16 | Rodri 2025/26

[pauls]

Too tall i reckon and rodders is a bit bandy legged like that

Let's hope Yr right!

 

[Blue warrior]

Looks like Nunes to me that

 

[Marvin.]

It could be Khusanov. There are 3 days of photos on mancity.com. I think if Rodri was there, he'd have been pictured clearly but it is possible he just managed to evade all the clear photos.

 

[Cobwebcat]

It could be Khusanov. There are 3 days of photos on mancity.com. I think if Rodri was there, he'd have been pictured clearly but it is possible he just managed to evade all the clear photos.

I looked and straight away thought Khusanov

 

[johnny crossan]

Deffo Rodders that

Alas not ;-(

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

I hope I’m the only one in thinking this feels like another Colin Bell situation, and we’ll never see him reach the previous heights again?

 

[alexmcity]

I hope I’m the only one in thinking this feels like another Colin Bell situation, and we’ll never see him reach the previous heights again?

It doesn't matter how many are thinking it. Nobody knows the future, but top players have recovered from such injuries in the last decade, sport medicine has progressed well. Gundo is one example, and that was 7-8 years ago. Now the recovery tends to be more successful.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Heard he's there but doing non-contact training. So maybe a minor setback from the Al Hilal match.

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

It doesn't matter how many are thinking it. Nobody knows the future, but top players have recovered from such injuries in the last decade, sport medicine has progressed well. Gundo is one example, and that was 7-8 years ago. Now the recovery tends to be more successful.

Yes of course, and Virgil returned after a complete year out too at a similar age.

 

[samuelyeboah]

Looks like him in the video

 

[Marvin.]

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Looks like him in the video

So it looks like he's training on his own then or doing limited work. Thanks for finding that image.

 

[richards30]

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Looks like him in the video

Some tan on him!

 

[johnny crossan]

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Looks like him in the video

well found - GCHQ would have you on their shortlist ;-)

 

[Cobwebcat]

Not training with the rest if at all.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Some tan on him!

Must have had a fortnight in Blackpool.

 

[johnny crossan]

Not training with the rest if at all.

Clearly dressed for training though ;-) Look on the bright side - he's not on Dr Catgut's table in Barca anyway.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Didn’t play v PNE today. 2 weeks to get fit.

 

[DD93]

Rodri gifted us unforgettable 2-3 years, where we had a feeling that our team could beat any opponent and there was no midfield or pressing or tactics in the world that we couldn't cope with.

And plus he was like a solid, unbreakable rock / wall, who was playing every match of the season and leading the team, performing at a same level and being the most stable player in the team during 10-11 months.

And that was something I always dreamed about, cause our other legends always lacked something.
Aguero always had injuries, David Silva and Yaya Toure weren't as influential and decisive in Europe as they were in PL, KDB and Kompany also had a lot of injuries.

Therefore Rodri was the first player who had it all. No injuries, being dominant both in Europe and in PL, leading the team and what's more important, he was the best player in the world playing the most important position in the modern football... There was nothing you could ask for, he was in God Mode, became an icon of perfection and we were / are lucky people to have experienced such a player week in and week out.

I don't know how Rodri's journey continues but I will be always grateful for what he did for this club.

True legend, deserves that statue also, without even any doubt or question.

 

[Dubciteh]

When was the last time he lost a prem match? Is that record still going?

 

[waspish]

Want us not to rely on him to win trophies leagues..