No way! It wasn't Messi. Who was the best player that the Chelsea fullback picked? Man City's key MF
Apr 14, 2025
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Cucurella, who plays as a key player for Chelsea and Spain's national team, was recently asked who was the best player he had ever played with. Everyone expected Messi. Cucurella is from Barcelona. After playing for Barcelona Youth, he played for Barcelona until 2020. At that time, Messi was everything for Barcelona. Messi made the best performance ever. I scored a goal, and I made it. After winning the Qatar World Cup, he rose to the GOAT ranks in name and reality.
Cucurella also had no disagreement that Messi was the best. He might call it a message, but that seems too typical of an answer. I've trained with him a lot, but I haven't really gone through the game together."
Cucurella gave an answer that focused on 'he was with'. It was Rodri. Cucurella led the Spanish national team to the Euro 2024 championship with Rodri. Cucurella is a player who can control everything "Lodri. You can change the whole team. The team with Rodri always plays well.' If you look at national team training or games, Rodri's team always occupies the ball and plays well. When you train and play on the same team, you find 80 to 90% of the team is controlled by Rodri. It's really impressive," he said with a thumbs up.
In recognition of this ability, Rodri was selected as the winner of the men's player category at the 2024 Ballon d'Or Awards in October last year. The Ballon d'Or, organized by French football magazine France Football, is the most honorable trophy a soccer player can receive, given to the player who performed the best in the previous season.
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Rodri is undoubtedly the best midfielder in the world. Manchester City is full of top players, but there is no replacement for Rodri. He plays the most important role in Pep Guardiola-style football. Manchester City is always strong, but the performance is not very good in Rodri's absence. Manchester City did not lose 52 consecutive games in which Rodri started. In the 174 EPL games that Rodri has played since joining Manchester City, Manchester City has lost only 19.
Rodri, who joined Manchester City in July 2019, has played more than 50 games in four of the past five seasons, including 52 games in the 2019-2020 season, 53 games in the 2020-2021 season, 56 games in the 2022-2023 season, and 50 games in the 2023-2024 season, except for 46 official games in the 2021-2022 season. With Rodri's strong performance in the midfield, Manchester City won four EPL in a row that Manchester City could not achieve under Alex Ferguson.
Rodri also played an important role in Spain's national team, leading them to Euro 2024 championship. Rodri was named the tournament's most valuable player. Rodri plays in a less visible defensive midfielder position, but in recognition of his ability, he ranked fifth at last year's Ballon d'Or. He was considered a stronger candidate this season and made an amazing history of receiving the Ballon d'Or as a defensive midfielder. Rodri, who suffered a knee injury earlier this season, is currently preparing to return.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
