26 year old Rodri or Fern.. who would you take?

Rodri - more press resistant , calmer on the ball

Fernandinho - more athletic , more grit ,

but they both have great passing range, good dig from distance, great in the air ,physical presence , winds opposition players up

nothing between them for me
 
Rodri is a better technician and Ferna a better athlete. Ferna means more to the history of the club but Rodri has plenty of time to catch up. Not much between them.
 
Fernandinho for me, the most underrated passer in premier league history. Always forward thinking, more of a leader, tougher character. Rodri really good & still fairly young. He can still do more for me though, especially in creative terms, passing forward
 
Both great

Fernandinho for now but it could change in a few years. I always forget Rodri is only in his mid 20s. He plays like a much more seasoned player.

If Fernandinho missed a game, I used to worry about the game and I'm the same with Rodri now. Remember everyone caking their knickers when he was missing the 6-3 game v the rags. Obviously it was a good result without him but lots of people's confidence dropped before the game. Massively important player for us.
 
Depends who you pair with them.

Think people forget sometimes how mad it actually was for Pep to put Silva and De Bruyne as our two cms. That could only work because he had Fernandinho, as well as the full backs he had at the time.

The way we’re set up now and giving the freedom we do to De Bruyne being higher up and Gundogan also only works because he now has Rodri, as well as what he’s done with Stones and having different types of wingers to Sane and Sterling.

I’d just say we’re blessed to have had them both, as well as both them and us being blessed to have had Pep as a coach and to have built successive sides with different strengths yet are still so efficient at what they do.

Don’t rank them. Enjoy it and love them both :)
 
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