82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

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Really nice goal. He was also pretty poor on 2-3 moments that stick out that allowed them to transition quickly in to attack. That sending off was awful. He's a niche player and he needs to do better in certain aspects of his game. Still very young of course.

With that said, if we're listing the biggest issues at City right now, Rico isn't in the top 5, maybe even 10 of the most glaring deficiencies.
 
This lad needs protecting, anyone think he's shit are clearly jsut lashing out he's clearly a hugely talented player but he's still a kid in a team that's struggling and in a team that makes him look exposed more than most as Pep wants him moving into midfield as a full back, so he's always chasing back where his lack of pace is exposed

Few games out may be good for him to rest and reflect, hope he keeps his head up he is incredibly talented and has a bright future ahead
 
Good goal but the kid cannot defend. Lightweight, regularly out of position, doesn't have enough pace to make up for it, and struggles tracking back. He can't be playing fullback for us when we're leaking like a sieve
 
handsofstone said:
makes him look exposed more than most as Pep wants him moving into midfield as a full back,
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The idea of fullback moving into midfield just sucks.

Pep gave it up for half of a season and we won the Treble.

No team won a CL with a reverted fullback.

No team won a World cup or Euros with a reverted fullback.

Whenever Lewis or Cancelo play they just bring huge pressure to the other teammates. In the past with a fully fit squad they can barely handle it. Now they just cannot. The more Rico Lewis plays the more frequently the other defenders will get injured.
 
With recent struggles Rico would ideally be taken out of the starting line-up but with our lack of fit defenders he is going to play the majority of games. Getting booked for dissent was daft as trying the challenge for which he was (wrongly in my opinion) sent off. The rule where because it was a second yellow it could not be reviewed by VAR or later appealed against is daft but I suppose it gives him an enforced rest.
Pep system is exposing a lot of players and Rico in particular. Maybe not playing such a high line would help the team until we get bodies back.
My take is that Rico is doing his best and needs to be supported whilst he is plugging the gaps in an undersized and depleted squad.
 
DATOIA said:
Just mind your business, nobody has to think like you, it's just your idea and stay in your shoes.

Who the fuck are you, so that because of you like Rico, I also have to like Rico.

You like Rico, I don't like, what's the problem ? is he your son or something ?

That's the purpose of this forum, so that we could post different ideas.

Anyone has freedom to shove his face in Rico's ass and I have a freedom to do otherwise and vice-versa.

Democracy and freedom of speech, that's the cornerstone of our society.

Democracy gives me freedom to say - Fuck Rico or anyone (Even though I don't hate the guy that much :D)
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Here endeth the lesson ffs.

And just for the record, I am not the biggest fan of Rico, but Pep appears to think he is a player the team needs atm.
 
handsofstone said:
This lad needs protecting, anyone think he's shit are clearly jsut lashing out he's clearly a hugely talented player but he's still a kid in a team that's struggling and in a team that makes him look exposed more than most as Pep wants him moving into midfield as a full back, so he's always chasing back where his lack of pace is exposed

Few games out may be good for him to rest and reflect, hope he keeps his head up he is incredibly talented and has a bright future ahead
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Lack of pace, passing ability, vision , positioning.
But carry on deluding yourselves. Young lad, tired blah blah.
 
applejuice said:
The idea of fullback moving into midfield just sucks.

Pep gave it up for half of a season and we won the Treble.

No team won a CL with a reverted fullback.

No team won a World cup or Euros with a reverted fullback.

Whenever Lewis or Cancelo play they just bring huge pressure to the other teammates. In the past with a fully fit squad they can barely handle it. Now they just cannot. The more Rico Lewis plays the more frequently the other defenders will get injured.
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It can work and did work in the past. Teams are definitely more on to it now and maybe it gets exploited far easier than it once did as average teams in the league have improved, certainly on the counter. I wouldn’t be bothered if we moved away from it long term. However, for it to be worthwhile these days i think the player doing it needs to be extremely gifted for the trade off defensively. Yes i know Delph did it very well but it was new then and we had prime KDB and Silva. Cancelo at his best was worth it at times but i don’t see how Rico will ever offer enough there for us to leave his side completely exposed whenever we lose possession.
 
Inverted fullback isn't that bad if player does his chores well.
We have won PL with Delph and Zinchenko for many times.
Cancelo also, wasn't he something like that ?

But what Rico lacks is efficiency with the ball, there is no excuse in loosing ball as much as he did yesterday, cause if we aren't solid in our buildup and possession and loose the ball easily there, then our whole system cracks.

We have a luxury to loose balls in the final third, because that's where our defenders and midfielders are able to intercept it or take a foul if needed.

But when you loose it in our third or midfield third, then it's obvious that we are exposed and opponents can hurt us.

It's like.. if it wasn't John stones in treble season and we played Ruben in that role, most probably we would suffer a lot, but John was playing very efficiently and helping us, never hurting our possession and stably / efficiently delivering it to the teammates.

So it depends on the player.
 
Colin Bells Boots said:
Why would I want to bother ?

Your opinions are worthless imho.
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You must really hate City since just about all of my opinions praise our players. If my opinions are worthless it means you are on the opposite spectrum = hating on most of our players. If that's "worthy" than I would rather have my worthless opinions. Why bother then, block button is your friend if they are worthless anyway. I am guessing you haven't done this because you are enjoying the personal attacks. I haven't engaged in it and will never participate in that behaviour. I wish you all the best.
 
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ws01 said:
Good goal but the kid cannot defend. Lightweight, regularly out of position, doesn't have enough pace to make up for it, and struggles tracking back. He can't be playing fullback for us when we're leaking like a sieve
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He wouldn't be playing/or put in that position if Stones wasn't made of glass and Rodri was't injured.

Stones would be in midfield instead, or helping him out and of course along with Rodri.

As it is, he's badly exposed with them missing.

Those that have turned on him, and other players, because we've hit a bad patch are a disgrace.
 
Thought he played a lot better on Saturday than he has been.

He’d been playing a bit bloody boring of late. But he was much livlier and more positive on Saturday. He was looking for quick passes, making good forward passes, passing between the lines much more, playing at pace and I’d been disappointed with his finishing a few times this season (some easy chances where he wasn’t under much pressure at Bratislava and Liverpool where he should be slotting those home) but that finish on Saturday was a proper striker’s finish.

And he loved it. A bit of frustration with his celebration, grabbing the badge and kissing it as if to say ‘come on I love this club we can all do better’.

Still suspect defensively, but he has been since he’s been in the team even in games he’s played really well. Just something he’s going to have to keep working and improving on.

But much more positive with the ball.
 
I curse the day he entered football academy

Symbol of this season’s City team

But it’s not Rico’s fault
This stubborn manager of ours
 
Needs to be dropped...

Constantly out of position, getting ran past and people ran in behind him......cant defend a cross

Isnt good enough in midfield and isnt a good enough defender...therefore ain good enough for this team

I actually predicted the second goal in the pre match thread -
 
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