82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

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he was playing well earlier this season but now looks lost. like a few other comments, not sure where he should be playing
 
markblue said:
he was playing well earlier this season but now looks lost. like a few other comments, not sure where he should be playing
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This could be on most player threads tbh.

The collective has entirely lost their way. No movement, no fight, no self belief, no composure.

I don't know which individual components need removing to repair it and if Rico is one of them then so be it; he's been terrible for the last few games.

The problem is that you want players like him gaining experience when the seasoned players in the team are able to lead by example but right now none of them are coming close to that.

But what do we do? We don't have options. Just chuck another kid in? Play someone else who is already playing shit out of their natural position?

Tough one. No easy answer.
 
David White said:
He’s a kid still and has been played in so many different positions. I think he’s mustard though, although he’s not showing it currently.

I liked him playing as a right back and stepping into midfield. I think that’s the best and most effective we’ve seen him.

He has developed a tendency to go over too easily and it’s not a good look. Pep clearly trusts him though, so he will be a starter for a long, long time.
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We are in big trouble then, just because he's a local lad who's come through the academy people seem to let him off the hook, he's average at best, that's the brutal truth
 
the plasterer said:
We are in big trouble then, just because he's a local lad who's come through the academy people seem to let him off the hook, he's average at best, that's the brutal truth
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He's average for a PL player but he's great for 20. That's an important distinction.
 
I've yet to see a game where I think this lad will be good enough for us.

He is positionally unaware when played in defence. Can't do the basics like track runners, or read the play.

When played in Midfield he gets eased off the ball too far too easily. He can't play a killer pass and he can't tackle.

Yesterday he was schooled by Son & Maddison.

Painful to watch, but the harsh reality is he is no where near good enough for us.

He is getting a bit of a free pass this season as most other players have been collectively poor!!
 
BlueMonkey79 said:
I've yet to see a game where I think this lad will be good enough for us.

He is positionally unaware when played in defence. Can't do the basics like track runners, or read the play.

When played in Midfield he gets eased off the ball too far too easily. He can't play a killer pass and he can't tackle.

Yesterday he was schooled by Son & Maddison.

Painful to watch, but the harsh reality is he is no where near good enough for us.

He is getting a bit of a free pass this season as most other players have been collectively poor!!
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He has only been at City 12 years, give the young lad time to bed in :)
 
would be genuinely curious to see his win loss ratio compared to other players. Feel like he's been at the scene of the crime in most of our humblings in the last couple of years. Started in midfield in that Villa game last year too.
 
Damanino said:
I think Pep now overcompensating on the fatal Palmer error. Lewis plays too much compared to his form. Palmer would have not get as many starts here with this many poor outings.
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To be fair, he’s playing too much partly because the team has been threadbare.

That said, the difference in treatment between him and Palmer (and McAtee) is noticeable. Palmer possesses several times Rico’s talent and could have been a key figure in our rebuild, whereas Rico just looks like squad material without any defined role of his own.
 
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