'It talks more' - Rodri interview on leadership and rivals as he targets Man City history
While he has a growing stable of emerging managers to have played under him, Pep Guardiola may be responsible for convincing Rodri NOT to go into coaching.
"I don't consider myself the same type of player as other holding midfielders. That's a good point because you can say this guy is the best but it is so different. I have my own way of understanding and playing that I think it is quite different from Casemiro, Fabinho, [N'golo] Kante and these type of players."
"This is part of football but players understand that what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch and this is the good thing. If you asked the City fans they would say the same about Liverpool players or United players. As he sat down in a Shanghai hotel for his first major interview with the media as a City player back in 2019, it certainly did not feel like English would hold Rodri back as he spoke impressively in depth about a number of subjects. It has taken time though not just for his language to get to where he wants to be in game situations but also for his views on what his role requires to mature enough for him to add more to his game.
The execution and the timing could not have been better, kickstarting a hugely impressive win for Guardiola's side and showing once again the huge strides made by a player who was dropped from the City team that made the Champions League final in 2021 after too many errors in the big moments. If that wasn't painful enough, losing to Real Madrid last year after leading by two goals going into the 180th minute of the tie was the toughest of learning curves.
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