No, they aren't. Rodri's critics were pretty clueless from the beginning. They couldn't see his potential and thought he would never be good enough, even after we won 21 games in a row with him starting most of those games! Pep dropped him in the CL final because he lost form (due to being overused by Pep himself), not because he was abysmal over the season. Rodri was mostly excellent in 20/21 bar the last few weeks of the season. Same with Cancelo. The CL starting XI wasn't a verdict on the quality of the players on the bench, just on their form at that moment. In 21/22, Rodri, Cancelo and Laporte played the most minutes and were among our most reliable players.
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16 | Rodri - 2022/23 Performances
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No, they aren't. Rodri's critics were pretty clueless from the beginning. They couldn't see his potential and thought he would never be good enough, even after we won 21 games in a row with him starting most of those games! Pep dropped him in the CL final because he lost form (due to being overused by Pep himself), not because he was abysmal over the season. Rodri was mostly excellent in 20/21 bar the last few weeks of the season. Same with Cancelo. The CL starting XI wasn't a verdict on the quality of the players on the bench, just on their form at that moment. In 21/22, Rodri, Cancelo and Laporte played the most minutes and were among our most reliable players.
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Rodri will be going nowhere unless the lad himself requests it.
Barca can offer whatever,it will make no impact on the above.
I genuinely don't currently see another player that can play our system as well as him.
Barca can offer whatever,it will make no impact on the above.
I genuinely don't currently see another player that can play our system as well as him.
A calf complaint says Pep and too severe to risk today incurred in the last training session.Is he injured?
Hopefully short term maybe 2-3 matches not sure though.
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To win that game in that manner, without Rodri was even more impressive.
What an squad we have.
What an squad we have.
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I would wager that if Rodri had played on Sunday United likely wouldn’t have scored 3. Perhaps 1.
He is so good at keeping up our energy, regardless of the score.
He is so good at keeping up our energy, regardless of the score.
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Yeah I thought he was superb until he ran out of steam in the last 20 minutes. Lovely assist for MahrezSouthampton really tried to do a number on him today. He handled himself really well.
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I don’t know how to describe him, but he’s just stays in the centre area, shields the ball away from a player pressing him and lays it off to a player in space. The amount of times he does that is staggering. Normally you get Bernardo running circles around him, it’s great to watch. Them two have so much chemistry in the middle of the park.
I do! World Class.I don’t know how to describe him, but he’s just stays in the centre area, shields the ball away from a player pressing him and lays it off to a player in space. The amount of times he does that is staggering. Normally you get Bernardo running circles around him, it’s great to watch. Them two have so much chemistry in the middle of the park.
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Rodri really was such a great purchase. And stating this not because how good he s become, that tells you more about coaching, but that City knew how good he may become. My personal feeling back then was nobody at the other top clubs pursuited him really or incredibly rated him.
Funny thing is both viewpoints are correct.
He was abysmal enough that he lost his place in the CL final.. (I think what actually sealed his spot being lost was that he gave the ball away at Brighton.. looked at the sky and didn't even backtrack.. and Brighton scored 3 in a row)
But for all the hate he got, he's definitely turned it around and deserves every bit of praise he gets now and then some!
It's a bit like Laporte.. Son is his kryptonite but other than that he's pretty much superman for a left sided centerback and he at the tail end of last season carried us across the line along with Rodri.
Come on, he was never anywhere near abysmal, not even at his worst points. Our fans were just baffled that we hadn't replaced Fernandinho with a like for like clone (half the complaints in his first season were 'he's too slow'). Losing his place in the CL final was a symptom of Pep's impulsive need to surprise opposition managers in CL knockout games, not because Rodri deserved it.
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There were two words you could have used ffs.I do! World Class.
You used both :)
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Very welcome back.
He's like a big cosy comfort blanket.
He's like a big cosy comfort blanket.
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Come on, he was never anywhere near abysmal, not even at his worst points. Our fans were just baffled that we hadn't replaced Fernandinho with a like for like clone (half the complaints in his first season were 'he's too slow'). Losing his place in the CL final was a symptom of Pep's impulsive need to surprise opposition managers in CL knockout games, not because Rodri deserved it.
Rodri is bad towards final and he deserved lose his spot on Final.
If he play as starter and lose badly he will get criticism. Many on here will also pushing the club to sell him.
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Rodri is pure class. And he's much better at breaking up play than when he originally joined our side. Rodri can run the game at mid and often does.
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Thought he was solid.. Him and Bernie were the only players winning the ball back
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