Pep Guardiola's Manchester City quietly caught up again, with one less game in the Premier League, only 2 points behind Liverpool. On February 6, the famous football stat **squawka, pointed out an amazing statistic:
Manchester City have one player in the squad who has made 53 appearances for the team in the past year (6 February 2023 to 6 February 2024), without any defeats, with 43 wins, 10 draws and five trophies.
Presumably, fans have already guessed who this super winner is. That's right, 27-year-old iron-waisted Rodri.
Rodri's last defeat for Manchester City was in the Premier League on 5 February last year, when City lost 1-0 to Tottenham. In the following year, Rodri did not taste defeat in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, European Super Cup, Club World Cup, and League Cup, with 43 wins and 10 draws in 53 games!
Manchester City have also lost a lot of games in the past 1 year, but Rodri is not on the field
In the final game of the 2022-23 Premier League season, Manchester City lost 0-1 to Brentford, and Rodri watched the game from the bench;
In the 7th round of the Premier League this season, Manchester City lost 1-2 to Wolves, and Rodri (red card) was suspended; Lost 0-1 to Arsenal in the 8th round, Rodri (red card) suspended; In the first 0-1 defeat to Villa, Rodri accumulated yellow cards and was suspended.
In the third round of the League Cup, Manchester City lost 0-1 to Newcastle, and Rodri was not in the team's squad.
Rodri can be called Manchester City's midfield, without the Spanish iron waist, Manchester City's defensive quality, the quality of the midfield and the quality of the ball in the midfield have declined significantly, 1-2 loss to Wolves, 0-1 defeat to Villa is the best example - tall, excellent technique, strong confrontation ability, Rodri has no dead ends, without this barrier, metronome, Manchester City will not run smoothly.
Manchester City with Rodri is the complete Manchester City. In the past 1 year, Manchester City has won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and Club World Cup 5 crowns, achieving a great feat; Rodri is also the MVP of the Champions League, the MVP of the Club World Cup, and the 2023 Ballon d'Or, Rodri ranks 5th, whether it is team honors or individual performance, Rodri has entered the ranks of world-class superstars.
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