Rodrigo Hernandez - Atletico confirm deal - p192

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waspish said:
Yep another club trying to stop us getting a replacement for Fernandinho we have to get this one over the line but city method is if you go someone else after all the negotiating they not worth the trouble.
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Best team , best manager , best league in the world, great money, no contest
 
Let's pray it's a case of third time's a charm. If not, sorry Pep but you'll have to slot in as player manager.
 
catalyst said:
What he lacks for pace he makes up with intelligence. That's why he's Busquets like. Not that slow still.
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He's not actually that slow, his height probably makes it as if he's not travelling as quick. He's quicker than players such as Fabinho and Matic, and at the top of their games they get around the pitch just fine.
 
Topbins said:
Watched him a few times and youtube him of course. From what I've seen he's a hybrid of both Busquets and Fern. More aggressive than Busquets, better passer than fern. If I had to choose he looks more similar to Fern with good pace. Looks like he has everything really.
I just hope the fans give him a little time to settle if he needs it.
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I'm not sure this is true. A different kind of passer? Yes. A better passer, debatable. I'd say he seems a better decision maker under pressure. But he hasn't faced (or I haven't seen him under) pressure Fri. A Liverpool or Tothenham team. So we'd have to wait and see.
 
ctid1894 said:
I’ve seen a couple of games now (only on TV so it’s difficult to see positioning) but he looks incredibly calm in possession, maybe too calm (Leroy type calm) and maybe too slow at times but seems to be very precise with his passing and safe in terms of he’ll look forward primarily but if there’s not a good option he’s happy to play sideways/backwards. I think he’ll originally get caught in possession a good few times to start, especially by high pressing teams like Liverpool but Pep must think he can improve him (or I’ve just seen games were it’s stood out, I don’t know). He does seem to have a heavy touch on occasion too, very rarely but that can happen to anyone.

Defensively he looks very strong and wins the ball back very well, even if it’s just dispossessing an opposing player and knocking it far enough away that a teammate can pick it up. There is a few times he seems slow to move his feet and gets caught 1 vs 1, however he seems to recover quickly, even though he looks slow he’s deceptively quick to cover the ground. He didn’t really have much to do in the air in the games I have seen but he’s a big unit so I think he’ll be fine.

The pace and intensity of the Premier League may catch him out at first but he’s clearly willing to work if he’s prepared to come here to be the best, if he’s willing to work Pep will undoubtably get the best out of him so it’s a very excited signing for me.
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Best description of him I've seen anywhere. Like I've said in a different thread or perhaps earlier, his most outstanding quality seems to be the calmness.

He actually reminds me of Laporte a bit. Deceptively faster than you think. Good passer, but not great. Can have moments of loose touches. Very good at making the right passing decision often but doesn't have the passing touch of a superior passer. Strong tackler.
 
I know some were upset that de Jong chose Barcelona over us, as well as a few other players we've missed out on. But this, this would be quite the coupe if Bayern, PSG, and United were also all in for him and Barcelona were interested (I understand they would have had a hard time fitting him in without a few outgoings first).

We may finally have our Fernandinho heir.
 
Topbins said:
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.
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Pep has done this a few times. Most of the time he does it, it actually doesn't work. It's always better in theory than in practice.
 
citizens_1976 said:
He's not actually that slow, his height probably makes it as if he's not travelling as quick. He's quicker than players such as Fabinho and Matic, and at the top of their games they get around the pitch just fine.
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It’s more that he’s slow to change direction and accelerate over the first 1-5 yards, after that he’s got a long enough stride to make up the ground. Raheem will murder the poor lad in training, that said he does it with everyone over a short distance so slightly unfair on Rodney.
 
Wanted FDJ but it seems Rodri is the one.


Hopefully he will prove me wrong and turns out as great addition to the starting Eleven.
 
Dax777 said:
I'm not sure this is true. A different kind of passer? Yes. A better passer, debatable. I'd say he seems a better decision maker under pressure. But he hasn't faced (or I haven't seen him under) pressure Fri. A Liverpool or Tothenham team. So we'd have to wait and see.
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Point taken Too be honest I've watched him a few times and if course youtube and his passing seems no worse than Fern Your right though that's the one thing that I'm not sure about which is his temperament under a press.
 
Hopefully we have this well covered,there has been twist in Lorente saga between Madrid Clubs and now Inter have entered
 
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