Rodrigo Hernandez - Atletico confirm deal - p192

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I can honestly say I have never watched him play. Or if I have, I wasn’t paying attention to him. So what is he? A Busquets clone? If not, where does he differ to Busquets? I can’t imagine his passing through the lines would already be Busquets level?
Not seen him play a lot but from what I've seen he's got quite some attributes.
Faster than Demichaelis, more assured than Mangala and more of a beast than Zinchenko
 
Wouldn't be surprised to see Pep go with Rodri and Fern in a starting 11, against Spurs or Liverpool away.

A rarity for Pep, I know but it will be good to have that option, where Liverpool for instance to start with their workmanlike midfield three across the middle.

I think Fern as a number 8, on occasion in the same team as Rodri, would give us even more balance defensively against certain sides, but also unlock the attacking quality Fern has in his locker, particularly when he was at
Shaktar, where he was brilliant as an attacking midfielder.
 
Sounds good news.
Height & heading, tackling ability, football intelligence & only 22. Be interesting to see how much he improves under Pep.
 
Wouldn't be surprised to see Pep go with Rodri and Fern in a starting 11, against Spurs or Liverpool away.

A rarity for Pep, I know but it will be good to have that option, where Liverpool for instance to start with their workmanlike midfield three across the middle.

I think Fern as a number 8, on occasion in the same team as Rodri, would give us even more balance defensively against certain sides, but also unlock the attacking quality Fern has in his locker, particularly when he was at
Shaktar, where he was brilliant as an attacking midfielder.

 
From what I've seen (and I'd suggest you take his Spain and Villarreal performances as more of a barometer for us than his Atletico ones - where he's often partnered with another DM and not tasked with the same sort of responsibilities or receive as much of the ball), If you made a spectrum between Matic (when he was good) and Busquets in terms of style, Rodri would probably sit around 70% towards Busquets

I don't think you can make Dinho comparisons as Dinho goes about his defensive duties differently.
 
I think this lad is far more mobile than Matic and or Busquets.
He is good on the ball like Fern and will have are keeper, the cbs and take your pick from are number 8 s around him to help out with breaking lines and ball circulation and retention.
He may take time settling but ultimately I think he ll fit City's system well.

I'd rather go with his current Atletico form over the course of last season as an indication of what we're getting.
 
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