Filling the void! Pepchunigo Gonzalez is a “mini Rodri” sakidbet

sakidbet Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hailed new signing Nico Gonzalez, describing him as a mini Rodri due to his similar playing style and on-pitch personality.

The Citizens have splashed out £50m on the Spanish midfielder from FC Porto in the January transfer window to replace Rodri, who has been out injured this season. sakidbet

Nico had previously made his debut in the FA Cup against Leyton Orient, where he picked up an injury in the first half, before making his Premier League debut in the 4-0 rout of Newcastle United, where his individual performance was considered excellent by Pep.

“I think Nico’s presence on the pitch has helped us a lot,” Guardiola said.

“The feeling is that the club have signed an incredible player for the future in terms of mentality. He was in the Barcelona academy and the Barcelona academy is the best in the world at teaching you concepts, physicality, passing and technique. I think in Porto, Sergio Conceicao helped us a lot to make his football more aggressive and intelligent and to play in many ways of the game. He is young, only 23, he is like a mini-Rodri.

“The way he talks, his personality, there are moments when he corrects Erling [Haaland] to do this, to do that. When it happens, it’s good when you think, okay, in six or seven years we have Rodri, we have him. That gives us more presence on the pitch and more stability, which is what we’ve been missing this season.” ( sakidbet )