Ricardo Rodriguez Thread

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Apparently suffered a muscular injury on International dutie. FFS!
Why did we let players on international duty when 70% of our squad is unavailable? :fp:
 

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Why did we let players on international duty when 70% of our squad is unavailable? :fp:

good question. *chem chem* Hakan, Roma, Calabria *chem chem*

But he seems okay. Yesterday he played 90 minutes and the last 10ish-like minutes as CB too. Have you guys see that beauty of a cross who led to the 2-2 equalizer? Daaaaamn :proud:
 

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Man, he's so frustrating to watch going forward. One of the most limited players I've seen in this regard. It's like he's totally forgotten about his right foot.

Calabria looks WC offensively compared to him. We should really improve this position. Our left flank is dead.
 

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The most boring guy I ever saw playing on LB.

Antonelli is more dynamic than this guy.

He will be our defense liability in long run.
 

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defensively he looked more than solid tonight. passing was bad. he usually moves the ball well but was bad today. couldn't deal with samp's early press.
 

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It pains me to see him on the pitch in a Milan shirt.
 

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He is NOT the least of our worries. He should be replaced ASAP because fullbacks are important in football and RR is really average. He doesn't offer anything going forward and average at best in defence.

"least of our worries" LOL
 

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He is NOT the least of our worries. He should be replaced ASAP because fullbacks are important in football and RR is really average. He doesn't offer anything going forward and average at best in defence.

"least of our worries" LOL

Wingers and Central midfielders should be our only concern at the moment.

It’s like worrying about your shoelaces when your pants are down
 

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He's still frustrating sometimes, but he's performing at least twice better than he was last season. This summer he was ranked #1 in my GTFO list.

Despite being slow, he's a solid defender, plus he gives an important contribution in playmaking due to his ball control and passing skills.

We got him for 12m, today you get nothing for that price, and quality LB are not easy to find.
 

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He is quite good, still our best LB in a long time. Overall I'd say his performances show a positive trend too.
 

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Wingers and Central midfielders should be our only concern at the moment.

It’s like worrying about your shoelaces when your pants are down

Good FB's makes life easier for the CM's and wingers as an extra outlet. Calabria/RR have been bad and add nothing to our attack. Conti coming back shows promise and if we get a proper LB our game will benefit from added options.

But I agree, RR isn't the first player I'd change - a regista is probably the most important thing for this team atm.
 

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One of the most important tasks this summer is replacing this guy and banning Alo88
 

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RR is solid back up option for top club.

If we want to aim higher than EL we need to improve LB position.

RR/Laxalt/Strinic are solid backups but not quality enough.
 

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People who say fullbacks are not top priority should look at what Cancelo and Sandro were doing to us tonight. Very important positions...

We really need a better option than RR here. Sell RR+Laxalt + add some money on top and get a proper LB. Strinic was on bench tonight, so maybe he's feeling good enough to be our backup
 

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Can we nickname him The Shrimp? He can't make a pass without his body "shrimping" hid body. one day he'll knock himself out with a knee
 

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Can we nickname him The Shrimp? He can't make a pass without his body "shrimping" hid body. one day he'll knock himself out with a knee

:lol: it's quite funny to watch that though. his positioning was very bad today but he had much less help from teammates. there were at least three players constantly in his side.
 

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He looks like he is having back problems all the time.
 

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how is it possible for someone who's fit, young and not heavy(big frame) to be this slow?

andy caroll would beat this guy in a sprint


please sell
 
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In some ways we seem to have moved backwards because RicRod was our worst surviving player going into this season. Suddenly we have Castillejo worse than him and arguably Kessie also in that group.

We really need to be making a lot of sales coming summer.
 

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He's actually been very good this season, despite letting the cunt in ahead of him to score on Wednesday.
 

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:fp: I hope he cuts his hair now.
 

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arguably Kessie also in that group.

We really need to be making a lot of sales coming summer.

what? kessie is the engine of this team.

he's been off form but should no way be sold unless a monster offer comes, and kessie would progress better if we had a talented coach at the helm.
 

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what? kessie is the engine of this team.

he's been off form but should no way be sold unless a monster offer comes, and kessie would progress better if we had a talented coach at the helm.

:thumbsup: Kessie should be going nowhere.
 

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dude moves like a really in shape 50 year old
 

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