Ricardo Rodríguez

[Alarcón]

Interesting piece on him:

http://www.whoscored.com/Articles/r...o-the-Other-Rodriguez-Teams-Should-be-Chasing

 

[Hellsangel]

What a player. Best left back at the world cup by a mile.

 

[KingMessi]

Bagged two goals today.

One was an own goal.

 

[CuleLife4Life]

Besides the own goal in today's game, this guy is pretty decent. Won top Swiss player a couple of weeks ago.

He was linked to RM last season as well. Hope he never goes there and goes to EPL instead.

 

[Cule4life]

Besides the own goal in today's game, this guy is pretty decent. Won top Swiss player a couple of weeks ago.

He was linked to RM last season as well. Hope he never goes there and goes to EPL instead.

Or La Liga. He's too gifted to play route 1

 

[FCBarca]

Has had a fantastic rise in prominence over the past few seasons although a poor world cup, IMO...Has to be in any conversation of best young LBs in the game

 

[DonAK]

Played quite well. Very impressive. Think a big club will sign him up after the WC if he continues like this.

Surprised he wasn't picked up even though he had a lacksture WC by his standard.

 

[CuleLife4Life]

Surprised he wasn't picked up even though he had a lacksture WC by his standard.

I don't think Wolfsburg are a selling club anymore now that they have some VV money. Maybe their management is on some PSG thing where they refuse to let anyone leave lol.

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

If we would not have Alba, I would really want this guy to play for us.

 

[instinct]

Just scored an awesome goal following his goal from the penalty spot earlier in the match.

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

Scored 2 and assisted one vs Leverkusen in a 4:1 win. Awesome player.

 

[hamad138]

awesome player, our scouts already scouted him.

 

[Yannik]

this guy is Alaba quality.

 

[DonAK]

Lacks Alaba's speed though.

 

[Yannik]

Ricardo Iván Rodríguez Araya

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Ricardo Rodríguez is currently one of the Fullbacks to watch since a couple of years already.
Many consider him as one of the best 3 LBs in the world, and he's even younger than David Alaba and after him probably the second most talented LB worldwide. (sorry Jordi)

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Transfermarkt.com rates him at 28m EUR currently, constantly rising.
The swiss international has already been approached by United, Liverpool, Madrid, Arsenal and so on but has a contract running until 2019.
A transfer below 35-40m is probably not possible.

He is a very consistent performer and pretty much Wolfsburg's 2nd highest asset after De Bruyne. He can be compared a little to Leighton Baines.

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Strengths:
++ Crossing
++ Positioning high up the pitch
++ Linking up with wingers
+ Freekicks
+ Through Passes
+ Consistency

Weaknesses:
-- Concentration
- Defensive positioning
- Experience

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