Antonio Rudiger

[manpe 10,855]

14 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Apparently he was awful against Club America yesterday in a back 4. 

Who would've thought?

Don't know if this video is a fair representation of his overall performance, but I don't see anything wrong there.

 

Edited July 28, 2022 by manpe

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

Put Haaland in pocket twice. Told Lunin where Kova gonna shot and scored last pen. Leader we need. People like to romanticize our ex players for example no we don't miss Kovacic, Mount, Havertz, Christensen... But Rudi is different kind. 

[robsblubot 3,223]

12 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Put Haaland in pocket twice. Told Lunin where Kova gonna shot and scored last pen. Leader we need. People like to romanticize our ex players for example no we don't miss Kovacic, Mount, Havertz, Christensen... But Rudi is different kind. 

Disagree, we miss them all very much so.

You are thinking Starting XI - would still disagree there as Pulisic and Mount both shit on Mudryk - but considering our bench options, I have a hard time understanding how we'd not be missing good players (regardless of how one rates them). We even miss RLC because he'd be able to come in an offer something different from what we have. 🤷‍♂️

Rudi is a World Class, agreed. That's besides the point though, we have a total of one WC playing in the squad right now (and another one by name only).

[Mário César 812]

kova and havertz are playing shit in city and arsenal respective

Im looling at bluemoon and arsenal mania and there are several critics to both 

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

Kova for example offers nothing in the final third. Gallagher and Enzo are having much superior season. Conor has 5g 8a and Enzo scored 7. Their biggest problem is that they don't have Rodri behind them or in our case Lavia.

Chris is always exposed in back 4.

This version of Mount of last 2 seasons is not even worth mentioning. 

Nkunku out was big blow but Palmer showed Kai and others what was expected from them and they were nowhere near. 

Edited April 19 by NikkiCFC

[robsblubot 3,223]

31 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Kova for example offers nothing in the final third. Gallagher and Enzo are having much superior season. Conor has 5g 8a and Enzo scored 7. Their biggest problem is that they don't have Rodri behind them or in our case Lavia. 

Once again, you are only talking about the Starting XI. Please, count how many times during a season the same players who start a game play for the 90 min these days. I can tell you right now if you don't want to check: zero.

I agree that Kovacic does not offer anything up front, and yet he's still better passer than Caicedo who offers even less in the final third. That was the case before City signed him, wasn't it? So, I suggest that regarding Kova, the fault is in your analysis, not the player. My reading of his game is that he's an excellent short range passer, and master at keeping possession: he can withstand pressure by quick changes of direction and short dribbling having full control of the the football at all times.

You are talking about quality, or perceived quality as each to his own, but I'm referring to characteristics; what can a player do on the pitch versus what a different player can do even in the same position. Is one better than the other in every aspect of the game? I don't see that very often at this level exception to a few WC players. I usually see tradeoffs with most players.
Is Enzo better than RLC? yes, far higher value too. Can RLC do things Enzo can't do? absolutely! He has an aerial presence, size and power to play in tight spaces. Fact is we have very few options in midfield at this time, especially in terms of characteristics.

Lavia is a funny one though: I've been hearing he will help us in the final third, and now you are saying he will help as a DM; dunno where he will be able to help us, but so far he's just a fad.

31 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

This version of Mount of last 2 seasons

And? He's still fairly young. Will you think the same if in a year or two from now he recovers his fitness and form, and delivers good performances for club and country? I tend to give credit to players who once played very well vs others who never did, but that's me. Has Mudryk done any better than Mount's last 2 seasons?

 

Edited April 19 by robsblubot

[Vesper 27,317]

I so fucking miss Rudiger, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr