82 | Rico Lewis - 2023/24

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Always a bit mixed on this one, feels like he’d be a very valued squad member, but not sure he is going to be quite good enough to start regularly.

Kind of player every squad would love to have, but could grow frustrated as a player.
 



He comes across as a really well grounded lad. Credit to his family (particularly his mother, I'm led to believe), they've done a fantastic job bringing him up.
 
jimharri said:



He comes across as a really well grounded lad. Credit to his family (particularly his mother, I'm led to believe), they've done a fantastic job bringing him up.
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Well put. However, as far as his career at City goes I would think next season is crucial. He needs a few more starts in big games and begin to seriously contest for a regular start. Would hate to see him leave but he is entering into Palmer territory and may be tempted by offers of which there would be quite a few I would suggest.
 
Father Paul said:
Well put. However, as far as his career at City goes I would think next season is crucial. He needs a few more starts in big games and begin to seriously contest for a regular start. Would hate to see him leave but he is entering into Palmer territory and may be tempted by offers of which there would be quite a few I would suggest.
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Fair points. However; Foden was handled very similarly. Brought into the team gradually, despite the clamour to have him playing more often at that time. And Pep was proved right. Phil is now a guaranteed starter in any big games we have, and is arguably the best English player in the PL. According to rumours (repeat, for the hard of hearing; rumours), however, Palmer was more impatient re getting regular starts for the first team. At some point (no idea what's left on his contract), Rico will have a decision to make. It would be a crying shame if he decided he wanted to leave. However, I'd trust Pep to do the right thing for the club.
 
Going to get a lot more game time for me next season, he had a little drop off but you can see from his little cameos he is back on it and has kicked on again.
 
His versatility is his great strength but I fear it will stop him ever nailing down a place. I think his best position is actually in a more advanced midfield role but I'm not convinced we'll ever see him play there for us.
 
jaiguruKun said:
His versatility is his great strength but I fear it will stop him ever nailing down a place. I think his best position is actually in a more advanced midfield role but I'm not convinced we'll ever see him play there for us.
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He is a superb talent, he will be a big part of this side in the next few years.
 
Not sure what to make of Rico, but will never judge. I didn’t think Cole would be good enough, but what do I know. Just hope he gets his chance like Oscar.
 


It would be great to test him out by loaning him somewhere. It would be interesting to see in what position he would play and how he would cope. He looks good for us against lesser teams, surrounded by fantastic players, but goes missing or struggles defensively against the better sides. I wonder how he would fare for another team, physically as well, and whether he could be more of the "main man." In comparison, I have no doubt that if we were to loan Oscar to Newcastle (I hope not), he would be a star player for them, something like Palmer for Chelsea. With Lewis, I am not so sure. He got 180 or so fewer minutes than he did the season before, and we are targeting the likes of Bruno as well, so I think a loan is not the worst idea at all.
 
oldius said:
I don't want Rico or Oscar to be loaned. I think they have earned game time and I would rather that than sign a new player. I think both have real potential.
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I would be amazed if they were sent out on loan unless we are going full on splash the cash this summer, our squad is small already and these two will have plenty to contribute to next season and in our shirt.
 
oldius said:
I don't want Rico or Oscar to be loaned. I think they have earned game time and I would rather that than sign a new player. I think both have real potential.
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Agreed. Rico's getting quicker and stronger now and deserves to be tried more often, same with Bobb who has produced basically every time he's played in the last few months. We lose very little when either of them play. I credit Rico for stopping the rot in 22/23, around the time of Cancelo's meltdown, which gave Pep the time to work out that 3-2-4-1 formation that won us the treble.
 
oldius said:
I don't want Rico or Oscar to be loaned. I think they have earned game time and I would rather that than sign a new player. I think both have real potential.
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They're in the perfect environment right where they are and loaning players out to Premier League clubs is essentially like playing Russian roulette with their City careers, only with five rounds in the chamber.
 
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