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    Should RODRI be FIRST? Jude Bellingham is ESPN FC 100’s number one best central midfielder | ESPN FC
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    Should RODRI be FIRST? Jude Bellingham is ESPN FC 100’s number one best central midfielder | ESPN FC



    ESPN’s Julien Laurens and Gabriele Marcotti welcome Mark Ogden to discuss ESPN FC 100’s top ten central midfielders.
    1. Jude BELLINGHAM, Borussia Dortmund (now Real Madrid)
    2. RODRI, Man City
    3. PEDRI, Barcelona
    4. Ilkay GUNDOGAN, Man City
    5. Luka MODRIC, Real Madrid
    6. CASEMIRO, Man United
    7. Alexis MAC ALLISTER, Brighton (now Liverpool)
    8. Joshua KIMMICH, Bayern Munich
    9. Frenkie DE JONG, Barcelona
    10. Bruno GUIMARAES, Newcastle
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    38 Comments

    1. George Opara on

      Rodri is easily the better midfielder and his UCL an PL performances proves that.
      Bellingham is a good player in the Bundesliga and he'd be playing in a better league now.

    3. e' L on

      Have clown minded is Gabs. "If Kimmich was playing for City, he would be talking about like Rodri" ?? 😂

      Yeah like saying if I had wings, I would be able to fly 😂😂

    4. Ty Mcfc on

      Premier league’ champions league’ fa cup ‘ nation league winner. Ucl final goal scorer player of the ucl man of the match in nations league player of the tournament in nations league lol and the list goes on. What has Jude Bellingham done ? Rigged

    6. B C on

      Rodri is far ahead of Bellingham. Remember when these fools were telling us Rice is better than Rodri. Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Kimmich, Valverde are better than Bellingham

    12. Bysin Mc master on

      Bellingham should not be even on the list he only had a great season he's still young and he needs to prove himself to even be among the best Sergio busquest should be number 1 he has proven himself for every too see Gundogan is a great player but not the best and so it goes for all the midfielders rice you name them that's all I can say Bellingham should so us what he can do don't talk the guy like he is the greatest

    13. Mancity For life on

      I lost respect for Gab a long time ago. His football knowledge is very limited and biased. May be he does it for clout, but then, it speaks volumes about this show.

    16. Lucas Dube on

      Rodri couldn’t win champions league in that position alone until he got some help from Stones.

      Case did it 5 times, n 3 times in a row 😂

    18. Terminator on

      The bar is clearly low if someone like Gab 'biased against Man City' Marcotti is a football expert. I would love to see his tears on the night City won it

    27. Nyoreme Okere on

      Bellingham already at 1

      This British folks don’t learn with their overhyping ways.

      He is talented but hasn’t even started being decisive like Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Modric, Kris’s the old Xavi and Iniesta, Alonso, Busquet etc.

      British media take a chill pill on your young talent and let them prove themselves like the greats before you mention them amongst the best.

    31. john smith on

      They say man city buy all the best players but when it’s time to pick the best players they never pick man city players, the hypocrisy the jealousy the envy the hate and The insecurity is at it’s all time high

    35. Knightxdchamp on

      ESPN opinions are shambolic. It’s like they watch their own version of football. With their opinions they end up deceiving people who know nothing about or are trying to get their ball knowledge up to speed.

    38. BCR on

      Jude is not number one right now…Rodri is easily a Balon d'Or contender….I'd squeeze in Rice and Partey

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