Super slick midfielder with a lot of dog in him. You'd think him and Neves, being short in stature, would be easy to bully but they are formidable, their tenacity and energy are high. Add to that their quality on the ball and they are probably the best central midfield in Europe right now.
Vitinha - PSG performances
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss three 1-1 draws.
The first got us knocked out of the FA Cup, the next puts us in a good position in our Round of 16 Europa League game, and the latest was an actual decent performance against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
All hopes for the season now rest on the Europa League - does Amorim have the squad to win it?
Hardly made an impact if I remember correctly. Just a short loan.
Class.
Does he remind anyone else of Modric a bit? Same height and build, always buzzing around looking to get the ball and never gives it away, and brilliant ability to up the tempo and carry the ball through midfield with his touch and close control.
Does he remind anyone else of Modric a bit? Same height and build, always buzzing around looking to get the ball and never gives it away, and brilliant ability to up the tempo and carry the ball through midfield with his touch and close control.
Funny that. He is better than FDJ.
What they will say about Hoijund when he is scoring for fun at Bayern Munich in 2 years time
I thought he was Portugal's best player in the last Euro also. Sensational CM.
@DannyCAFC . found my old post:
@DannyCAFC . found my old post:
So good. Passes the ball. Receives the ball back. Beats the press. Retains the ball. Rinse repeat.
Amazing footballer
Absolutely class player, love watching him play. As others have said, reminds me of Modric, always keeps the ball, dictates the tempo but can do the dirty work as well.
Gargantuan player
Jock Graylish
This is what I thought.
Either Man City will buy him for silly money or he'll have to do an Mbappe a.k.a run down his contract and survive the wrath of the Qataris because I don't see PSG selling to RM after Madrid tapped up Kylian.
I always think of Xavi when I’m watching him, but Modric is a good shout too. He’s that profile that United have never really had in midfield unfortunately. An aging Scholes probably the closest.
Him and Joao Neves are an incredible midfield pair
Watching him tonight and seeing the stats Pedri put up as well…
I had faint hope Kobbie would become one of these types.And we were reportedly interested in both.
Sensational. Would watch him all day.
Their whole midfield was excellent. The passing reminded me of how Spain used to play. So comfortable on the ball.
Except with a real sense of urgency too. I can't stand PSG, but that was a brilliant watch. This is how I'd want us to play.
Yeah definitely. Just no panicking whatsoever and make it look so easy. We can only dream of a midfield like that.
Not surprised he's doing well. Another one I picked out years ago as someone that had the ability to excel. Brilliant player and this PSG team are big favourites for the champions league and they've also got the head coach who I wanted as my first choice post Solskjaer. It's also great to see Ousmane Dembele living upto his abilities because as a youngster I was of the opinion he was even more talented than Mbappe.
He's worth all the money
We should pay him all the money
How many years left on his contract?
We should pay him all the money
How many years left on his contract?
Vitinha x Valverde x Bellingham.
Reckon Camavinga would fancy conference football with us?
Top top player! He and Joao Neves are a joy to watch in midfield. Neither is a pure 6 or 8...they do both jobs interchangeably
So good.
Til 2029 apparently, so he's not leaving Ligue 1 until he's close to 30. Welp.
At first he was like a Lego version of Verratti, nowadays he is maturing into a new version of Vitinha, that ain't entirely a Verratti, yet he has become a lot more mature, cautious and intelligent. Two great matches against pool, with different taks and scenarios.
Dont know why people forget Ruiz too.
It was Ruiz complimenting Rodri last summer that helped Spain also keep the ball so so well.
Because he's always been historically average for PSG but he has been playing much better this season indeed.
No jinx - I think they can do it this year. They actually looked quite comfortable in both matches.
We have an interesting CL this year with Barca, Madrid, Bayern, and PSG.
We have an interesting CL this year with Barca, Madrid, Bayern, and PSG.
No chance. Not the profile and miles away in terms of talent and footballing intelligence.Watching him tonight and seeing the stats Pedri put up as well…
Yeah he became a different player now. He's great but still too cautious for me at times. He still has room to improve his passing IQ because he can occassionnally be a bit infuriating when he doesn't even try to give the ball to attackers behind the defense line.
Ruiz is an elite midfielder in the body of a grandfather. He thinks right, moves right, perfectly conveys his coach's instructions, find the right zones but do all of that too slowly to be seriously considered a great player. Never attempting to touch the ball with is head (while being 1,89m) is also pretty silly...
He’s also 19, Vitinha was having a distinctly average loan at Wolves at 20.
My favourite midfielder to watch and someone I was begging for us to sign years ago. But we never seem to sign these types of players. And then we wonder why we're struggling...
Stellar player.
He was not even supposed to stay at Porto once he came back from Wolves, but then he upped his game immensely that season and help us won us the league.
How dare you offer perspective.