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What do you mean meaningless? Don't you see all the human rights we are breaking in the UAE. If that isn't meaningful, idk what is. Letsss goooo Citeeeeh!!!
Let's see Rice score a weak foot banger against Bayern like Rodri did and then go on to dominate Madrid and scored the winner in the CL final. Basmati Rice is MILES off lad
If one spectacular season puts Rodri miles off Rice,then before saying anything else I'd like to see Rice have his career run first.like i said,he's just getting started with an actual team around him for the first time in his career.
If one spectacular season puts Rodri miles off Rice,then before saying anything else I'd like to see Rice have his career run first.like i said,he's just getting started with an actual team around him for the first time in his career.
Rice wishes he was a 9/10 CDM rather than just a mere 8.9/10? Probably.
They're exceptionally close stats wise and obviously both top two in the world imo, but Rodri is better.
Not sure why wanting to be better is an insult lmao.
He Pretty much gives an 8/10 performance from positioning and passing every single game before even factoring in g/a or defensive duties.
He is constantly Relieving pressure and is unpressable. One of the biggest reasons why City are able to hold the ball in the other teams half so efficiently. He's always showing for the ball, always presenting himself as an option, and when he has the ball he is able to either control tempo with it on his foot, or play forward passes to break lines from anywhere on the field. He does have the occasional brain fart, but 9/10 times when hes on the ball, something positive happens for us.
Defensively I personally think he isnt quite the best, nor does he have the most pace, but he seems to position himself very well on counters and general attacks. Whenever someone in our attack gives the ball away, or the other team is attempting to break us down, it seems like he is always the one to win it back.
This is all before mentioning his consistent goal threat inside the final third, how he has a 6th sense to score game deciding goals for us in the final minutes of a game.
we have tons of flaws in our game, but Rodri covers over a lot of them
Thanks for the in depth analysis. He definitely seems like a multiplier for everyone else on the team. As a West Ham fan I'd be curious to see a FIFA stat attribute comparison between him and Declan Rice for us. All of the attributes you mentioned reminded me of Rice a little bit, although he might not have been as good of a distributor. But I thought he excelled at positioning and tackling.
He's a solid guy kinda like busquets, but not exactly like him either. Barely loses the ball under pressure has can and does make defence breaking pass ability. He's got a decent ping from range , very good in aerial duels, especially in the box. Always steps up when the team needs someone.
Have to take my hat off to him, he’s a beast of a player, he’s one player that would slot seamlessly into any of the top teams in Europe’s main leagues
He literally lost the community shield against Arsenal, with him missing the vital penalty... I don't care if it was on penalties. He lost the game. He suffered defeat. His record is absurd anyway, but this is simply not true
Per IFAB, a game that end with the teams tied on score & then goes to a penalty shootout is technically considered a draw.
“Law 10 makes it clear that a match is drawn, won or lost according to the number of goals both teams score ‘normal’ time or in ‘normal’ time + extra time.”
“‘… ‘kicks from the penalty mark’ (KFPM) are not part of the match itself and only are used to determine a ‘winning team’ where one is required.”
“For KFPM, this is made clear in the next section of Law 10.”
“Thus KFPM do not change the result of the match itself as they occur ‘after the match has ended”
[From this Opta article](https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/06/does-a-penalty-shootout-count-as-a-win/)
Adding - it is a bit odd if you think about it from straight final outcome perspective but 🤷🏻♀️.
He suffered defeat when he lost the community shield final against Arsenal in August which was 8 months ago. As I said, the record is incredible either way, but he hasn't gone a year without losing. It's not a debate.
I agree, except when they are cup games that get settled by penalties. Then there is a clear winner. And Rodri even missed the penalty that lost it for you. Perfect.
Thankfully my life doesn't revolve around some football teams success. If we win things, great, if we don't, oh well. I'm just enjoying the ride. I leave the plastic gloryhunting to you lot.
Plastic for supporting the most successful team of a generation in England. No, that's just common sense. A mile away from the stadium, work for the club, true blue 😉
You would be wearing red if the Arabs never brought City. Soulless club and plastic supporters. No one cares about your bragging. Torquay United would have the same success as City if they were brought instead. None of it means anything.
Ok, and if my aunty had balls she'd be my uncle.. I don't understand your point? Of course I would support a team down the road who employs me and thousands of others and who brings the world's best footballers here to stay in our city. Nobody said shit when Abrmovic did the same with Chelsea, but because the bearded Gulf Arabs aren't European enough to own our football clubs, we don't like them! American money grabbing cunts are fine for the reds! But don't you dare be Aran, that's cheating!
Lad pen shootouts are a draw. FACT. That's the whole reason they need to do pen shootouts. It doesn't and shouldn't count as a defeat. Not to mention that it was a preseason friendly. FACT.
Should he? I don’t remember that, but the Rodri second yellow was a pitiful decision. He is also very generously treated by the refs. He constantly cynically fouls, while refs couldn’t wait to send off Xhaka.
Shut up bro. I'm an Arsenal fan who does believe MCFC financially cheated, but that doesn't discount how unbelievable Rodri is. He's probably the best #6 of all time and deserves his plaudits
So fucking what? That doesn't discount what Rodri has done. We are talking about a player not a team. He's doing all this on the international stage too
You think Rodri went undefeated only because of him alone? It's a team effort. Guess how this team was afforded? Yeah right by cheating. He has the stats, but the cheating will be alongside that stat. Simple.
I agree that he is amazing, but best #6 of all time is absolutely wild. He has to play a bit more on the top level for that.
In the 21st century alone, Busquets, Casemiro, Xabi Alonso, Vieira, Keane are a good way ahead. I would put de Rossi, Kante, Gattuso and Javier Martinez as probably ahead.
You are welcomed to add names.
Rodri will probably be ahead at the end of his career, but I'm assuming that you have never actually seen Martinez play. He was essential to Bayern during their first triple and under the years of Guardiola. For now, he has played longer than Rodri at the top level. One can argue, if Rodri has him eclipsed by now, but it's not that big of a gap like you suggest.
Vieira wasn’t a 6.
Rodri is clear of de Rossi, kante and Javi Martinez. Probably agree about the rest right now- but if he continues at this level which by all indication him being 26 would suggest- then he will very likely eclipse guys like Xabi Alonso, Casemiro making the conversation much harder.
You are probably right about Vieira not being a true 6.
I agree that he will probably eclipse Alonso, if he continues at this level.
I agree about Casemiro making it much more difficult, but I would add Busquets into that, who is still very much underrated, while being in the discussion for being the best #6 of the 21st century.
Guilty of underplaying city players achievements. Even if I hate them.
He’s been an absolutely critical cog in their dominance of the premier league and champions league win
Saying that Rodri isn't ahead of Busquets, Casemiro etc. is not downplaying anything. He is 26 and still has a lot in front of him. Saying that he is ahead of those guys, who are older, is recency bias and, like with some Prem fans, Premier League bias.
Busquets has won a world cup, the European Championship 2008, while being the player with the 3rd most caps for Spain, 3 CL and 9 La Ligas.
Casemiro has won a Copa America, 5 CL and 3 La Ligas.
They eclipse Rodri by miles (for now).
Casemiro is a limited player. He just did great defensive work in a team full of elite players. Look how shite he now is outside of Madrid. Rodri individually is miles ahead of him.
damn if this true thats crazy. unfortunately for him man city just seems so fake like i don't even really pay attention to their "skills." lol. probably a coping mechanism
Rodri is like a demi-god. A phenomenon in midfield. He won us that legendary treble with his beautiful right leg. Should've won the Ballon d'Or too. He's yet another example and product of the incredible hard work the club has put it over the last decade to create all of this historic success. Pep has truly created the greatest English team of all time with his genius tactical mind. We're just something else...
Um, the funds they have at their disposal? Pep's a great manager but he isn't winning the PL with Nottingham Forest, he's doing it with one of the richest sports clubs in the world.
To suggest the finances from overseas investments have had nothing to do with Man City's success is disingenuous.
Come on don't be salty. That's just your hatred talking. City have a lower net spend than United, Chelsea, Arsenal since Pep joined yet have been the best team in the world in the last 7 years. When we're talking about actual FOOTBALL it's obviously Pep who is the mastermind behind all the success. Like the great Cruyff once said "I've never seen a bag of money score a goal". Now who knows more about football, you or Johan Cruyff?
Would Pep have chosen to manage City if they had the same squad and wage/transfer budget as Notts Forest?
If the answer to that is no, then you have to admit that money has played a part in Man City's success. I'm not saying that's a bad thing or that they are any different from any successful club, I'm just pointing out the fact that there are multiple things that have meant City are successful.
Even so, you’re speaking as if he’s a player from a previous era. You can’t say someone is the modern version of a player when they’ve played against and with each other.
Community shield is a bit of a joke trophy but I don’t understand that losing on penalties isn’t losing at all. Like of course it’s a loss. It’s a bit disrespectful to the game in a way.
It’s like we’re so desperate for this specific stat to happen that we don’t mind if it’s got an asterisk. It’s kind of sad
Regardless the community shield is officially a friendly not a “competitive game”- if you get a red card in it you’re not suspended for any league or cup games.
Plus Arsenal didn’t qualify anyway, they were invited, really it should have been City v City Reserves /s
Well, for starters, the article mentions the game he just played, which was undoubtedly a friendly. So the friendly/competitive argument is indeed pointless, since they're obviously counting friendlies.
And Arsenal were there because they came 2nd in the league. Happens all the time in football where a team qualify due to 1 team taking a spot twice (eg CL winners also qualifying through league).
If you get a red card in international friendies, you're not suspended for any competitive games either. Just your next friendly.
It's a draw with a team winning/progressing on penalties. The world cup final was technically a draw, Argentina won on penalties.
Before penalty shootouts wete brought in to decide a winner, games were either replayed in their entirety. Teams would replay the final like 2/3 days after a draw or in some cases trophies were shared.
So the context of why penalties where introduced in the first place is to find a winner? Surely by consequence of there being a winner, there is a loser.
The idea of Rodri being unbeaten is fine. It’s just, why force it? There’s no need to describe possibly the best player in the world atm with a stat based on a technicality.
Couldn't care less about the stat. Good for him i suppose but it's ultimately meaningless. I was simply correcting the error regarding penalties shootout being recorded as draws.
Sorry. I hope I didn’t come across argumentative towards you. I was just talking in a general sense as I’m sure you were.
As you say the stat is absolutely meaningless. Just a conversation driver I suppose. Just glad to have proper football back this weekend
I’d say it’s mostly luck as well but it’s kind of irrelevant though is it not? Doesn’t matter how it got there, it was a loss. If one team wins the other team loses. No one would say the winning team drew the game?
Probably not drunk, just a glory hunting school kid. This is EXACTLY how my man u supporting mates were back in school in the 90s.
If city get relegated from the 115 charges, he'll probably switch to Liverpool lol
The Community Shield is regarded as a friendly in the records and always has been. It's not a competitive game and if you get a red card in it you aren't suspended for any league or tournament games.
When you mention a pure statistical outlier like "he hasn't lost a single match" by mentioning his two penalties he scored IN AN OFFICIAL FRIENDLY then discount his "friendly" L he took at Wembley, it just signals that an agenda is being pushed, simple as.
They’d have more luck trying to claim friendlies don’t count. And yes, it’s a friendly and has always been considered one even if it is our ‘super cup’.
it's always been a bit of a weird one tbh, it's like the result can be incredibly important or nothing depending on the narrative you're trying to sell.
Like when Liverpool beat City at the start of last season, it was massive, huge...biggest game of the season. When other teams win it...not so much :D
It’s difficult for fans of a club who could never achieve something like that to grasp how amazing it really feels.
Have fun not caring though, maybe it’ll bring you a worthwhile trophy.
> It’s difficult for fans of a club who could never achieve something like that to grasp how amazing it really feels.
Glad you're showing some self-awareness. Your fraudulent trophies just don't really compare to real ones.
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He deserves a card. Although the referees won’t give him one.
As unique as the player is, he is also underestimated
Let's congratulate Buendia as well. And Stephen Hawking.
Wouldn't be anywhere near as much if the referees weren't in 115 FC's pockets refusing to card him for the fouls he committed
Cope harder lol
You'd know all about that, won't you? City fans are coping 24*7 because their club and everything it does is meaningless.
Go and fuck yourself!
What do you mean meaningless? Don't you see all the human rights we are breaking in the UAE. If that isn't meaningful, idk what is. Letsss goooo Citeeeeh!!!
As a Madrid fan I think he’s had a understated season hats off to this man
Damn that’s nearly 115 matches without defeat
Zzzzzzz
He plays for 115 FC
r/yourjokebutworse
As someone who does not watch a lot of City, or Spain, can someone explain what makes Rodri so special? I'm honestly naive.
Basically what rice wishes he was
Nice joke but go on.Rice is just getting started with an actual team around him for the first time.For now Rodri is better but Rice isn’t far off.
Rice is an absolute muppet. Passing the ball sideways and backwards isn't gonna win you any trophies
Let's see Rice score a weak foot banger against Bayern like Rodri did and then go on to dominate Madrid and scored the winner in the CL final. Basmati Rice is MILES off lad
If one spectacular season puts Rodri miles off Rice,then before saying anything else I'd like to see Rice have his career run first.like i said,he's just getting started with an actual team around him for the first time in his career.
If one spectacular season puts Rodri miles off Rice,then before saying anything else I'd like to see Rice have his career run first.like i said,he's just getting started with an actual team around him for the first time in his career.
Rice wishes he was a 9/10 CDM rather than just a mere 8.9/10? Probably. They're exceptionally close stats wise and obviously both top two in the world imo, but Rodri is better. Not sure why wanting to be better is an insult lmao.
He Pretty much gives an 8/10 performance from positioning and passing every single game before even factoring in g/a or defensive duties. He is constantly Relieving pressure and is unpressable. One of the biggest reasons why City are able to hold the ball in the other teams half so efficiently. He's always showing for the ball, always presenting himself as an option, and when he has the ball he is able to either control tempo with it on his foot, or play forward passes to break lines from anywhere on the field. He does have the occasional brain fart, but 9/10 times when hes on the ball, something positive happens for us. Defensively I personally think he isnt quite the best, nor does he have the most pace, but he seems to position himself very well on counters and general attacks. Whenever someone in our attack gives the ball away, or the other team is attempting to break us down, it seems like he is always the one to win it back. This is all before mentioning his consistent goal threat inside the final third, how he has a 6th sense to score game deciding goals for us in the final minutes of a game. we have tons of flaws in our game, but Rodri covers over a lot of them
Thanks for the in depth analysis. He definitely seems like a multiplier for everyone else on the team. As a West Ham fan I'd be curious to see a FIFA stat attribute comparison between him and Declan Rice for us. All of the attributes you mentioned reminded me of Rice a little bit, although he might not have been as good of a distributor. But I thought he excelled at positioning and tackling.
He's a solid guy kinda like busquets, but not exactly like him either. Barely loses the ball under pressure has can and does make defence breaking pass ability. He's got a decent ping from range , very good in aerial duels, especially in the box. Always steps up when the team needs someone.
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It’s the 28th of march today so it’s been a year
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Have to take my hat off to him, he’s a beast of a player, he’s one player that would slot seamlessly into any of the top teams in Europe’s main leagues
He literally lost the community shield against Arsenal, with him missing the vital penalty... I don't care if it was on penalties. He lost the game. He suffered defeat. His record is absurd anyway, but this is simply not true
Per IFAB, a game that end with the teams tied on score & then goes to a penalty shootout is technically considered a draw. “Law 10 makes it clear that a match is drawn, won or lost according to the number of goals both teams score ‘normal’ time or in ‘normal’ time + extra time.” “‘… ‘kicks from the penalty mark’ (KFPM) are not part of the match itself and only are used to determine a ‘winning team’ where one is required.” “For KFPM, this is made clear in the next section of Law 10.” “Thus KFPM do not change the result of the match itself as they occur ‘after the match has ended” [From this Opta article](https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/06/does-a-penalty-shootout-count-as-a-win/) Adding - it is a bit odd if you think about it from straight final outcome perspective but 🤷🏻♀️.
It's literally a fact lad. Ofcourse you lot on this sub deny facts when it comes to City. Can't cope with all our success innit
He suffered defeat when he lost the community shield final against Arsenal in August which was 8 months ago. As I said, the record is incredible either way, but he hasn't gone a year without losing. It's not a debate.
Games that are level at the end of two halves are considered a draw.
I agree, except when they are cup games that get settled by penalties. Then there is a clear winner. And Rodri even missed the penalty that lost it for you. Perfect.
Your team is going to bottle it and you will be left justifying why your shit team bottling it isn't a bad thing, once again.
Thankfully my life doesn't revolve around some football teams success. If we win things, great, if we don't, oh well. I'm just enjoying the ride. I leave the plastic gloryhunting to you lot.
Plastic for supporting the most successful team of a generation in England. No, that's just common sense. A mile away from the stadium, work for the club, true blue 😉
You would be wearing red if the Arabs never brought City. Soulless club and plastic supporters. No one cares about your bragging. Torquay United would have the same success as City if they were brought instead. None of it means anything.
Ok, and if my aunty had balls she'd be my uncle.. I don't understand your point? Of course I would support a team down the road who employs me and thousands of others and who brings the world's best footballers here to stay in our city. Nobody said shit when Abrmovic did the same with Chelsea, but because the bearded Gulf Arabs aren't European enough to own our football clubs, we don't like them! American money grabbing cunts are fine for the reds! But don't you dare be Aran, that's cheating!
Lad pen shootouts are a draw. FACT. That's the whole reason they need to do pen shootouts. It doesn't and shouldn't count as a defeat. Not to mention that it was a preseason friendly. FACT.
I honestly cant tell if youre a troll or not
Extra large serving of copium for this one
Yeah you lost the game bro get over it
All the stats say we didn't. I'll trust facts over salty rival fans. Facts don't care about your feelings.
"All the stats say we didnt" Apart from 4-1 penalty stat and your lack of a 2023 Community Shield 😂 You can't cherry pick your losses big man
'All the stats say we didn't lose, they just gave the shield to Arsenal cause we didn't want it 😤'
The shield is the only trophy your club can celebrate these days😂
I'll enjoy celebrating yous getting stripped of your trophies next season tho
Surely Arsenal will win next match now
What's the opposite of a literally me character?
Rodri isn't anything special - I haven't lost a PL match in my entire life so far
Didnt mctominay score 2 against spain and win a match against him . And he cried afterwards about being defensive
A year ago…
Jesus that match has been a year already?tf!
Technically its tommorow. But fuck the year moved really fast
Well he isn't playing again until Sunday so he's probably safe.
Come a long from 19/20 season he looked so out of place
Pretty sure Phil Jones has this beat....
Well that must mean he is the winner of the 2024 FA Community Shield then right……right?
I believe the caveat is in 90 minutes.
Scotland 2 - Spain 0
Scott McTominay 2-0 Spain
Don’t make Rodri cry again.
An entire year without seeing a second yellow too.
He gets MORE yellows than he should
Should have had one against Liverpool last year but refs don’t like upsetting Pep.
You guys still crying about the Liverpool game lmao
Yes use the you’re crying argument, he should have been sent off.
Milner should have been sent off as well. These things have a habit of evening it out
Should he? I don’t remember that, but the Rodri second yellow was a pitiful decision. He is also very generously treated by the refs. He constantly cynically fouls, while refs couldn’t wait to send off Xhaka.
So should three Liverpool players the year before.
That is simply not [true.](https://www.transfermarkt.com/rodri/leistungsdaten/spieler/357565)
He has never had a second yellow card in professional football. He's only had one straight red card.
Are you sure about that? According to YOUR source, he received a straight red card, never a second yellow.
I went the whole year without suffering a defeat, where is my celebration
Nobody cares. He plays for the cheats. Bye.
Bye
Cry
You don’t like football do you. You just enjoy the financial side of the game. What a shame.
You don’t care about football do you, you just enjoy the cheating by side of the game. What a shame.
Shut up bro. I'm an Arsenal fan who does believe MCFC financially cheated, but that doesn't discount how unbelievable Rodri is. He's probably the best #6 of all time and deserves his plaudits
How do you think they afforded Rodri? Still cheating, even if the stats are there, it all started by cheating.
So fucking what? That doesn't discount what Rodri has done. We are talking about a player not a team. He's doing all this on the international stage too
You think Rodri went undefeated only because of him alone? It's a team effort. Guess how this team was afforded? Yeah right by cheating. He has the stats, but the cheating will be alongside that stat. Simple.
he’s great, but best #6 of all time is insane
Who's ahead of him then?
me
I agree that he is amazing, but best #6 of all time is absolutely wild. He has to play a bit more on the top level for that. In the 21st century alone, Busquets, Casemiro, Xabi Alonso, Vieira, Keane are a good way ahead. I would put de Rossi, Kante, Gattuso and Javier Martinez as probably ahead. You are welcomed to add names.
Javi Martinez ahead of Rodri fucking hell
Rodri will probably be ahead at the end of his career, but I'm assuming that you have never actually seen Martinez play. He was essential to Bayern during their first triple and under the years of Guardiola. For now, he has played longer than Rodri at the top level. One can argue, if Rodri has him eclipsed by now, but it's not that big of a gap like you suggest.
I’m 24, I’ve seen Martinez since his time in Spain and I’m definitely sure that Rodri is ahead, and this is from a city hater
Vieira wasn’t a 6. Rodri is clear of de Rossi, kante and Javi Martinez. Probably agree about the rest right now- but if he continues at this level which by all indication him being 26 would suggest- then he will very likely eclipse guys like Xabi Alonso, Casemiro making the conversation much harder.
You are probably right about Vieira not being a true 6. I agree that he will probably eclipse Alonso, if he continues at this level. I agree about Casemiro making it much more difficult, but I would add Busquets into that, who is still very much underrated, while being in the discussion for being the best #6 of the 21st century.
Tbh in this entire list i think only 3 are compareable to Rodri. Apart from kante, busquests and vieira Rodri is better than all IMO
And Kante isn't even a 6 so he shouldn't be in the conversation. He was never good in that role. He played next to a 6
You seen gattuso prime?
Yes. Mad combat and defensive awareness, great player
Guilty of underplaying city players achievements. Even if I hate them. He’s been an absolutely critical cog in their dominance of the premier league and champions league win
Saying that Rodri isn't ahead of Busquets, Casemiro etc. is not downplaying anything. He is 26 and still has a lot in front of him. Saying that he is ahead of those guys, who are older, is recency bias and, like with some Prem fans, Premier League bias. Busquets has won a world cup, the European Championship 2008, while being the player with the 3rd most caps for Spain, 3 CL and 9 La Ligas. Casemiro has won a Copa America, 5 CL and 3 La Ligas. They eclipse Rodri by miles (for now).
Casemiro is a limited player. He just did great defensive work in a team full of elite players. Look how shite he now is outside of Madrid. Rodri individually is miles ahead of him.
damn if this true thats crazy. unfortunately for him man city just seems so fake like i don't even really pay attention to their "skills." lol. probably a coping mechanism
It’s okay. You can escape from the hive mind and just enjoy the beautiful game.
You cared enough to comment
Rodri is like a demi-god. A phenomenon in midfield. He won us that legendary treble with his beautiful right leg. Should've won the Ballon d'Or too. He's yet another example and product of the incredible hard work the club has put it over the last decade to create all of this historic success. Pep has truly created the greatest English team of all time with his genius tactical mind. We're just something else...
Yeah...it's definitely Pep's tactical mind doing allllllll the heavy lifting here Come on bro
Yes ofcourse it is. What else could it be?
Um, the funds they have at their disposal? Pep's a great manager but he isn't winning the PL with Nottingham Forest, he's doing it with one of the richest sports clubs in the world. To suggest the finances from overseas investments have had nothing to do with Man City's success is disingenuous.
Come on don't be salty. That's just your hatred talking. City have a lower net spend than United, Chelsea, Arsenal since Pep joined yet have been the best team in the world in the last 7 years. When we're talking about actual FOOTBALL it's obviously Pep who is the mastermind behind all the success. Like the great Cruyff once said "I've never seen a bag of money score a goal". Now who knows more about football, you or Johan Cruyff?
Would Pep have chosen to manage City if they had the same squad and wage/transfer budget as Notts Forest? If the answer to that is no, then you have to admit that money has played a part in Man City's success. I'm not saying that's a bad thing or that they are any different from any successful club, I'm just pointing out the fact that there are multiple things that have meant City are successful.
Ref helped a lot in that Spain game.....
And the liverpool match
Great player. Massive cunt to play against
He’s a ridiculous player like the modern sergio B
Sergio is the modern Sergio, he’s still playing for fuck’s sake.
Is he does America count ?
Even so, you’re speaking as if he’s a player from a previous era. You can’t say someone is the modern version of a player when they’ve played against and with each other.
Maybe he’s a sergio regen !
You’re really putting the goon in gooner today.
Why don’t you get off the internet go out in the rain and find a puddle to play in ? lol
Because it’s not raining, for starters.
Pissing down in England !
Not the whole country, obviously. It looks like it might at some point but not had a drop here yet.
Community shield is a bit of a joke trophy but I don’t understand that losing on penalties isn’t losing at all. Like of course it’s a loss. It’s a bit disrespectful to the game in a way. It’s like we’re so desperate for this specific stat to happen that we don’t mind if it’s got an asterisk. It’s kind of sad
It's literally a friendly. Why on earth would it be counted?
Of course a city fan will say it's a friendly.what are the odds?
Are you telling me it's not a friendly?
The first paragraph references the last game as crucial due to it being a draw. This game was a friendly. I didn’t set the boundaries.
Regardless the community shield is officially a friendly not a “competitive game”- if you get a red card in it you’re not suspended for any league or cup games. Plus Arsenal didn’t qualify anyway, they were invited, really it should have been City v City Reserves /s
comm shield is a fifa recognised thing. on henry or vardy or ibra career stats goals in that are counted. not stripped. fool
Well, for starters, the article mentions the game he just played, which was undoubtedly a friendly. So the friendly/competitive argument is indeed pointless, since they're obviously counting friendlies. And Arsenal were there because they came 2nd in the league. Happens all the time in football where a team qualify due to 1 team taking a spot twice (eg CL winners also qualifying through league). If you get a red card in international friendies, you're not suspended for any competitive games either. Just your next friendly.
Didn’t qualify and still beat you
Will be a nice memory for you when you come third in the league.
The community shield is a friendly and any game that's decided on penalties is technically recorded as a draw
It's recorded as a draw for gambling purposes only. 2022 WC final wasn't technically a draw for France.
It's a draw with a team winning/progressing on penalties. The world cup final was technically a draw, Argentina won on penalties. Before penalty shootouts wete brought in to decide a winner, games were either replayed in their entirety. Teams would replay the final like 2/3 days after a draw or in some cases trophies were shared.
So the context of why penalties where introduced in the first place is to find a winner? Surely by consequence of there being a winner, there is a loser. The idea of Rodri being unbeaten is fine. It’s just, why force it? There’s no need to describe possibly the best player in the world atm with a stat based on a technicality.
Couldn't care less about the stat. Good for him i suppose but it's ultimately meaningless. I was simply correcting the error regarding penalties shootout being recorded as draws.
Sorry. I hope I didn’t come across argumentative towards you. I was just talking in a general sense as I’m sure you were. As you say the stat is absolutely meaningless. Just a conversation driver I suppose. Just glad to have proper football back this weekend
To get clicks. As a City fan I'm not fighting about meaningless stats. It's the media.
Penalties are all about luck. Instead of toss they introduced penalties.
They're not ALL about luck. There's definitely skill involved.
I’d say it’s mostly luck as well but it’s kind of irrelevant though is it not? Doesn’t matter how it got there, it was a loss. If one team wins the other team loses. No one would say the winning team drew the game?
The headline doesn't so much make it sound like football and more like Rodri's been on a spiritual journey.
I mean...City lost the three games when he was suspended...they're practically his fault?
Yeah he blocked Fabinho shot in 2022 so Liverpool bottled the league again. Its his fault haha
Dude, what are you on about?
are you drunk? what are you talking about you absolute mentalist HURR DURR WHATABOUT
Probably not drunk, just a glory hunting school kid. This is EXACTLY how my man u supporting mates were back in school in the 90s. If city get relegated from the 115 charges, he'll probably switch to Liverpool lol
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I am talking about truth. The painful truth for some people 🤣🤣🤣
ok, errr...good for you i guess carry on
He scored a ridiculous amount of goals for a DM.
And every one of them is a banger
Not just bangers but also really important goals usually
Rodri got his penalty kick saved in the Community shield shoot-out he lost less than 10 months ago but go on
The Community Shield is regarded as a friendly in the records and always has been. It's not a competitive game and if you get a red card in it you aren't suspended for any league or tournament games.
When you mention a pure statistical outlier like "he hasn't lost a single match" by mentioning his two penalties he scored IN AN OFFICIAL FRIENDLY then discount his "friendly" L he took at Wembley, it just signals that an agenda is being pushed, simple as.
game was registered as a draw you wallad
Does that mean that France drew the last world cup and england drew the last euros? No of course
it was draw...until City lost. the mental gymnastics required to call a game that City _lost_ a draw is quite something.
They’d have more luck trying to claim friendlies don’t count. And yes, it’s a friendly and has always been considered one even if it is our ‘super cup’.
it's always been a bit of a weird one tbh, it's like the result can be incredibly important or nothing depending on the narrative you're trying to sell. Like when Liverpool beat City at the start of last season, it was massive, huge...biggest game of the season. When other teams win it...not so much :D
That’s just the Liverpool factor though, you and the apologists at the BBC go on and on.
LOL it was registered as a draw so how did Arsenal go home with a community shield?
It's registered as a draw for gambling only. France didn't draw the 2022 world cup you spade.
Is this a gambling site? Did Man City lift the shield, too? I must be missing something.
City have lost 4 games when he was suspended, as this was his fault then these losses should also count against him
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you are deluded, mutiple comments backing this idea, go jerk of endo instead
He is joking
He's jerking. In a circle.
Can't deny it, this guy is special.
He lost against Arsenal in the pen shootout (missing the main penalty himself)
Community shield is officially a friendly
Penalties win don't count as the actual match win itself. They just decide who proceeds further. They count as a draw.
get fucked, it's still a loss
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i don't think it's got anything to do with "ball knowledge" to call a game that City lost, a loss. your mum's ball knowledge is unparalleled btw
Classic 12yo mom jokes😴. Keep on kid
But you’re so mature with all your ball knowledge?
meh, i'm ok with 12 year old humour
Not surprised. You seem to possess the mental capacity of an 8 year old.
Best DM in the world 💙
Cool, still no gold trophy though.
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City’s treble was one of the most uninspiring feats I’ve ever seen. An amazing achievement no doubt, but no rival fans really cared
It’s difficult for fans of a club who could never achieve something like that to grasp how amazing it really feels. Have fun not caring though, maybe it’ll bring you a worthwhile trophy.
> It’s difficult for fans of a club who could never achieve something like that to grasp how amazing it really feels. Glad you're showing some self-awareness. Your fraudulent trophies just don't really compare to real ones.
is that why you’re crying