Madridistas All Over Copa And Euros Collide While Colombians Dominate - The Other Teams Thread

Sooner rather than later, flick and Barce will be exposed with that high line.

They are not keeping it like that all season without getting an absolute drumming like Osasuna given them.

 

Rodri is massively overrated. Especially here. There is a difference between a fine player and a BdO winner.

People will remember him as much as people remember Gabi when he hangs up his boots.

 

It's only a question of time until someone figures out the best way to beat the offside game that they play.
in today game Espnoyal scored 2 goals that was canceled only cuz of offside of millimeters and they are one of the worst teams in La liga.

It's really outstanding complaint for Gabi because nobody going to remember him.

 

I think a lot of this debate around Rodri 's importance will be answered by how City do this season w/o him.

Gotta say, early on they don't look like winning anything this season, even though Haland has been more clincal compared to last. They are 6-2-2 since Rodri's injury but that's during a pretty easy stretch of fixtures. So, let's see.... I know they traditionally play better in the second halves of seasons.

 

Would league be over if 3-3? Asking for a friend.

 

Not a shot at Rodri as he’s obviously a vital cog in Pep’s system with no apparent replacement, but people also tend to brush over the fact that KDB has been missing as well. Last year, they vastly improved when he came back from injury as well.

Again not to belittle Rodri’s influence, but I think City generally are lacking a little more than that, not sure if it’s fatigue, loss of motivation or the loss of the aforementioned players but they definitely lack a bit of that intensity from years past IMO.

 

If Kroos won the Euros he would win it ahead of Rodri and Vini. Pretty much the only reason he didn't.

 

2 more weeks.

 

Like Xavi and Iniesta did at 2010 and 2012 when they won the World cup and Euros? Or maybe like Sneijder at 2010 when he won a treble with Inter while kicking Barca ass and getting to the WC final?

 

Fernandinho was one of the reason why City had no midfiled control. Rodri took city three levels above with him replacing a limited Fernandinho.

Rodri is in balondor convo for a reason, lol at Passing fads like Fernandinho being mentioned at the same breath.

Rodri is a better player than freaking Casemiro and probably only second to Busquets overall In the last decade.

 

Yea, I don't rate Fernandindho that highly either. But it's disingenuous to claim City had no midfield control with him. 2017-2019 City team dominated the whole league and had points tally of 100 and 98. They had KDB at his peak. City teams since 2019 are three levels higher? Come on.

 

But.... but they have the best coach the world has ever seen and are playing a "system" that if any other team doesn't play like it they are playing negative football, plus , "the machine", Rodri or not that must mean something no? i read and hear about it nonstop, maybe not to anyone else but to me it would be shocking that with all that they solely depend on Rodri to be ...."effective"

 

I think Pep will try to lure Zubimendi in January. He kinda considered Liverpool for a while last summer so it's worth a try.

Saying City will struggle without a DM replacement is stating the obvious. I don't remember any team in last couple of decades winning anything significant without a starting DM. Pep can build 100 point teams with Fernandindho, but asking Nunez to fill in for a DM is too much. System can only cover so much.

 

So winning Euro was the difference between finishing 9th and 1st

 

He's a world class DM. City has world class starters in every position and some back ups are world class too.

I'd say it's disrespecting Rodri when people try to elevate him by saying "look City sucks with Nunes as replacement now that's how important Rodri is".

You ignored that narrative and when someone countered it with Kroos' importance can be measured in same manner, you deflected with some German local voting.

 

*me watching United’s coaching fiasco with popcorn*