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16 | Rodri 2024/25
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Scottyboi
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When Rodri got injured against arsenal was the injury already there to an extent or was it that collision that did it ?
Seriously doubt any club would risk a player with an injury to their ACL, he was extremely unlucky in the way it happened.
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No, it's not a type of injury to be caused by gradual degradation, you go from fine to knackered in a twist. It's true to say fatigue increases the chance of injury but it's not something you could ever have any control over.When Rodri got injured against arsenal was the injury already there to an extent or was it that collision that did it ?
Rodri won't be recognized as the best City player ever, but the reality is that nobody could elevate the performances of the team like him. It's no coincidence that he has been the only City player who has won best player of the competition in the CL, the Euros and other international competitions. Best in the world.
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Rodri won't be recognized as the best City player ever, but the reality is that nobody could elevate the performances of the team like him. It's no coincidence that he has been the only City player who has won best player of the competition in the CL, the Euros and other international competitions. Best in the world.
I'd say maybe only prime Yaya and KDB but agree with this.
I'd say maybe only prime Yaya and KDB but agree with this.
Both, KDB especially, were exceptional in their prime. But Rodri can influence our game more than them.
Last season, Rodri had over 20 goal involvements from open play. If you put him in more attacking positions, he will deliver 30 goals/assists (without taking pens, free kicks, etc.!). That would be about 3/4 of what KDB delivers in his best seasons.
By comparison, if you play KDB at DM, he would do about 2/3 of Rodri's work in the build up (he isn't as press resistant and can't complete so many passes, not his game) and 1/3 in defence.
It's because KDB is a genius at completing incredible passes and Rodri doesn't seem to be a genius at doing anything specific that KDB looks the more special player. But Rodri is being very good in every part of the pitch: both defensively and offensively, linking everything together. This is something extraordinary in its own right: less exciting to watch but more important to the team.
Saddleworth2
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Please god he comes back safe and sound and as magnificent as he was before the injury. Has anyone ever won the Ballon D'Or before as a defensive midfielder?
I'll be happy when he wins our player of the year awardRodri won't be recognized as the best City player ever, but the reality is that nobody could elevate the performances of the team like him. It's no coincidence that he has been the only City player who has won best player of the competition in the CL, the Euros and other international competitions. Best in the world.
Has anyone ever won the Ballon D'Or before as a defensive midfielder?
No, don't think so.
Busquets was once 20th or something. He was a better technician in small spaces, but in every other respect, attacking and defensive, Rodri is on another level. Rodri is world class both at 6 and 8.
Heard a whisper today that he's targeting a return by next month
I think he'll be training with the team by mid to late March. Won't be back before April.
Fuck. Just take the season off and come back for the CWC or whatever preseason we have.Heard a whisper today that he's targeting a return by next month
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Gaz (FMwkdsoul)
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Sammer in 96. Maybe Matthues in 90 but he was more a box to boxPlease god he comes back safe and sound and as magnificent as he was before the injury. Has anyone ever won the Ballon D'Or before as a defensive midfielder?
jimharri
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Agreed. Get himself fully recharged and 100% fit. Trust in "speedy" to do a job in there.Fuck. Just take the season off and come back for the CWC or whatever preseason we have.
Sammer in 96. Maybe Matthues in 90 but he was more a box to box
Sammer was a defender when he won EURO 96 and then Ballon d'Or. Matthäus wasn't a DM when he won it in 1990.
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Gaz (FMwkdsoul)
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My memory sucks, sure sammer was a dm, did he move there later?Sammer was a defender when he won EURO 96 and then Ballon d'Or. Matthäus wasn't a DM when he won it in 1990.
My memory sucks, sure sammer was a dm, did he move there later?
He was a DM but moved in defence later on, played as a libero for Dortmund and Germany in 1996.
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TaHe was a DM but moved in defence later on, played as a libero for Dortmund and Germany in 1996.
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