82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

[oldius]

19 year old - what a prospect.
To play in our team and look a part of it, at that age, takes some doing.
Good feet, intelligent, reads the game, good running off the ball, determination - he's a top talent.
He looked a bit physically stronger to me too, yesterday, but I am as biased as Billy Bias from Biastown.

 

[SebastianBlue]

19 year old - what a prospect.
To play in our team and look a part of it, at that age, takes some doing.
Good feet, intelligent, reads the game, good running off the ball, determination - he's a top talent.
He looked a bit physically stronger to me too, yesterday, but I am as biased as Billy Bias from Biastown.

Who has back-to-back gold medals in the Biasthlon.

But I still agree with you completely. ;-)

 

[Vienna_70]

Our second best player yesterday, IMHO.

Rico had a really good game, whether coming into midfield or defending against the rag filth.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Do we think he's the reason we don't seem to be interested in buying a right back?

Again, good to see a good understanding between him and Bobb at times yesterday

 

[supercity88]

What I really like about him is that he is never phased by pressure. Several times it looked like we were penned in but he finds an out ball. He gets into great positions to give us more numbers in attack too. His most convincing performance at RB for us so far.

 

[TheBlueCat]

Still believe this kid will be a star. Outstanding yesterday. I got pelters in here for suggesting he is better than Mainoo, but u genuinely believe he is miles better. Here’s hoping he proves me right..

 

[Tommy10Barisic]

19 year old - what a prospect.
To play in our team and look a part of it, at that age, takes some doing.
Good feet, intelligent, reads the game, good running off the ball, determination - he's a top talent.
He looked a bit physically stronger to me too, yesterday, but I am as biased as Billy Bias from Biastown.

Totally agree with You amazing Player Rico Lewis!

 

[Blue Feather]

Very impressed with his moving the ball out from tight areas and general awareness. I do think his future will be more as a midfielder and I hope we can find enough game time for our current crop of 'next in line' home-grown young players

 

[mattcity5]

Still believe this kid will be a star. Outstanding yesterday. I got pelters in here for suggesting he is better than Mainoo, but u genuinely believe he is miles better. Here’s hoping he proves me right..

Totally agree.

 

[Vienna_70]

Our second-best player on Saturday, IMHO.

He was very calm and measured in defensive situations, and an effective participant in our attacks.

He isn’t 20 until November, so he still has time on his side. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a big fan of Rico, and I believe he will become an important figure in the senior squad. Pep has faith in him, which is possibly his most important asset.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Still believe this kid will be a star. Outstanding yesterday. I got pelters in here for suggesting he is better than Mainoo, but u genuinely believe he is miles better. Here’s hoping he proves me right..

He's Miles better than mainoo.
Mainoo is average at best but hyped up cos he's a rag.
Rico is the really deal

Takes the ball in any situation.
He's still only 19 .
At 19 I was pulling it's head off and getting pissed.
In-between trying to bang and girl that moved

 

[Crooked_rain]

He's Miles better than mainoo.
Mainoo is average at best but hyped up cos he's a rag.
Rico is the really deal

Takes the ball in any situation.
He's still only 19 .
At 19 I was pulling it's head off and getting pissed.
In-between trying to bang and girl that moved

I've always said he gets nowhere near the credit he deserves, when you consider his age and the fact he has played in different positions for us and not just in meaningless games.

18-19 years old and playing different positions in a Pep side is no joke. You don't do that without a brilliant footballing brain. It's outstanding really. You could probably count on one hand how many 18 year old players the world that Pep would trust to do the jobs he had Rico doing. He's just not a fancy or flashy player, so he's not gonna get the praise others get.

 

[TonyM]

If he was a foot taller he'd be lauded as the second coming not to mind if he was white and blonde.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

If he was a foot taller he'd be lauded as the second coming not to mind if he was white and blonde.

What's white and blonde got to do with anything.
Rashford.
Sancho ??.

 

[TonyM]

What's white and blonde got to do with anything.
Rashford.
Sancho ??.

They play in red. You could be green with purple hair there and be looked at as a God (anyway teas just in gest)

 

[Crooked_rain]

If he was a foot taller he'd be lauded as the second coming not to mind if he was white and blonde.

Bit weird, what's his race got to do with anything here?

Race certainly doesn't come in to it when hyping up players in football.

Shame on you trying to bring it into the conversation

 

[supercity88]

I've always said he gets nowhere near the credit he deserves, when you consider his age and the fact he has played in different positions for us and not just in meaningless games.

18-19 years old and playing different positions in a Pep side is no joke. You don't do that without a brilliant footballing brain. It's outstanding really. You could probably count on one hand how many 18 year old players the world that Pep would trust to do the jobs he had Rico doing. He's just not a fancy or flashy player, so he's not gonna get the praise others get.

I thought he was absolutely superb against the rags. He's got a really hard job to do because ahead of him is one of the PL's best ever RB's. Someone who has so much pace they can get away with being in a bad position or not being tight enough. That's something the majority can't afford to do. Rico's positioning hasn't always been great, but it's a hard role to play - particularly when you're largely inverted and having to then switch positions. His ability on the ball is absolutely brilliant. He's so calm and composed. The rags pressed really well at times, but he was so comfortable in playing it to Akanji or Ederson, and despite looking boxed in was finding an outball into feet down the line at times too. And then he's got the energy to get up and support attacks to create that extra man. Our goal came from him pushing up and forming a triangle with Savio and Bobb. I'm really excited to see how he progresses this season, it could be a really big one for him. I didn't think Walker was very good last season, and he didn't seem to improve for England either.

 

[clarion]

All good
but
I can’t see him defending Vinicius and Co.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

All good
but
I can’t see him defending Vinicius and Co.

That's not his natural position

 

[Haaland94]

Turns 20 in November. I think this is the season when he needs to find his actual position and develop speed/strength if he ever wants to start for us, either at RB or in midfield. Let's see what he does this season.