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    Why Rodrygo MUST take a key role in Vinicius Jr.’s absence for Real Madrid 💯 | ESPN FC



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    11. @decode3667 on

      How do they make every single segment of players being disciplined & put in their place? It was actually the opposite, Ancelotti had patience & trust more than discipline. Rodrygo played great but was missing the goals, as Ancelotti has said. Anyone who watched the games can see he had great moments, dribbles, touches & passes.

    12. @tobaepebinuade5830 on

      Rodrygo is starting to get back to his best form and what a time to do it for Real Madrid as with Vini out for a couple of months they’ll need him at his very best. 6 goals and 4 assists in his last 3 games and Real Madrid benefit from having Rodrygo in form as that takes all of the pressure off of Jude Bellingham when he’s playing well and being impactful in the final third. He had a slow start to the season and many people questioned whether he was even good enough to start for Real Madrid and recently he has shushed his critics up and funny how he having 2 goals and an assist today came after he called Lionel Messi a coward last week.

    13. @Ibleedwhite on

      Girona played only 2 teams from the top 5 , Madrid and Sociedad and they dropped 5 points against these 2, most of their games from here till january are against top 10 teams, they will come back to earth come january end!! Btw why do u guys make luis garcia talk abt MAdrid? Cant bear him!!

    15. @tobaepebinuade5830 on

      People think that Jude Bellingham’s form is just a fluke and his purple patch was gonna end very soon especially after his injury yet that didn’t stop him from scoring again. This is now normal for him at Real Madrid in his first 15 games he seriously has scored 14 goals and this is a sign of him not slowing down at all right now.

      Jude Bellingham has been incredibly good that it has made Real Madrid fans forget about Kylian Mbappe and we’ve heard talk in recent weeks that they’re no longer interested in signing him and that’s mainly because of Jude Bellingham being that good. He in his first 15 games for Real Madrid has more goals for them than Cristiano Ronaldo and he’s not even a striker. He’s just on another level and I wonder how many goals he’ll score this season. Right now Real Madrid aren’t playing at their very best but are still coming away with points in the midst of their injury crisis and the way he’s playing for them is simply unbelievable and he’s meeting the expectations of a 100 million player and his crazy start to life at Real Madrid makes all of the premier league clubs look foolish with his high level of output. He’s just him that’s the thing.

    18. @chinitopogi7511 on

      He is a natural left winger and a striker which is his main strength. Highly recommended that he should be the clutch and backup of vinicius jr. Then sign a natural right winger like Estevao Willian

    21. @bo0gi3 on

      Rodrygo should start for Madrid with Vini out until January/February. Offense looked fluid and defense looked more in sync. It’s Cadiz but need to continue to stack consistent performances. Next up, Napoli

    22. @SaucyboyShaun on

      tbh he plays better on the left it has been evident for a long time that he plays better in vini position or at least the cam position. on the right he kind of performs okay

    25. @Jorge-oo2ih on

      Rodrygo is special. Not because of his recent form, but you can see the natural ability he has. Still only 22 years of age and already his 5th season at this biggest club on the planet. Balon D’Or is his ceiling.

    33. @ardiansach3290 on

      It's a good thing you have bunch of good players in your team. So your team won't depend on only 1-2 player. Real Madrid is the perfect example for this. When CR leave, there is Benzema, then Vini, Rodry, Bellingham, even backup players like Joselu and Brahim are very very good players.

    34. @Swishmb on

      Rodrygo reminds me of Ronaldo 9. Despite his struggles scoring, he has such amazing footwork. You can tell he’s just a shy guy but he will come good in the long term

    42. @legion8808 on

      Rodrygo is really a better all round footballer than vinicius, especially with his finishing. I have been expecting much from him, he has so much potential.

    47. @jaaymariano on

      Rodrygo has always been a better goal scorer playing on the left wing. Vini partnership with Benzema at the time forced Rodrygo to adjust to the right wing which he has.

    49. @siddhantaroi on

      Jude Bellingham was the best player on the pitch. The consistency of workrate he shows off the ball and with the ball shows that he is a complete player. I have seen a complete player in years of watching football. Ronaldo was a complete 'forward. But this guy, he can get to another level of Ronaldo. I love Ronaldo but it has been the case that Madrid lacked goals and attacking consistency. Bellingham is performing beyond expectations. He is him. He is not Ronaldo. He is not Messi. He is Haaland. He is him. This kind of consistency will thrive for years. Of course the manager is partially for such an amount of success. But i guess this amount of talent cannot go unnoticed..

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