82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

[GaudinoMotors]

Everton, Leicester, Ipswich, Wolves level, but seems to be a first choice for us - even without the injuries to others. Shoehorned in.
Says it all in terms of our squad depth and recruitment.

 

[clarion]

We throw Cancelo away because of this kid. Now we don’t use Nico or James because of him.

 

[ID70]

Totally out of his depth in midfield yesterday. Didn’t seem to have any clear role and was outmuscled, outthought and outplayed. Not sure why he is being shoehorned into the team, especially when there are specialist midfielders on the bench not being given an opportunity

 

[yankblue]

I like Rico, but to me he'll always be a squad player and not a full time starter. He's a tweener. He's not a defender, but I don't think he's a full time midfielder either. A decent player without a position.

 

[WallyA]

Just let him rest, why is Pep playing him into the ground?

Give O Reilly, or McAtee some of those minutes.

 

[eastmanc]

Totally out of his depth in midfield yesterday. Didn’t seem to have any clear role and was outmuscled, outthought and outplayed. Not sure why he is being shoehorned into the team, especially when there are specialist midfielders on the bench not being given an opportunity

Fuck Cancelo he was a proper twat. Anyway we went on to win the treble after he left.

 

[.db.]

Always used to look at other teams players and think would they get in our team and 9/10 times they wouldn’t. Would Rico get into current Arsenal , Lpool, Chelsea, even Villa or Spuds?

He looks like he’s going to end up a low PL to high Championship level player. That’s really good, very high level, and another notch for our academy that City and Lewis himself should end up being very proud of for him to have a career at that level. Not many people in this world play football to that level.

But he’s not a player for the level that our team wants to be at.

He needs taking out of the firing line though because this will be doing him no good at all, he looks hopeless and like he doesn’t know what he’s doing week-after-week. He’ll end up being a good player, he’s certainly not one yet, but it’ll take him longer to get there if his confidence is shot from playing too much through terrible performances like he is now.

 

[.db.]

Just let him rest, why is Pep playing him into the ground?

Give O Reilly, or McAtee some of those minutes.

Nunes should be playing. I’ll take this to his thread…

 

[WallyA]

Nunes should be playing. I’ll take this to his thread…

I didnt say him because he actually has played some minutes, but add him to the list as well.

 

[kaz7]

We throw Cancelo away because of this kid. Now we don’t use Nico or James because of him.

Wow

 

[clarion]

Wow

Ok. Because Pep uses him for his overthinking farts.

 

[Chak19]

We throw Cancelo away because of this kid. Now we don’t use Nico or James because of him.

No Cancelo left because he disrespected Pep and destroyed his Relationship with him, nothing to do with Lewis.

 

[argyle]

People on this site have lost their heads.

Shitting on a 19 year old who wouldn't be playing in that position if Rodri was fit.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

People on this site have lost their heads.

Shitting on a 19 year old who wouldn't be playing in that position if Rodri was fit.

100%. All the players look bad at the moment because the system isn’t working.

We also don’t have anyone else to play really. The people wanting McAtee to replace him have never seen McAtee play as he isn’t a midfielder.

Walker is so bad at the moment that Rico is likely to play quite a lot at right back too. Akanji can’t play there as we don’t have enough centre backs fit.

 

[ScottSinclair]

He looks better when he doesn't have pensioners around him. His learning curve just got steeper when there is no functioning midfield around him, but he personally might learn from that. I do think it is a bit sad though that a 19 year old that has already shown he can hang with this side at their best gets written off so easily when it is painfully obvious that the biggest issues are the old guard expected to carry this team.

 

[mexico1970]

The one thing I can say he does is put effort in.

 

[.db.]

The one thing I can say he does is put effort in.

He constantly just jogs back when the opposition attack. It’s one of the most noticeable and annoying things about him.

There was one attack in the first half yesterday where Lewis had twenty yards on Son after Son had been defending in his own half and Son reached our box before Lewis.

 

[mexico1970]

He constantly just jogs back when the opposition attacks. It’s one of the most noticeable and annoying things about him.

There was one attack in the first half yesterday where Lewis had twenty yards on Son after Son had been defending in his own half and Son reached our box before him.

I don't think he has ANY pace at all mate.

 

[gh_mcfc]

Classic example of a good player who had smoke blown up his arse since he was 14. Never had too much adversity to overcome football wise and feels comfortable about getting a game regardless. Hes worked hard for years to get where he is so hopefully the penny drops and he finds a role for himself and comes good. He cant rely on Peps blind spot forever

 

[robbieh]

Classic example of a good player who had smoke blown up his arse since he was 14. Never had too much adversity to overcome football wise and feels comfortable about getting a game regardless. Hes worked hard for years to get where he is so hopefully the penny drops and he finds a role for himself and comes good. He cant rely on Peps blind spot forever

I wish we had a young Stephen Ireland and Michael Johnson to fill in at the moment.