I give up. Just an opinion. Name a better 18 Yr old? wtf.Rodri and Grealish are 9 years older.
I doubt an 18 year old Rodri would have started as much for us.
Can you name a better 18 year old midfielder anywhere in the world than Rico?
I was being serious. I can’t name a better 18 year old central midfielder in the world, and was asking if you did, that’s all.I give up. Just an opinion. Name a better 18 Yr old? wtf.
Someone in here compared his play last night to Bernardo. "He's like grealish". He's the new rodri. All sounds over excited to me. I don't see those things in him.I was being serious. I can’t name a better 18 year old central midfielder in the world, and was asking if you did, that’s all.
Gavi could be argued, but he’s more of a 10 than an 8.
No biggie.
It’s obviously too soon for him to be as good as Bernardo or Rodri, but they weren't the players they are now at 18.Someone in here compared his play last night to Bernardo. "He's like grealish". He's the new rodri. All sounds over excited to me. I don't see those things in him.
I see a good solid player. That's about it I'm afraid. Sorry. I'll duck out of here.
The point being that there are very few, if any, 18 year olds apart from Rico who are regulars in the matchday squad at such a high level and being trusted by the manager to adapt quickly to unfamiliar tactical requirements.I give up. Just an opinion. Name a better 18 Yr old? wtf.
I doubt there's too many on here claiming that Rico is the finished article, to be fair. If there are, they're kidding themselves. He's an excellent prospect, and he's under the right manager to bring him on, if he has the patience. Witness how Foden was slowly brought along. Phil is now benefitting from that cautious approach. And he's still only 23.He’s a very good young player and Pep clearly rates him very highly. Imo, he is far from being the finished article. Like others on here I don’t think he’s a full back but I cant quite figure out exactly what Is his best position. He’s not a defensive midfielder like Rodri and he’s not an attacking midfielder like Foden. Maybe he’s more like Bernie when he plays that kind of hybrid DM/AM role. He’s a great prospect without doubt.
Er Rico is getting an awful lot more game time than Palmer , which kind of suggests a) That Pep rates him very highly as he is being used in a position of high responsibility andPhil is a better player by a country mile IMHO, Rico will be sold like Palmer was if he demands more game time.
Pep decides how much time to give players not the player.