16 | Rodri - 2021/22 Performances

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FantasyIreland said:
Drop Kev and we get the best out of Rodri and Bernie,which also leads to more cohesion and control.
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I agree but Pep won't do that. He's almost too loyal to his players at times. i.e: shoehorning Raz into the CL final.

(I know this sounds very harsh considering Kev's recent impacts on games)
 
Shaffer92 said:
I agree but Pep won't do that. He's almost too loyal to his players at times. i.e: shoehorning Raz into the CL final.

(I know this sounds very harsh considering Kev's recent impacts on games)
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It is , kev does magic despite how he is playing , nearly scored yesterday when we needed it , he does it all the time which is why he is left on
 
wolfie1988 said:
Like Fernandinho in the home game, they targeted him when he was on the ball by pressing with 4 players. Literally sprinting at hin from all angles. And then they tried to starve him of the ball when he didn't have it.

Anybody in the world would struggle with that.
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An observation overlooked by many.
 
Shaffer92 said:
I agree but Pep won't do that. He's almost too loyal to his players at times. i.e: shoehorning Raz into the CL final.

(I know this sounds very harsh considering Kev's recent impacts on games)
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Its a difficult conundrum because the moments of inspiration/genius he is capable of separate him from the rest,and he can change a game in an instant....however,im not convinced those occasional and lessening moments are worth more than 90 mins of improved control,cohesion and fluidity when others are picked ahead of him.
 
mccity said:
This'll sound weird but Rodri does a lot of what David Silva did. He makes himself a consistent outlet even in the most cramped of areas, which gives us so many triangle plays and allows us to maintain tempo and control even in difficult times. Just from deeper.
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Good point. He really is operating in an almost hybrid role. Its also noticeable how high up the pitch he presses. We force quite a few turn over in dangerous areas because of him.
 
Need get him signed up, can’t believe we’ve had him almost 3 years. He seems settled and grounded but Torres, Sane etc always makes me think they’ll want to go back to the big clubs in their country.
 
Jesus Christ that was poor tonight. He’s earned one with his great performances this season but that’s one of the worst performances by a city player we’ve seen under Pep. Shit himself against Kane.
 
Thaksinssoldier said:
Jesus Christ that was poor tonight. He’s earned one with his great performances this season but that’s one of the worst performances by a city player we’ve seen under Pep. Shit himself against Kane.
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Not his day at all. I think Conte did his homework on him and Dias and used Kane really well to make them both struggle.
 
Probably the worst game I've seen from him.

Coming after that Sporting game where Pep criticized some players for giving the ball away (Rodri is one of them) he needs a proper talking to, can't drop your standards at this point in the season.
 
That was like a throwback to when he first arrived and he looked really slow against any side that had pace through the middle. As a team we have largely stopped this being an issue but today we really struggled with it. Spurs have the perfect front two to cause us issues and Rodri looked a little lost against it. Most other teams can’t hurt us like that and I just think it was a bad day at the office for him.
 
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