How would you assess Rodri's season?

[OrigamiNinja]

Good footballer. Passes forward. Height gives some advantage in the boxes. Done alright this season. Will be better next season.

Nonetheless, not agile enough. Physicality can be a bit lacking as well. Lack of pace. Possible that as he gets better, his reading of the game will help to alleviate or remove some of his weaknesses.

I must have gone for brew when he did that.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

Chelsea won the CL final with Gary Cahill and David Luiz at CB, doesn’t mean that we should go out and buy bang average CBs.

Rodri’s lack of pace is a huge problem if he doesn’t have legs alongside him. Unless we sign a LB with the pace of Walker and find a mobile midfield to play in front of him, we will struggle.

His lack of pace is not a huge problem. Have a look at the last 10 winners of the Champions league and the majority will have what most on this forum would call a slow midfield.

Busquets - Xavi

Modric - Kroos

Martinez - Schweinsteiger

Khedira - Modric

There is a theme here and it seems to be that having players that are excellent on the ball is more important then athelticism at the highest level.

 

[domalino]

Someone who can play CM, LB, CB, on both wings, either tip of a diamond and be quality in every single one of them. Which in turn would allow us to switch to and try out multiple formations... Nah won't happen, it makes too much sense.

Also adds a physical element to our midfield that we lack, is a proven big game player, is known to be frustrated with Simeone's tactics and is still only 25.

 

[01cravend]

Record signings shouldn't need someone else's pace to "help" them.

Record signings should be the real fucking deal.

Having better, more suitable players around you make you a better player... Barca Messi is levels above Argentina Messi in part because he's surrounded by much better players at Barca.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

6/10 nothing special. Hopefully better next season.

 

[Stoned Rose]

He'll become great. Put a great LB, Laporte, Koulibaly and Walker behind him and Bernardo and KDB in front of him, you'll see.

Roy Cropper would look decent with all that cotton wool round him.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Having better, more suitable players around you make you a better player... Barca Messi is levels above Argentina Messi in part because he's surrounded by much better players at Barca.

Comparing Rodri and Messi.

I've got nowhere I can go with that so I'll leave you to it.

 

[domalino]

I must have gone for brew when he did that.

Only one midfielder in the league passed the ball forwards into the final 3rd more than Rodri this season, and he's also 2nd for cumulative forward passing distance.

There's definitely criticisms of him, but passing the ball forwards is not one of them.

 

[Stoned Rose]

There is some shameful delusion on this thread.

Imagine the scum or the dippers had paid a club record fee for this kid.

We'd be pissing ourselves at them.

 

[Irlamblue]

Nice and Tidy. Doesnt do alot wrong.
Not sure whether he is a game changer. but
he was bought for a specific job and he carries it off pretty well
8.5/10