These are the players who sell more T -shirts than others, those who collect crowds in the stadiums and eventually score goals that make the “creamy” the team they are. But to say that the Blancos Atacculatory Trio will be disrespectful to the modest, but still incredibly talented Rodrigo. Real Madrid has four quality attackers, even if few people talk about it.
The idea that Rodrigo does not receive proper respect or attention is not something unusual, and yet he remains the least known from this four. If for some reason the “creamy” had to sell one of these players, many would choose a Brazilian. He is simply not the level of the superstar that the public needs. However, its importance for the team is not in doubt. After the victory of Blancos, in the 1/16 finals of the Champions League over Manchester City, Balling told how much he values Rodrigo and how much he is underestimated. That’s really.
The strength of 24-year-old Wnger is the versatility and willingness to sacrifice himself for the team. Although these are not quite distinctive features of typical “galaxy”, such as Mbappe or Cristiano Ronaldo. It is unlikely that the coach would have dared to put them in uncomfortable positions, even if it would be more beneficial to the team. Rodrigo plays everywhere: right, left and center. The Brazilian most often acts on the right flank, but he does not have a position assigned to him. Rodrigo does not score goals and does not give productive gears at the same speed as Mbappe or Vinisius, but in fact he is not very far behind.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Rodrigo Since his debut in the first Real Madrid team in September 2019, when he was only 18 years old, Rodrigo scored 113 points on a goal+pass in 169 matches in starting composition and 87 replacement replacements in all tournaments. More than this time, only Karim Benzema (167) and Vinisius (159) were gained, and Rodrigo was still studying and getting used to the high demands of the Royal Club. The Brazilian performs the effective effect on average every 136 minutes. According to this indicator, it is only a little inferior to Vinisius (125.1 minutes) and Belling (115.1). Like other creams of “creamy” attacks, it also scores important goals.
For example, the Brazilian scored in the first game against Atletico in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League and in the fights against Manchester City last season. The aforementioned goal in the match against the “Mattresses” was for Rodrigo 25th in the Champions League, which made him the fourth youngest player in the history of the tournament (24 years, 54 days), who scored 25 goals for one team. Only Lionel Messi, Mbappe and Raul are located in front. However, there is no doubt that in the current state of affairs, it is far from the main events at Santiago Bernabeu.
With Mbappe and Vinisius in Blancos there are two best left -wing attackers in world football, so it is natural that they are preferred in attack. This season of the Spanish Championship, 42.4% of Real Madrid moments made on the left flank – this is the highest indicator in La League. The development indicator of attacks through the right flank, where Rodrigo is most commonly operated, is only 29.1%. Mbappe wrote 30 goals and 4 productive programs in all the current campaign tournaments. Vinisius has 18 balls and 11 assistants.
14 goals and 8 productive gears are diminished in their background, but it is also a lot. And all this should not diminish its importance for the team, because with the arrival of Mbappe, which, like Vinisius, aimed at the gate, Rodrigo became even more important. He charges rivals on the other side of the field, opening more space for partners, while still providing a significant attack on his part. Only Wnger Barcelona Lamine Yamal (24) and Vinisius (19) created more moments of this season La League with a passage with a ball for 5 meters or more than Rodrigo (18).
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Carlo Acholotti has always been a fan of Rodrigo. After his return to the Madrid club in 2021, only Federico Valverde (199) played more matches for Real Madrid than Rodrigo (197). At the same time, these two were the only players who took part in each of the 13 Creamy Games on the way to the triumph in the Champions League last season. Each of them went out on the field 12 times in the starting warehouse and once from the bench. With the arrival of Mbappe “Blancos”, they became an even more threatening team in the attack, but they are still far from perfection. Real gave way to Barcelona’s leadership, which successfully overcome the difficult period, winning only 3 matches from the last 7 in the national championship.
Not surprisingly, given how many incredible attackers are in creamy, their greatest problems are related to the lack of balance in defense. They retained the gates “dry” only in the last two matches of 12. Maybe someone would think that it would be better to sell one of the players of the attack and give you a defense football player. But Rodrigo’s performances this season show that he plays an equally important role in the attack of the team, even if it is not so noticeable at first glance. In fact, it is time for the Brazilian to begin to receive recognition that he clearly deserves. Maybe this guy does not fit into the concept of “galaxy”, but without him would definitely be worse.
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