• Dear Guest, Please note that adult content is not permitted on this forum. We have had our Google ads disabled at times due to some posts that were found from some time ago. Please do not post adult content and if you see any already on the forum, please report the post so that we can deal with it. Adult content is allowed in the glory hole - you will have to request permission to access it. Thanks, scara

Rodrigo Bentancur

I really love the way he controls/takes his first touch on the turn. As opposed to controlling first and pivoting ala Scottie Parker or just assuming he has no time and playing straight back the way he is facing, like Winks etc.

I saw a clip recently about how Foden does the same thing and that turning while controlling the ball means he has a split second advantage to then look up and find a forward pass before the opposition can settle and watching Bentancur do it sometimes is amazing to watch
 
I really love the way he controls/takes his first touch on the turn. As opposed to controlling first and pivoting ala Scottie Parker or just assuming he has no time and playing straight back the way he is facing, like Winks etc.

I saw a clip recently about how Foden does the same thing and that turning while controlling the ball means he has a split second advantage to then look up and find a forward pass before the opposition can settle and watching Bentancur do it sometimes is amazing to watch
Dele used to do this really well higher up the pitch too :(

I do like Bentancur, he seems to be a rare mix of grace on the ball and steel off it.
 
Dele used to do this really well higher up the pitch too :(

I do like Bentancur, he seems to be a rare mix of grace on the ball and steel off it.

Your last sentence may very well be the best description of Bentancur I’ve heard so far (Tim Sherwood gave it his all I guess bless him for trying..)
 
Maybe he does not stand out as much as our other two Jan signings but he controls that midfield for us.
 
I really love the way he controls/takes his first touch on the turn. As opposed to controlling first and pivoting ala Scottie Parker or just assuming he has no time and playing straight back the way he is facing, like Winks etc.

I saw a clip recently about how Foden does the same thing and that turning while controlling the ball means he has a split second advantage to then look up and find a forward pass before the opposition can settle and watching Bentancur do it sometimes is amazing to watch

Ah yes, from the Modric school.
 
I really love the way he controls/takes his first touch on the turn. As opposed to controlling first and pivoting ala Scottie Parker or just assuming he has no time and playing straight back the way he is facing, like Winks etc.

I saw a clip recently about how Foden does the same thing and that turning while controlling the ball means he has a split second advantage to then look up and find a forward pass before the opposition can settle and watching Bentancur do it sometimes is amazing to watch
That situational awareness starts before he gets the ball. Him, Kulu, Modric, VdV always scanning the space around them and tracking the nearest players in their head - like that little radar / map thing in the corner of video games.

Other just enjoy watching the ball.

Sent from my SM-T865 using Fapatalk
 
Back