14 | Nico Gonzalez - 2025/26

I can't see Rico going anywhere. Just signed a new contract and bought a gaff in Woodhouses.
Pep clearly has faith in him. People forget he's still so young. Let's hope he can develop further as he clearly has something about him.
I hope he stays. Lewis for me gives the same energy as Bernie and deserves a chance in midfield.
 
Great performance last night.

I know when he came in last year we were all over the place and he struggled with injuries but yet another player that with some time has really become a key player for us.
 
He must have had a tricky paper round, as I hadn't realised he's still only 23. That's the same age Rodri was when we bought him and he looked like a downgrade from Fernandinho.

I've been critical of him at times for getting caught on the ball but maybe he's settling in to the role he's got which is a tough one, as he's often the only defensive minded midfielder in front of a defence where both fullbacks have bombed forwards.

He's nowhere near the level of Balon d'Or Rodri, but neither was Rodri at the same age. Hopefully he's a contender for that over the next few years, albeit with tough competition from the other Nico, Foden, Haaland...
 
I disagree. He wasn’t great on the ball but he was outstanding and getting a foot in to win the ball back today.
It’s a big problem. Everything he does in possession is in slow motion. I actually can’t tell him Dias apart on the ball and that is definitely not a good thing.

I have some sympathy for him, because he’s basically playing on his own in the middle, while Bernie and Casper are off picking their arses somewhere. Out of possession Nico is pretty much the difference between us being competitive and being completely overrun but in possession, he needs a lot of work.
 
It’s a big problem. Everything he does in possession is in slow motion. I actually can’t tell him Dias apart on the ball and that is definitely not a good thing.

I have some sympathy for him, because he’s basically playing on his own in the middle, while Bernie and Casper are off picking their arses somewhere. Out of possession Nico is pretty much the difference between us being competitive and being completely overrun but in possession, he needs a lot of work.
He needs to improve on passing the ball instead of dribbling into blind alleys. Rodri had that cross field left footed pass in him which completely changed a pattern of play and opened up a lot of space.

But his pros outweigh his cons for me. He’s elite at winning the ball, Fernandinho level.
 
He needs to improve on passing the ball instead of dribbling into blind alleys. Rodri had that cross field left footed pass in him which completely changed a pattern of play and opened up a lot of space.

But his pros outweigh his cons for me. He’s elite at winning the ball, Fernandinho level.
Like the Nico G diagonal against Liverpool which led to Doku's goal. Today was one of his poorer games but on the whole he's been great all season.l
 
It’s a big problem. Everything he does in possession is in slow motion. I actually can’t tell him Dias apart on the ball and that is definitely not a good thing.

I have some sympathy for him, because he’s basically playing on his own in the middle, while Bernie and Casper are off picking their arses somewhere. Out of possession Nico is pretty much the difference between us being competitive and being completely overrun but in possession, he needs a lot of work.

Feel like that's an exaggeration. He's been caught on it a few times this week and made the wrong decisions, but they are the exceptions. In part it's probably an accumulation effect as he's playing a lot as the sole mid.
 
Feel like that's an exaggeration. He's been caught on it a few times this week and made the wrong decisions, but they are the exceptions. In part it's probably an accumulation effect as he's playing a lot as the sole mid.
Maybe we have been spoiled having Fern and then Rodri but having those players also shows you what is possible from a CDM. I like Nico, he’s having a good season and as I said. I have a lot of sympathy for him because he’s basically in there on his own. I would just like him to do things a bit quicker and get his head up a bit more.
 

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