Manchester City defender Ruben Dias is stepping up to take on some of the burden that Rodri had, but remains critical in defence
Ruben Dias hasn't started every Premier League game for Manchester City this season but he has made more passes than anyone else in the division.
Watching City in the second half against Arsenal with 10 men in their box and Wolves with 11, this understandably felt like an attacking downgrade. Opponents are happier to see Dias on the ball than they were Rodri because the latter is naturally more adept at picking a pass that can unlock a defence.
The natural inclination would be to put a more creative player than Dias in the space where you are going to have the most touches and passes. Guardiola tried that idea infamously with his holding midfielder in the 2021 Champions League final and things did not turn out well. "It’s the only way I think. The other option is to say, “OK, you don’t come? I don’t come. We’ll stay with Edi ”, and then who decides to come? That will be so difficult for our spectators. Imagine Ruben has the ball and says, ‘OK I don’t attack’, stay there. What would happen? I don’t know what would happen but it would be a problem.
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