82 | Rico Lewis - 2023/24

[radcliffe1309]

Love how its so hard to knock him of the ball

Well he is a North Manchester lad :)

 

[WallyA]

Weirdly, I like him better than Bernardo im that RCM position for only the fact that him being right footed means he can make underlapping runs and cross the ball like Kev does.

In both friendlies, you can see how akward it is for Bernardo to make that run as he cant cross on his right foot.

Id prefer Bernie perhaps LCM next to Grealish to cross or RW.

In that sense a good midfield duo is:

Bernie lcm, Kev rcm OR

Phil lcm, Lewis rcm

Each combo has a more defensive midfielder with a more attacking one, with the proper footed player on each side.

 

[FantasyIreland]

It wont come as a surprise to most,but its being reported this morning we have turned down several approaches for his services(loan and sale) from both Championship and Prem clubs.

 

[Norwegian_Blue]

It wont come as a surprise to most,but its being reported this morning we have turned down several approaches for his services(loan and sale) from both Championship and Prem clubs.

The audacity of a Championship club trying to loan Lewis

 

[clarion]

Rico was weak while defending today.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Rico was weak while defending today.

He's a kid. I'll be more concerned about the senior players yet to find their form

 

[Haaland94]

Rico was weak while defending today.

He is not a defender. For their 2nd goal today, we saw something similar against Yokohama. Instead of kicking the ball into row Z, he hesitated, lost the 1 on 1, and kicked it past Ortega to their striker. Excellent in midfield, though.

 

[Tb1981]

Never a right back
Great footballer though and will be amazing for years to come

 

[Iassel]

The audacity of a Championship club trying to loan Lewis

I mean if the plan was for him to be a RB then a year in the Championship wouldn’t be a bad idea…

Luckily the club aren’t that daft to think he has a future as a full back.

 

[applejuice]

CM together with Rodri role suit him better currently. Still very bright future ahead. Just keep going Rico!

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

He is not a defender. For their 2nd goal today, we saw something similar against Yokohama. Instead of kicking the ball into row Z, he hesitated, lost the 1 on 1, and kicked it past Ortega to their striker. Excellent in midfield, though.

It was a friendly warm up game. It’s harsh to judge his defensive skills based on that.

In the league he’s been excellent defensively

 

[Tevez City]

Poor defending for the 2nd goal, hopefully he can learn from it.

 

[Galvanoth]

Doesn't have the pace and defending skills to be a top RB

 

[Tevez City]

Sell with buy back clause or loan

Wouldn't pick him ahead of Walker, Cancelo or Akanji as RB

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Sell with buy back clause or loan

Wouldn't pick him ahead of Walker, Cancelo or Akanji as RB

Not sure I'd fancy any of them at centre mid though.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Sell with buy back clause or loan

Wouldn't pick him ahead of Walker, Cancelo or Akanji as RB

Is this a joke. Why on earth would we sell/ loan out one of our best young players, who’s been excellent when called upon

 

[Haaland94]

Good. Way more suited to the no.8 role.

 

[Tevez City]

Is this a joke. Why on earth would we sell/ loan out one of our best young players, who’s been excellent when called upon

I think he only started when there was unrest between Pep & Kyle & Cancelo when he benched both of them and picked Rico ahead of them.

The team managed to win & Rico was great but thank God Walker was ready to reclaim his place in the most important period against ( Bayern, Madrid & United )

 

[Tevez City]

Good. Way more suited to the no.8 role.

I would rather see Mcatee fill the 8 role

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

The way certain players are judged on bluemoon is a bit weird. You would think Rico was Jack's age and Jack was Rico's age. The kid is 18 for Christ sake.