Spanish star Rodri (27 years old), the historic six-point champion midfielder, dominated the midfield in all playing positions, and according to statistics, he is the best in the English Premier League in the 6th, 8th and 10th midfield positions.
Rodri scored 8 goals this season and made 12 assists. According to statistics, the Spanish international sits on the throne of the top 5 players in number 6, followed by Pascal Gross, Brighton player, Alexis McAllister, Liverpool player, Jorginho, Arsenal player, fourth, and Souma fifth.
Rodri is also the best number 8, followed by Mac Allister and James Maddison third, Bruno Guimarães fourth and Ross Barkley fifth.
Rudy fell to fifth place on the list of the top 10 this season, although his presence on this list is rare, and his teammate Phil Foden sat on the throne of the list, ahead of his runner-up and fellow Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, then Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard third and Iberchi Eze fourth.
This season, Rodri participated in 47 matches with the team and the national team, and his coach and compatriot Pep Guardiola commented: “I did not talk to Rodri about him having a day of rest. I have a feeling that when he is tired, as happened against Crystal Palace, he is active in the second half and runs more and with more accuracy. Of course, he is mentally exhausted, and I hope to rest the midfielders, but he is very important to us. I don’t bother the players a lot. I tell them not to exercise and spend time in a cold bath, a hot bath, a massage, good food, rest, and watching a video of a match. If it weren’t for this, the injuries would have hit them more. The exercises are just ideas, the way to attack and the way to defend, and they take 10 minutes with big smiles and I have a conversation with them in the massage room.”
Guardiola admitted that this season is the most difficult in years, and said: “The players know what we are competing for and they realize the difficulty of this season for many reasons. This is definitely one of the most difficult seasons.”