#rodri-manchester-city

#rodri-manchester-city

Among a host of well-documented problems lurks the granddaddy of them all: a gaping lack of visionary, technically exceptional, creative, physically dominant footballing leadership in the middle of the pitch. The sequential departures of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, exacerbated by a certain degree of tunnel vision in Madrid's recruitment, has left the squad with loads of youthful promise, endeavor, know-how, height and power.