Blu3m00n91
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He never imposes himself. Doesn’t tackle never makes fouls doesn’t break the play up. Just sprays some passes sideways now and then
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#16 | Rodri - 2020/21 Performances
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PrezIke
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I know he'll get heavily criticised again for good reason, and some not.
He started last season really well and we've seen some real quality, but he's going to have to improve and whilst I do believe he can there are some questions on whether his type of style is going to work as the 6 for the style of football we want to play.
Micah's criticisms post-match today are valid, but also a bit harsh in that Rodri is excellent at keeping possession + finding teammates in tight spaces, as well as one on one defending to win the ball. His technical ability and vision within 10 yards is exceptional.
However, when it comes to creating chances from build up from the back he isn't showing to be one to utilise long range passing/vision, nor will he run with the ball to create space, then pass and shift into defending mode like Dinho.
Rodri is a big lad compared to Dinho, so his agility is automatically lower, even if he's quick with the ball at his feet and smart with decisions, he won't really run too much with the ball and then pass. I don't recall seeing a lot of long balls across the pitch either, but perhaps I'm not recalling things accurately.
Again, I like him and he's not to blame entirely, but with the deficiencies we've had for more than a few seasons at left back was masked by Dinho's box-to-box style play along with attacking ability being a smaller no. 6 and there've been shades of this when Gundo's been at the no. 6.
Is Rodri perhaps too big, and therefore too slow in some areas to ever be what is needed if we don't make massive changes somewhere? Dias will help, I hope, but crazy me says sell the Zinch now and sign this dude Telles which will also ruin United's plans.
He started last season really well and we've seen some real quality, but he's going to have to improve and whilst I do believe he can there are some questions on whether his type of style is going to work as the 6 for the style of football we want to play.
Micah's criticisms post-match today are valid, but also a bit harsh in that Rodri is excellent at keeping possession + finding teammates in tight spaces, as well as one on one defending to win the ball. His technical ability and vision within 10 yards is exceptional.
However, when it comes to creating chances from build up from the back he isn't showing to be one to utilise long range passing/vision, nor will he run with the ball to create space, then pass and shift into defending mode like Dinho.
Rodri is a big lad compared to Dinho, so his agility is automatically lower, even if he's quick with the ball at his feet and smart with decisions, he won't really run too much with the ball and then pass. I don't recall seeing a lot of long balls across the pitch either, but perhaps I'm not recalling things accurately.
Again, I like him and he's not to blame entirely, but with the deficiencies we've had for more than a few seasons at left back was masked by Dinho's box-to-box style play along with attacking ability being a smaller no. 6 and there've been shades of this when Gundo's been at the no. 6.
Is Rodri perhaps too big, and therefore too slow in some areas to ever be what is needed if we don't make massive changes somewhere? Dias will help, I hope, but crazy me says sell the Zinch now and sign this dude Telles which will also ruin United's plans.
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Blue Hefner
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Simply not up to it as a defensive midfielder.
No I don't bar maybe being a bit more of a goal threat.Open question this, but do you think Gundo offers more?
He’s too slow on the ball. His passing is limited, he’s not mobile enough and he seems to be always ahead of the ball when we’re caught in transition.
Given we were unlikely to bin him, I hoped we’d make him into our fourth choice centre back in the summer and buy someone that can do all the above better... but we’re ploughing on and it’s badly exposing other deficiencies, particularly at CB and LB.
Given we were unlikely to bin him, I hoped we’d make him into our fourth choice centre back in the summer and buy someone that can do all the above better... but we’re ploughing on and it’s badly exposing other deficiencies, particularly at CB and LB.
Mr Partridge
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Worrying that we're more reliant on Fernandinho than ever 12 months after we bought his "successor".
Thaksinssoldier
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Someone tell him he’s a centre back if he’s lucky.
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