The City and Spain midfielder acknowledged that, in his position, he aspires to “be better than Busquets”
He is the only Spaniard nominated for the Ballon d’Or, an award that does not keep us awake: “A certain Leo Messi will take it”
Rodri Hernández, midfielder for Manchester City and the Spanish National Team, the best Spanish player of the moment, intervened last night in COPE’s El Partidazo and assured that he would like to be like Sergio Busquets. He added that he enjoys performing in the Premier and that his favorite to win the Ballon d’Or is “a certain Leo Messi.”
Rodri has a contract with City until June 2027 and, at the moment, he is not considering returning to LaLiga because “I am a person who tries to enjoy the moment. Since I arrived here everything has been very positive, it is an experience that I am living intensely. Return? We’ll see, football is changing, I am moved by sporting challenges. I want to win and that’s why I have always worked. “I went to Manchester for that.”
Regarding the 2023 Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded soon in Paris, Rodri He commented that he has no doubts: “I think he will take a certain Leo Messi. Erling Haaland is also a great, very big figure“, he assured of the Norwegian forward, a teammate at Manchester City since last season. Rodrion the other hand, is the only Spanish player nominated for the Golden Ballbut it doesn’t keep him awake: “I worry about the things I can control and that is the collective awards.”
Praise for Pep
Questioned by his coach, the former FC Barcelona player Josep Guardiola, Rodri said that “He is the most influential coach of my career. He has elevated me to a level I didn’t know I could reach. When you get used to being with him, I say ‘why don’t they do this’, I see everything easier. He gives you a toolbox and you have more tools than the rest. I highlight the ability that one has to make better use of spaces by moving less. “There are few players he hasn’t taken to the top.”
Rodri, likewise, highlighted that he is aware that in the Spanish team he occupies the role that Sergio Busquets previously played: “I wanted to be better than him, and we are talking about the best pivot of all time. Everything that comes is going to be good, getting closer is already good.”