Part 2
Soccersouls – City have ‘struck gold’ with Rodri signing
Meanwhile soccersouls.com run an opinion piece on how they believe City’s acquisition of Rodri is a major statement of intent.
They scribe: “Rodri is a defensive midfielder tailor-made to achieve success in any top European league and the fans can certainly expect him to fit into Fernandinho’s shoes brilliantly. A technically-gifted midfield enforcer, the 23-year-old’s style of play has been likened to Barcelona star Sergio Busquets.
“Standing at 6ft. 3 inches with a towering frame, Rodri is quite quick and agile for a player of his stature, and that, coupled with his positional sense and tactical intelligence allows him to deal effectively with the transitions in play.
“As well as his impressive range of passing and ability to dictate the tempo of the game with a sense of authority, the 23-year-old is also a very good tackler and succeeds in breaking up the play with effortless ease more often than not.
“Going by statistics, it is easy to see why Man City have, indeed, struck gold with the signing of Rodrigo Hernandez.
“Rodri is only going to get better with time and at 23, he still has loads of time to make significant improvements to his game. All in all, this looks like an incredible signing on paper.”
The Daily Mail – Houghton is England’s most inspirational leader
In the wake of England’s World Cup heroics there’s a stirring piece from chief sports writer Oliver Holt who pays fulsome tribute to the leadership qualities of City and Lionesses skipper Steph Houghton.
Holt writes: “It is still worth underlining her contribution to the team, because she is far too modest and reticent to do it herself.
“This is a big statement, I know, but there is no one in football I admire more than Houghton. Not just in women’s football. In football. Across the board. Maybe you’ll say it’s because I feel sorry for her because she missed a penalty.
“It’s not that, although it is true I would rather it had been anyone else who missed that penalty.
“Actually, it is because she’s the most inspirational leader we have got in English football, it is because she has been one of the best defenders at the World Cup, it is because she tackles adversity head on and it is because she puts her team-mates before herself.
“It is because she is stoical and brave and the opposite of self-regarding, it is because at a time when women’s football is taking such big strides forward, Houghton, 31, is exactly the kind of figure the game desperately needs in its vanguard, a figure everyone can admire, a figure driving her sport further into the mainstream.
“It is because when the BBC’s viewing figures for England matches during the tournament have set a series of records, what better image is there leading by example to drive those figures further upwards than an England captain who embodies dignity, elegance on the ball, fair play and dedication to her sport and to her country?”
Stirring words indeed. Stay with us at mancity.com throughout the day as we bring you all the reaction from City’s return to pre-season training and join us again tomorrow for all the latest City-centric headlines, gossip and opinion.
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posted on 8/7/19
Part 2
Soccersouls – City have ‘struck gold’ with Rodri signing
Meanwhile soccersouls.com run an opinion piece on how they believe City’s acquisition of Rodri is a major statement of intent.
They scribe: “Rodri is a defensive midfielder tailor-made to achieve success in any top European league and the fans can certainly expect him to fit into Fernandinho’s shoes brilliantly. A technically-gifted midfield enforcer, the 23-year-old’s style of play has been likened to Barcelona star Sergio Busquets.
“Standing at 6ft. 3 inches with a towering frame, Rodri is quite quick and agile for a player of his stature, and that, coupled with his positional sense and tactical intelligence allows him to deal effectively with the transitions in play.
“As well as his impressive range of passing and ability to dictate the tempo of the game with a sense of authority, the 23-year-old is also a very good tackler and succeeds in breaking up the play with effortless ease more often than not.
“Going by statistics, it is easy to see why Man City have, indeed, struck gold with the signing of Rodrigo Hernandez.
“Rodri is only going to get better with time and at 23, he still has loads of time to make significant improvements to his game. All in all, this looks like an incredible signing on paper.”
The Daily Mail – Houghton is England’s most inspirational leader
In the wake of England’s World Cup heroics there’s a stirring piece from chief sports writer Oliver Holt who pays fulsome tribute to the leadership qualities of City and Lionesses skipper Steph Houghton.
Holt writes: “It is still worth underlining her contribution to the team, because she is far too modest and reticent to do it herself.
“This is a big statement, I know, but there is no one in football I admire more than Houghton. Not just in women’s football. In football. Across the board. Maybe you’ll say it’s because I feel sorry for her because she missed a penalty.
“It’s not that, although it is true I would rather it had been anyone else who missed that penalty.
“Actually, it is because she’s the most inspirational leader we have got in English football, it is because she has been one of the best defenders at the World Cup, it is because she tackles adversity head on and it is because she puts her team-mates before herself.
“It is because she is stoical and brave and the opposite of self-regarding, it is because at a time when women’s football is taking such big strides forward, Houghton, 31, is exactly the kind of figure the game desperately needs in its vanguard, a figure everyone can admire, a figure driving her sport further into the mainstream.
“It is because when the BBC’s viewing figures for England matches during the tournament have set a series of records, what better image is there leading by example to drive those figures further upwards than an England captain who embodies dignity, elegance on the ball, fair play and dedication to her sport and to her country?”
Stirring words indeed. Stay with us at mancity.com throughout the day as we bring you all the reaction from City’s return to pre-season training and join us again tomorrow for all the latest City-centric headlines, gossip and opinion.
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