16 | Rodri - 2023/24

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[BringBackSwales]

Happy birthday Godri. The striking thing for me is how someone who is primarily known as a CDM can stand out so much in such a wonderful football team. An absolute genius of a player, and a fantastic person and leader too

 

[SamBlue]

Did anybody tell him yet the season finished.

 

[jimharri]

I don't envy him, trying to keep up last season's standard.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Still remember when we signed him,the press were sneering at the price paid for a relative unknown centre mid " who doesn't score often"
The Istanbul Side foot has gone down in history.
Really pleased Godri got the goal to seal the treble,reward for all his unseen hard work deep in centre midfield.
Brilliant goal,fantastic player.

 

[jimharri]

The second best central midfielder in the world (behind Bellingham), according to ESPN's 2023 "FC 100". Seriously? Ignoring the fact that he's not what I'd class as a CM, how is he behind Bellingham? Yes; Bellingham is a very good player, and yes, I'm biased. But I honestly can't see how he's ahead of Rodri.

 

[Haaland94]

The second best central midfielder in the world (behind Bellingham), according to ESPN's 2023 "FC 100". Seriously? Ignoring the fact that he's not what I'd class as a CM, how is he behind Bellingham? Yes; Bellingham is a very good player, and yes, I'm biased. But I honestly can't see how he's ahead of Rodri.

I can't see how Bellingham is ahead of quite a few guys on the list. These lists are biased as hell. Vinicius is not in the top 10 of wingers. Also, no John Stones anywhere. I wouldn't read too much into it.

 

[SebastianBlue]

The second best central midfielder in the world (behind Bellingham), according to ESPN's 2023 "FC 100". Seriously? Ignoring the fact that he's not what I'd class as a CM, how is he behind Bellingham? Yes; Bellingham is a very good player, and yes, I'm biased. But I honestly can't see how he's ahead of Rodri.

It’s a popularity contest winners list, not a real ranking based on talent and achievement.

Bellingham wouldn’t be ahead any of our midfielders barring Phillips based on a real assessment, much less some of the other players below him on that list.

He’s a great player but has achieved literally nothing thus far in his career. The only reason he is ranked so high is because he is the media’s English golden boy that just moved to the European golden boys.

Rodri is twice the player he is at present, and anyone with a half a footballing brain knows it.

I imagine even Bellingham would acknowledge that if pressed.

 

[skillman]

God. Hope he stays here forever

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Brilliant goal today.

 

[Agueroooo9320]

started where he left off. best in the world

 

[GX Blue]

The best at what he does. A superb player for us.

 

[oldius]

What a player, though once not good enough.

 

[jaiguruKun]

I wouldn't swap him for anyone in the world.
He's a player who can do absolutely anything. We will see him maturing now, using his power even more exactly as Yaya Toure did in his mid-late twenties.

 

[TravisBickle]

I wouldn't swap him for anyone in the world.
He's a player who can do absolutely anything. We will see him maturing now, using his power even more exactly as Yaya Toure did in his mid-late twenties.

A fucking rolls royce of a player.
Got to be worth at least £150m.
But simply priceless to us.

 

[super_city_si]

Absolute colossus. He looks set to continue his incredibly high standard.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Once again, a top class performance from Rodri seems to go unnoticed.

Slowly becoming our most important player, and absolute colossus

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Sweet 16. You are the man.

 

[Beanhead]

started where he left off. best in the world

easily, dare I say maybe even further at his trade (DM) than Haaland is striker… lucky they both play in blue ;)

 

[handsofstone]

Best midfielder in the world

And I don't mean defensive midfielder, just flat out midfielder

No-one better than him and absolute colossus

You wanna know why we haven't gone for Caceido, because Rodri ain't sharing time with anyone