carl_feedthegoat wrote:PrezIke wrote:city72 wrote:carl_feedthegoat wrote:Ill give PeP till 1week before we kick off before I go after him over his signings for our club- hes had more than enough time ffs !
Up to now , he has spunked 100 plus million on Mendy and Stones and both are failures - proof of the pudding is if we sold them no one would bat an eye lid...actually there would be celebrations...... there is also a huge question mark on Cancelo's appointment..a fuckign 60 odd million question for a player who , up to now , has been average and you certainly don't dish up 60 million plus for 'average'.
Spot light is well and truly on PePs bald head.
Rodri £63 million wasted imo
A bit soon to suggest this IMO.
He had some excellent moments and games for us.
Whether he can be paired with defenders and no 8s who have no pace is another question.
Hes our record buy and you don't give record buys a whole season to just have some excellent moments mate - hes also made some shocking mistakes that have cost us.
He has not proved himself to be worth 63 million so far but I have not given up on him and wouldn't want him transfer listed like I do Stones , Otto and that sack of shit Mendy....but he has no more excuses for this season.
I agree, he hasn't lived up to what we'd hoped, but Bernardo didn't in his first season. Of course he was poor after the Mendy incident last season and never recovered so I hope he revives himself as that was a massive loss to our season as well.
Whilst he does not have pace, he was understood to be strong with positioning. Adjusting to a new league and style of play is something to consider as let's be honest, Atletico play a completely different style of football. Defenders also were used to having Dinho run around and clean up the mess where has Rodri is a different type of no. 6.
You can see that he has a deft touch and feel for the game. Everyone thought it was a steal when we purchased him and Atletico were fuming as they did not want to lose him at all.
Not ignoring the concerns mate, but if he doesn't improve this season then you can ask more questions as I expect we will have a more stabilised back line to play him with.
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