in fairness he is playing in a real league now

>>157553307
His opponents are high IQ and technical spanish whites now and not the low IQ ngubu galore that is the EPL.

>>157553307
Don't care as long as he keeps the ball away from bellingham/guller and vitinha/neves the €70m is worth it. Only matches that matter

>>157553307
>culer

>>157553307
He clearly fits like a glove in their system. The midfield starts playing similar to that prime barca from 2009-2011 when he comes on. Fluid ball movement, quick passes, tempo control, etc. Most of his touches are first touch passes.
You're not going to see this in stats and highlights. You have to actually watch games.

Never understood why people suck him off so much he’s just a busquets 2.0 clone

>>157553307
> not using Rodri
That's the reason

>>157555523
football hipsters like to praise systembaby luxury midfielders who do the absolute bare minimum while avoiding risky plays at all costs
they overrate them because it makes them seem like they have elite ball knowledge fr fr ong but I doubt any of them are retarded enough to believe that rodri, vitinhia or that other hack neves are better than rice, fernades, bellingham etc

>>157555523
>zoomer detected
they are very different

>>157555463
>You have to actually watch games
If people here actually watch the games they won't be shitposting about these things.

>>157557130
Everybody knows Fernandes is the best midfielder in the world, hardly a hot take

>>157553307
this dude spent his career playing for teams with auto mode that can win easily on their owns and he just happens to be in them.

>>157557230
then why don't the biggest teams want him?

>>157557453
dude got Stockholm snydrome in manu

>>157553307
I mean pivots don't shine when dominating smaller teams

>>157553307
If you don't see him playing, he succeeded

the level at Barca is super high
their washouts routinely become the best ballers at their new clubs

>>157558168
yeah mate 0 CL finals in over a decade super high

80% of spain's squad is farsa and they've just lifted the two big ones. it's over. another autistic cruyff-brain era incoming x( 800 every pundit on earth having a moment about it

>>157553307
if you watch the match you see rodri if you watch rodri you see the ball o algo

>>157557130
a system luxury player is someone like Pedrito from Barca 2011, Giuliano Simeone, Valverde, Macalliser, Enzo... I'll give you Busquets too, since he couldn't be the main man once Xavi and Iniesta were gone. Terribly slow.
Rodri has been the best player for Spain in two different mayor tournaments, the best player for Man City that won the CL, key in 4 PLs... He is in the run for the best MC of all time. this guy is probably the most dominant MC in the past 20 years, is strong on the air balls, quick on the ball pressure, has a good shot from outside the box, and plays easy. Busquets it's not even on his same planet and only retarded catalonians overrate him since he was catalan.

>>157553307
And to think that he rejected Real Madrid where he would have been a starter. This guy is truly a fucking idiot. He might win something but only from the bench.

>>157564069
He didn't want to be a zookeeper he wanted to be with an actual team

People who are critical of Rodri do not understand football

>>157553327
>>157553345
If you ever feel dumb, just remind yourself that people like these 2 complete weapons exist. You aren't so bad after all.

I thought Rodrigo played for Real

>>157557453
HE doesnt want to leave, United have tried selling him to fund their war chest for years and he has refused to leave every time. He loves that shit club too much.

>>157558168
Name 1

>>157567155
Dembele, Paco Alcacer, Thiago Alcantara

>>157553307
Seething real mandril

>>157557130
Funny how Bellingham has won shit after system players like kroos retired.

>>157557130
>rice, fernades, bellingham
Rodri is definitely better than those. Vitinha and Neves are frauds for sure tho