Carrick plus the other 25%.
It's probably time to talk about Rodri - what are we witnessing?
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This is Redondo:
Should take a few seconds to see why it’s usually sacrilegious to compare anyone of that type to him.
@Raees did a wonderful piece:
Rodri is the only player since who can hold a candle to that, is the feeling I get when he effortlessly goes up the gears. I didn’t expect to see a potential usurper to Busquets either, but this guy has the ability to be just that.
Should take a few seconds to see why it’s usually sacrilegious to compare anyone of that type to him.
@Raees did a wonderful piece:
Rodri is the only player since who can hold a candle to that, is the feeling I get when he effortlessly goes up the gears. I didn’t expect to see a potential usurper to Busquets either, but this guy has the ability to be just that.
Like de Bruyne, he is annoyingly good. Definitely the best defensive midfielder in the world right now.
Ah De Bruyne is a special player, most important to the team does not equal best. And maybe Rodri is better right now as KDB is ageing but career wise, you’d have to say De Bruyne is better at this point. That 100 point season in particular he was insanely good.
Thought he would be 30-ish but he's 27 approaching 28. Ya Ya Toure was a beast for them. Rodri has surpassed him!
Definitely better than carrick but different eras. Imagine if carrick had been coached by Pep - he’d definitely be several levels higher than he was.
I’m just talking playstyle when referring to who I’d compare him to the most
The best central midfielder on God's green earth.
He's classically a holding mid regardless of Pep's tinkering, but yeah I think of him as a far more athletic Busquets that might have grown up watching Bryan Robson or someone. People will romanticize Busquets because of the legend of that team but I think Rodri could have done the exact same thing and offers more PnP while doing so.
Best DM in the modern game. Has it all really, sad again he is playing for our noisy neighbours, but hey I'm kinda getting used to it.
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That's a fair assessment, couldn't disagree with anything you've said.
That Barca midfield was better than City's (in my view), so I think Busquets was afforded to be absolutely brilliant in that singular aspect of his game, given he had Xavi and Iniesta to do the rest. Would have been interesting to see him at his peak in a team with a bit of a weaker midfield, maybe that's when we'd be able to draw a more illustrative comparison, and not have him 'romanticised' as you say.
In all those World XI teams he gets in, it's always that trio. If you didn't have Xavi and Iniesta, would you have Busquets? Maybe not. Rodri would work with any other 2, or even just as one of a 2 in midfield.
Weird eyebrows.
Yes offcourse I am talking about current situation. I might also argue about peak. Current Rodri and peak KBD is also comparable (I would pick current Rodri though).
Career wise Rodri is still young and has some way to go.
Btw Rodri is also a special special player.
Outstanding player and if he is continuing at his current level there's no reason why he can't be in the argument for best ever PL midfielder. It's just longevity holding him back. I mean, many compare him to Busquets and he would absolutely be in that conversation if he played in the PL.
It's so frustrating how City continually have utterly world class players to step into the gap of previous class players. They never/rarely feel the loss of a genuinely top tier player like David Silva (in comes Bernardo), Aguero (Haaland soon after), Fernandinho (I see your hack job Brazilian and raise you a Busquets-lite Rodri). Jammy/well-run bastards.
It's so frustrating how City continually have utterly world class players to step into the gap of previous class players. They never/rarely feel the loss of a genuinely top tier player like David Silva (in comes Bernardo), Aguero (Haaland soon after), Fernandinho (I see your hack job Brazilian and raise you a Busquets-lite Rodri). Jammy/well-run bastards.
@Fortitude cursed him with this thread….cnut looks like he’s had 6 pints and a big lunch before he came out today
Overrating in recency bias shocker.
When did he change the name on his shirt from Rodri to Rodrigo?
He's doing God's work.
Arsenal fans tell me Declan is superior.
Thread title is utter cringe
KDB has surpassed Rodri for more than 1 day now.