Dirty, I don´t think it´s only gonna be our fans that want Rio to start this season, I think the whole country wants to see what he can do, I think half of Europe wants to see what he can do. The pressure is gonna be immense on the lad, someone here talked about him going back and fulfilling his defensive duties but honestly we should be playing full throttle so the kid never has to track back.
I think Nyoni is just as good actually, he just needs to play a more disciplined position so he has gotten less game time, we need to keep a path open for that kid in midfield as well. He should get a couple of starts in the league, get all the minutes he can get in the cups. I really wanna see more from him, I´ve not seen a more disciplined kid playing holding midfielder than him at his age.
He is also a potential superstar in the making, he got his debut at 16 under Klopp, he also forced his way into Slot´s team, I know he will do good for Iraola.
The only other player I could compare him to is a former captain of ours at our club, otherwise I would opt for a former Arsenal captain. In our last game of the season, in those few minutes Nyoni got I saw something very special, he went for the ball every time. He shielded the ball every time, he stood under pressure and found the pass as well. He wanted to make his mark on that game and he did. Roy Keane commented about him, he was probably commentating on our game against Sunderland.
it´s just a short clip of his touches, not his work off the ball which is also exceptional, look at those backheel passes. This kid is also very special I am sure he will be a England national in the future.
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