#16 | Rodri - 2020/21 Performances

[Manchester_lalala]

Now that was a plodri performance. I really want to rate him, but he’s not impressing me. He’s not bad, I just think he’s a waste. Could have someone in that position that he’s so much more effective.

 

[ninjamonkey]

He wasn't great, but Liverpool played precisely to nullify him.

It’s his role when we’ve got the ball to find space and create an angle to get past the initial front line. Watching him after seeing Fernandinho do it so masterfully for half a decade is horrific. Most teams have done the same this season because they’ve identified him as being piss poor and the easiest way of stopping us playing our game.

Teams don’t have to work hard to cut out the ball into him either when he actively hides behind opposition players and then Gundogan or someone else if he isn’t playing has to drop in and do his fucking job for him and then we’re lacking options further forward and the whole gameplan falls apart.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Crap. Looked way out of his depth and unable to play at this level

 

[Sir peace frog]

Crap. Looked way out of his depth and unable to play at this level

shakes head,turns and walks away leaving the fucking morons to get on with it.

 

[toffee balls]

What the fuck have some people been watching.
He did start very slowly as did all the team but grew into the game.

 

[decmancity]

About what I expected with Gundogan in the team next to him, just doesnt work. Completely fucks Rodri.

Once again though, another team going out of their way to try and nullify the passes into him. Yet some on here think he is useless and a liability.

 

[mccity]

It’s his role when we’ve got the ball to find space and create an angle to get past the initial front line. Watching him after seeing Fernandinho do it so masterfully for half a decade is horrific. Most teams have done the same this season because they’ve identified him as being piss poor and the easiest way of stopping us playing our game.

Teams don’t have to work hard to cut out the ball into him either when he actively hides behind opposition players and then Gundogan or someone else if he isn’t playing has to drop in and do his fucking job for him and then we’re lacking options further forward and the whole gameplan falls apart.

I think it's both tbh.

He could have done more, and although I think you're opinions are grossly exaggerated the general sentiment resonates with me.

But Liverpool have made mugs of our midfielders in the past. I've seen Fernandinho, Silva, De Bruyne, and Gundogan all look shit against them more than once and look clueless in dealing with their press.

What the fuck have some people been watching.
He did start very slowly as did all the team but grew into the game.

His pressing was very important in the 2nd half, I'll definitely give him that. Their forwards were largely invisible once Rodri stepped up.

 

[GBrannan]

About what I expected with Gundogan in the team next to him, just doesnt work. Completely fucks Rodri.

Once again though, another team going out of their way to try and nullify the passes into him. Yet some on here think he is useless and a liability.

Fucks Rodri from doing what?! We don’t need players next to Rodri to release him. There’s nothing to release. What we see is what we get. He’s a very limited central midfield player, made to look even more so in our team. Furthermore we payed £60m+, which is just baffling.

 

[dubblue]

He’s nowhere near good enough for us and never will be,he simply doesn’t have the attributes. Needs to be replaced.

 

[ninjamonkey]

About what I expected with Gundogan in the team next to him, just doesnt work. Completely fucks Rodri.

Once again though, another team going out of their way to try and nullify the passes into him. Yet some on here think he is useless and a liability.

If it’s all gundogans fault how do you explain Gundogan managing to have a good game whilst playing together, Gundogan playing even better without Rodri in his way and Rodri still playing shit when Gundogan isn’t in the side? At some point you have to look at it and think Gundogan isn’t the problem here.

Your linking of teams actively stopping him getting on the ball to being some form of compliment to his ability is way wide of the mark. This isn’t a man mark kdb because he’s the danger kind of tactic we’re seeing, it’s identifying a glaring weakness in our game and teams looking at how they can expose and capitalise on it. They’ve seen it’s easy to stop Rodri getting on the ball because his movement is poor and pounce on it, that in turns ruins our entire build up because most of our game goes through our pivot. Teams didn’t try it when Fernandinho was in there, not because he’s shit and not worth trying to stop him but because Fernandinho’s movement made it extremely hard to stop him.