How do Manchester City manage the Rodri dilemma?
How do Manchester City manage the Rodri dilemma? And how might Maresca's midfield operate - with or without Rodri? Pep Guardiola - the man Maresca has...
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- How do Manchester City manage the Rodri dilemma?
- And how might Maresca's midfield operate - with or without Rodri?
- Pep Guardiola - the man Maresca has replaced - said last October: "In the World Cup, he will be the best Rodri, and next season he will be the best Rodri." Guardiola was proved right on the first count.
- What does a Maresca midfield look like?
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How do Manchester City manage the Rodri dilemma? And how might Maresca's midfield operate - with or without Rodri? Pep Guardiola - the man Maresca has replaced - said last October: "In the World Cup, he will be the best Rodri, and next season he will be the best Rodri." Guardiola was proved right on the first count. What does a Maresca midfield look like? Defending as a 4-4-2 before attacking in the 3-2-2-3, it was Stones who stepped up from centre-back into a midfield pair with Rodri during City's Treble-winning season, when Maresca was assistant manager. Defending with a back four before again attacking in a 3-2-2-3 shape, Caicedo would move from right-back into one of the holding midfield positions.