82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

OrigamiNinja said:
Before the swap, everything from Leicester came down their left. After the swap, it all came down their right. There’s no point being able to play right back and left back, if you’re no good at either. Teams are targeting him and why wouldn’t they? We would be delighted if one of wingers were up against him.

He played his part in the 1st goal and he put in a decent defensive header against Vardy at the end. Other than that, I thought it was another car-crash from him. If Pep is to continue with a full back, moving into the centre, it needs to be someone of a completely different standard to Rico.

Nobody at the back is ripping up trees but I would like to think that the likes of Akanji and Gvardiol are just in a poor run of form and will at some point get back to their level. Whereas I just don’t believe that Ricos level, is our level.
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James Mcateer did a better job than Foden defensively. That’s why the attack stopped coming from the right side.
 
His ability to open himself up for the first pass out from the back needs a lot of work. He regularly just stands within 5 yards of the player on the ball and asks for it for no real purpose or he'llndrift into a space where theres no viable line to get it into him. Saw bernardo have words with him multiple times when he switched to left back which seemed to be about this.

It's really weird because after that first pass through, for the second pass through he's probably the best player in the squad at peeling off or spinning and finding the next gap. It's essentially the same skill yet he's poor at the first and brilliant at the second.

Minor thing but he needs to shut the fuck up around the ref, he's first to be screaming for things, a player like him is always going to have to be prepared to take a card when he gets done, the last thing he needs is to be picking up cheap yellows for moaning which means he then can't have that safety net of a bookable foul.
 
Pelegrinni said:
James and Rico DO NOT play the same position.
It seems like many of the people attacking Rico are not aware of this.
Also, I can’t be bothered but if I check your posting history, it’s very likely that I will find your posts attacking Lewis whether justified or not.
James came on today and did a good job. If he keeps that performance going, the manager will have no choice but to play him.
Calling someone Rico’s dad is childish. Grow up.
I want fans to be objective in their criticism of any player. Jumping on the bandwagon really annoys me especially when it’s not justified.
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Nobody said they played the same position.
Outing your clear tactical and technical acumen in one post is some achievement, well done.
Feel free to check my posting history. I want the lad to do well but he needs a break. He’s making some very bizarre decisions, his positioning to receive the ball is poor and defensively he’s very weak, one slight change of pace and we concede dangerous crosses.
He constantly throws himself to the ground, something I despise of other teams players but he does it repeatedly, I assume because he is not strong enough to shield the ball sufficiently well that he tries to get cheap free kicks. Sometimes it works, other times it puts us under massive pressure, the opposition have an overload because he’s on the deck, holding his hands up to the ref for a free kick he’s never going to get.
Constructive criticism can help a player, blind faith doesn’t. Watch, analyse, absorb and opine, it’s what our video analysts do for a living. Our opinion on this forum matters not one jot but maybe a look at others constructive feedback and you may find you might just be in the minority, rightly or wrongly. That said, we have a lot of supporters that gauge their opinion on what they see rather than what the stats or some social media influencer might say. You’re entitled to your opinion and me to mine.
Just don’t let blind faith take you down a path that is irretrievable.
 
asahartford1 said:
I bet you wanted to "bin" Rodri a few years back.
He's 19, give him a break.
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No
rodri struggled in his first half year however if you remember but the player was always there..

Rico - no one can even say definitively what his best position is....and thats an issue to start with as it means he aint good enough in either to actually say he is one or the other....
 
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