Rodri is the best midfielder on the planet. I’m not talking best defensive midfielder, best holding midfielder, best attacking midfielder. Bring your 10s, your 8s, your 6s, whoever you want. Not a single one of them touches the intelligence, the sheer work this man puts in on that pitch. He’s killing off transitions and counter attacks like it’s nothing while simultaneously being the best metronome in the entire game. The gap between him and everyone else is enormous.
The subs were good for Spain but the way he stepped up in the last 20 minutes was incredible. Special passers find their target in space because their brain allows them to see things quicker and their technique allows them to execute with precision.And that’s Rodri in a nutshell.