Pep Guardiola is certain that his Manchester City players will give everything they have to win the Premier League and the Champions League. The Spaniard claimed after recently acknowledging his team was in “serious difficulties” with injuries as the season neared its conclusion.
Rodri, a Man City defensive midfielder, scores against Watford in today’s match. Foster had no opportunity in the Watford goal after a dipping shot on the edge of the box.
Without a world-class operator sheltering the back-line and breaking up play, it’s very impossible to assemble a top-tier team. These days, defensive midfielders must also flourish on the offensive side of the game. They’re in charge of setting the tempo of games and launching attacks from deep with penetrative passes. It’s a difficult role to master in modern football, but there are a few current players who have done so. Rodri is one of the players on that list.
Rodri scored a stoppage-time goal to earn Manchester City an 11th consecutive Premier League victory as the champions came from behind to win 2-1 against Arsenal’s battling 10 men. Despite the Gunners’ tenacious defense, Rodri came up to score a last-gasp winner from close range.
Rodri is a former Spain junior international who made his senior national team debut in 2018 and will represent the country at UEFA Euro 2020. Rodri’s stunning long-range shot against Everton earned him the Budweiser Goal of the Month award for November 2021. He scored a spectacular first-time attempt from 25 yards out, slamming the ball into the top corner at breakneck speed.
Rodri receives the trophy for the first time, and he is the first Man City player to do so since Kevin De Bruyne in July 2020. A team of experts and a public vote chose the Spaniard’s spectacular goal, beating out seven other nominees. He has played a total of 2748 minutes in 34 Premier League matches this season and has an average of 0.07 assists per 90 minutes on the pitch.
