how did rodrigo do?

lao · 26th August 2008, 00:33

When Scholes retires we only have Anderson to rely on in the AM position. With Carrick, Hargreaves, Possebon and Fletcher in the defensive. :\

Brwned · 26th August 2008, 00:34

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Originally Posted by lao

When Scholes retires we only have Anderson to rely on in the AM position. With Carrick, Hargreaves, Possebon and Fletcher in the defensive. :\

Is that a bad thing?

Rowem · 26th August 2008, 00:38

Fletcher is not a defensive midfielder. Like Anderson he is a box to box midfielder.

Hargreaves has played his best football for us as a box to box midfielder.

Ive not seen enough of Possebon to comment but he did carry on where Anderson left off and was making forward runs. He's still young so who knows how he'll develop.

prateik · 26th August 2008, 00:42

the way we play , we have 2 deep lying central midfielders and most of the attacking is done by the 2 wingers and strikers who interchange position

we dont need an attacking midfielder . anderson plays a deep role at times too
we need creativity in the middle and anderson , carrick will take care of that even after scholes retires

possebon is not defense minded either , too early to judge him on his first team performances ,but he gets forward a lot for the reserves .. has a great shot too

Name Changed · 26th August 2008, 00:45

He lost the ball a couple of times by dallying on it, but he won a few tackles also. He has potential but he should be played more in the Carrick position than the Anderson position.
The thing I like most about him is that he seems to be extremely comfortable on the ball. The thing I dislike is that he appears to be fairly slow.
He did well tonight.

Maroon Lucifer · 26th August 2008, 00:58

If Digo and Anderson became regular starters for us and Brazil in a few years time... that would be swell

Sultan · 26th August 2008, 01:02

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Originally Posted by Rowem

Hargreaves has played his best football for us as a box to box midfielder.

I seem to recall his best games were when he was moved to the right at the end of season.

Dippersripper · 26th August 2008, 01:05

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Originally Posted by Sultan

I seem to recall his best games were when he was moved to the right at the end of season.

He was excellent in the first few weeks as a midfielder, then got injured.

Rowem · 26th August 2008, 01:14

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Originally Posted by Sultan

I seem to recall his best games were when he was moved to the right at the end of season.

Yes, both on the wing and the right hand side of a midfield three.

marcus agrippa · 26th August 2008, 01:15

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Originally Posted by Name Changed

He lost the ball a couple of times by dallying on it, but he won a few tackles also. He has potential but he should be played more in the Carrick position than the Anderson position.
The thing I like most about him is that he seems to be extremely comfortable on the ball. The thing I dislike is that he appears to be fairly slow.
He did well tonight.

didn't you see him leg it against Juve two weeks ago?

i'd say he's more considered than slow.

VII · 26th August 2008, 05:59

Once Scholes is gone I expect Anderson to be more Ronaldinho like.

Possebon like the others had said create space for himself well, passes well and I must add seems like a very good tackler in the Giggs mould. Very exciting prospect.

Sivahari · 26th August 2008, 06:33

he has the potential to become and can be molded into a strong, steady and confident defensive midfielder.

Eto'odinho · 26th August 2008, 09:23

Impressed a lot. Of the little that I have seen of him, I can confirm that he is indeed better than Liverpool's Lucas Leiva.

The lad is NOT a defensive mid as some people have been wrongly inferring. He is very much your traditional centro campista in a 4-4-2 formation.

Keeps it simple, a true centro campista

ultra · 26th August 2008, 09:31

Bpitw

2Bullish · 26th August 2008, 09:41

From the games that ive seen him play I really like him, composed on the ball, intelligent and a good tackler. He has a bright future.

Hellboy · 26th August 2008, 09:43

cultured centro campista.

RedSky At Night · 26th August 2008, 09:46

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Originally Posted by Eto'odinho

Impressed a lot. Of the little that I have seen of him, I can confirm that he is indeed better than Liverpool's Lucas Leiva.

The lad is NOT a defensive mid as some people have been wrongly inferring. He is very much your traditional centro campista in a 4-4-2 formation.

Keeps it simple, a true centro campista

Agreed. He has alot of time on the ball by making clever little moves to get in space. Very impressed with his tackling, should become a great player for us. He's a talented player thats for sure.

kiristao · 26th August 2008, 10:18

Decent game. Was on for a very short period so hard to really judge. Looked comfortable with the ball at his feet. Looked good defensively. Didnt show much going forward but to be fair to him, he hardly got a chance.

poisson · 26th August 2008, 10:19

I've said this before and i'll say it agian, Rodrigo was born to play in midfield!

Tibs · 26th August 2008, 11:22

Did well.

Came on and lost the ball, but got it straight back. Good harp passing, some good tackles.

If Rodrigo gets a run in the side, he'll be the next Rafael

Brwned · 26th August 2008, 11:43

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Originally Posted by Eto'odinho

Impressed a lot. Of the little that I have seen of him, I can confirm that he is indeed better than Liverpool's Lucas Leiva.

The lad is NOT a defensive mid as some people have been wrongly inferring. He is very much your traditional centro campista in a 4-4-2 formation.

Keeps it simple, a true centro campista

Exactly, there are so many mixed views on where he plays. A few people thought he would become a great attacking midfielder for us at the start of the season, now after putting in two or three good tackles he is going to be a great defensive midfielder.

Elliott · 26th August 2008, 11:51

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Originally Posted by Eto'odinho

Impressed a lot. Of the little that I have seen of him, I can confirm that he is indeed better than Liverpool's Lucas Leiva

Rodrigo's game is pretty similar to Lucas' and I have a feeling they'll be fighting it out over a place in the Brazil side sooner or later. Lucas is 2 years older and has over 60 competitive first team games under his belt as opposed to Rodrigo's 30 mins. For now, Lucas is the better player.

Pimpy the Magic Elf · 26th August 2008, 11:52

Looked great. The best thing about the lad: Doesn't seem top be intimited at all.

Brwned · 26th August 2008, 11:54

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Originally Posted by Elliott

Rodrigo's game is pretty similar to Lucas' and I have a feeling they'll be fighting it out over a place in the Brazil side sooner or later. Lucas is 2 years older and has over 60 competitive first team games under his belt as opposed to Rodrigo's 30 mins. For now, Lucas is the better player.

Lucas is more of a hard-working tackler in the team, pretty much the opposite of what Rodrigo is.

Escobar · 26th August 2008, 11:55

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Originally Posted by Pimpy the Magic Elf

Looked great. The best thing about the lad: Doesn't seem top be intimited at all.

Neither of our young players does, Anderson, Da Silva's, Possebon, Nani, all look strong and confident no matter who they face. I like that very much, we have (almost) no pussys in our team

samabachan · 26th August 2008, 12:00

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Originally Posted by Tibs

Did well.

Came on and lost the ball, but got it straight back. Good harp passing, some good tackles.

If Rodrigo gets a run in the side, he'll be the next Rafael

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1054/...9b5183.jpg?v=0

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Red Pavan · 26th August 2008, 12:02

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Originally Posted by samabachan

Good. Not amazing. Plenty of promise. Dallies on the ball a bit though.

You shouldn't have expected that on his debut.

Brwned · 26th August 2008, 12:04

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Originally Posted by Red Pavan

You shouldn't have expected that on his debut.

He made his debut against Newcastle.

lao · 26th August 2008, 12:08

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Originally Posted by samabachan

Good. Not amazing. Plenty of promise. Dallies on the ball a bit though.

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Originally Posted by CapeTownRed

Pretty much agree with all of this. He is very composed on the ball, and contrary to some people, has the strength to hold off the challenges. There's a comment above that likens him to a stoned Scholes, and I wouldn't say that's far off, though he holds on to the ball a bit longer in general and looks to run with it a bit - not neccessarily a bad thing.

Overall very promising.

You guys haven't thought about that it's maybe because he's only had a few minutes in his game to impress? A 19-year-old who gets little time to impress will probably overdo things in his debut games just to show he's in contention for first team footy.

Elliott · 26th August 2008, 12:15

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Originally Posted by Brwned

Lucas is more of a hard-working tackler in the team, pretty much the opposite of what Rodrigo is.

They both drop deep, they both shield the back 4 well and they're both very composed when bringing the ball out of defence. Neither waste many balls despite sometimes mixing it up with ambitious passing. That makes them similar. Lucas might sit depper at times but whenever Liverpool or Brazil are chasing a game, the kid can make it happen in the oppsition's half with clever, surprisingly powerful runs and a passing game that suffers little from reduced time and space. As much as I hate to admit it - Lucas is a gem of a player who just like Andy and Rodrigo is totally at ease in central midfield.

Brwned · 26th August 2008, 12:24

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Originally Posted by Elliott

They both drop deep, they both shield the back 4 well and they're both very composed when bringing the ball out of defence. Neither waste many balls despite sometimes mixing it up with ambitious passing. That makes them similar. Lucas might sit depper at times but whenever Liverpool or Brazil are chasing a game, the kid can make it happen in the oppsition's half with clever, surprisingly powerful runs and a passing game that suffers little from

26th August 2008, 00:33	#41 (permalink)
lao A Real Cock Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Surrounded by Swedish Pussies. Posts: 2,813	When Scholes retires we only have Anderson to rely on in the AM position. With Carrick, Hargreaves, Possebon and Fletcher in the defensive. :\

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Rowem Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,475	Fletcher is not a defensive midfielder. Like Anderson he is a box to box midfielder. Hargreaves has played his best football for us as a box to box midfielder. Ive not seen enough of Possebon to comment but he did carry on where Anderson left off and was making forward runs. He's still young so who knows how he'll develop.

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prateik Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,070	the way we play , we have 2 deep lying central midfielders and most of the attacking is done by the 2 wingers and strikers who interchange position we dont need an attacking midfielder . anderson plays a deep role at times too we need creativity in the middle and anderson , carrick will take care of that even after scholes retires possebon is not defense minded either , too early to judge him on his first team performances ,but he gets forward a lot for the reserves .. has a great shot too

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Name Changed weso26 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,524	He lost the ball a couple of times by dallying on it, but he won a few tackles also. He has potential but he should be played more in the Carrick position than the Anderson position. The thing I like most about him is that he seems to be extremely comfortable on the ball. The thing I dislike is that he appears to be fairly slow. He did well tonight.

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Maroon Lucifer Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." Posts: 2,221	If Digo and Anderson became regular starters for us and Brazil in a few years time... that would be swell

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VII Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ______________________________________ Posts: 1,228,168 Posts: 1,396	Once Scholes is gone I expect Anderson to be more Ronaldinho like. Possebon like the others had said create space for himself well, passes well and I must add seems like a very good tackler in the Giggs mould. Very exciting prospect.

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Sivahari Youth Team Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Malaysia Posts: 392	he has the potential to become and can be molded into a strong, steady and confident defensive midfielder.

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Eto'odinho Retard magnet Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Barad Dûr Posts: 9,007	Impressed a lot. Of the little that I have seen of him, I can confirm that he is indeed better than Liverpool's Lucas Leiva. The lad is NOT a defensive mid as some people have been wrongly inferring. He is very much your traditional centro campista in a 4-4-2 formation. Keeps it simple, a true centro campista

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2Bullish Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arcadia with a mortgage. Posts: 3,920	From the games that ive seen him play I really like him, composed on the ball, intelligent and a good tackler. He has a bright future.

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kiristao Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Goa, India Posts: 1,108	Decent game. Was on for a very short period so hard to really judge. Looked comfortable with the ball at his feet. Looked good defensively. Didnt show much going forward but to be fair to him, he hardly got a chance.

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poisson running through your veins Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in a pond Posts: 3,830	I've said this before and i'll say it agian, Rodrigo was born to play in midfield!

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Tibs Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,864	Did well. Came on and lost the ball, but got it straight back. Good harp passing, some good tackles. If Rodrigo gets a run in the side, he'll be the next Rafael

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Pimpy the Magic Elf Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,856	Looked great. The best thing about the lad: Doesn't seem top be intimited at all.