\u2018Best in His Position\u2019<\/strong>
\nCity manager Pep Guardiola has described Rodri as \u201cthe best in his position.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cHe can do everything: the quality, he reads the game, his mentality, he\u2019s always ready,\u201d Guardiola said. \u201cHe\u2019s excellent in so many aspects\u2026 his presence, his physicality, he\u2019s a complete player.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alongside his precise passing and ball-winning skills, the former Atletico Madrid player also has a knack for crucial goals for both club and country.<\/p>\n
His goal secured City\u2019s first Champions League in 2023, and he scored vital goals for Spain, including an equaliser in their Euro 2024 last-16 tie against Georgia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have Rodri, who is a perfect computer; he manages everything, emotions and moments, in a masterful way\u2014a great help to everyone,\u201d said Spain\u2019s Euros-winning coach, Luis de la Fuente, as he praised Rodri\u2019s guidance of his young teammates into the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Rodri\u2019s central role is such that each of Manchester City\u2019s past four Premier League defeats occurred when the player Guardiola calls \u201cirreplaceable\u201d was not in the squad.<\/p>\n
Rodri is unbeaten in his last 52 Premier League appearances, a streak that dates back to February 2023.<\/p>\n
City currently top the Premier League, but their hopes of a record-breaking fifth consecutive title took a blow in September when Rodri sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury, sidelining him for the season.<\/p>\n
AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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