gifted and better in possession.

Peak Yaya was an incredible force of nature.

However, I see no need to compare them.

Rodri is no yet at his peak but has been improving throughout his time at City and is set to become one of our all-time greats.
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I think being the most consistent and (arguably) our most important player in our history-making treble-winning season, putting in nothing less than 8 out of 10 performance practically every match, and winning us our first CL, makes him an instant all-time great.

Obviously Gundogan, De Bruyne, Haaland, Stones, Dias, and Bernardo all made big contributions to our glorious 2022/2033 season, but I will stick my neck out and say we don’t win the league or the CL without Rodri.

Honestly, as long as he doesn’t do anything untoward from here on out, he’ll always be a City legend for me.
 
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