14 | Nico Gonzalez - 2025/26

I don't think he was ever first choice and we gambled with him because we needed a body in to help the midfield and it's not worked out as we hoped.

If I recall we were in for Ederson from Atalanta but they were still in the title race at the time and wouldn't sell him. The fact Nico G was a deadline day purchase tells me he wasn't first choice. Not when that position was so important to bring in a body in January and we moved pretty swiftly for everybody else.

What doesn't help him is we are in desperate need for foreign places because the club are castrated at the moment by only being allowed to purchase HG players.

I actually like him as a player, but not as a 6.
 
He’s always looked good to me, fuck knows Peps rationale to not play him, and fair play to him if he wants to leave, we’ve just signed another player to play ahead of him and Rodri is back
 
chiswick blue said:
Could be he's being sacrifed as a foreign player, i'd be on with this if we signed Wharton and uped the English number
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Wharton isn’t going to come here to be a bench player. Unless we find someone willling to be a rotation player it’s going to be difficult with Rodri always starting when fit
 
The strangest thing about it is I think he's a good footballer who has done well for us .
Gorbachev said:
I don't think he was ever first choice and we gambled with him because we needed a body in to help the midfield and it's not worked out as we hoped.

If I recall we were in for Ederson from Atalanta but they were still in the title race at the time and wouldn't sell him. The fact Nico G was a deadline day purchase tells me he wasn't first choice. Not when that position was so important to bring in a body in January and we moved pretty swiftly for everybody else.

What doesn't help him is we are in desperate need for foreign places because the club are castrated at the moment by only being allowed to purchase HG players.

I actually like him as a player, but not as a 6.
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Im torn because you're probably correct but I think he's a very good player who could and should play a lot of games for us . So it must be personal
 
What an earth is going on here. We've been crying out for a 'mini-Rodri' for ages. Lets be honest we're not going to find an exact peak Rodri, because he doesn't exist.

We finally find one available in the market of the same mould , who's an absolute shoe-in to help let Rodri get back to full fitness, which judging by the CWC will take I reckon until October or even November.

And then there's now rumours this summer of trying to sell him & we go back to square one looking for CDM assistance....sort out your blind spot Pep or better yet Viana have a word with the bald one, its your show now...you really can't make this up.
 
Kippax Kidd said:
The strangest thing about it is I think he's a good footballer who has done well for us .

Im torn because you're probably correct but I think he's a very good player who could and should play a lot of games for us . So it must be personal
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He can and probably will play a lot far too early to decide on a player thats been here a few months and is still settling. Doubt the coaches are in any rush and we shouldn’t be either
 
The thing is he is not been fully utilised especially in the CWC. If we are going to move more players on due to registration limits he would be top priority. Get very good money for him too. It does seem Pep doesn't really rate Nico.
 
RayCTID said:
The thing is he is not been fully utilised especially in the CWC. If we are going to move more players on due to registration limits he would be top priority. Get very good money for him too. It does seem Pep doesn't really rate Nico.
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None of that is true, just guessing. How old was Rodri when he arrived and how long did it take for Pep to trust him as a 6. Short memories
 
blueparrot said:
None of that is true, just guessing. How old was Rodri when he arrived and how long did it take for Pep to trust him as a 6. Short memories
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You mentioned to me be a while back we still have to cut some players from the squad .If Pep really rated him he would be fully intergrated and would have gotten more minutes during the CWC. Kova and Gundo are Peps two goto players.
 
RayCTID said:
I think he is priority esepcially in not getting minutes.
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I know you disagree about Kovacic and Gundogan going this summer bur even if you are right they will both be gone in a year so will Bernardo That leaves Rodri Reijnders and O’Reilly for the 6 and 8 , very much doubt we wold let a 23 year old Gonzalez go now . We aren't just planning for next season but the next 4 or 5 when Rodri will be 34.
 
blueparrot said:
I know you disagree about Kovacic and Gundogan going this summer bur even if you are right they will both be gone in a year so will Bernardo That leaves Rodri Reijnders and O’Reilly for the 6 and 8 , very much doubt we wold let a 23 year old Gonzalez go now . We aren't just planning for next season but the next 4 or 5 when Rodri will be 34.
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They are Pep's two goto guys. Especially Kova. He still has some say in who will go. He doesn't seem too keen on picking Nico Gonzalez for some reason.
 
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