{"id":1373935,"date":"2025-02-05T13:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1373935"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:45:12","slug":"could-nico-gonzalez-transfer-help-man-city-avoid-falling-behind-one-modern-football-trend","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/could-nico-gonzalez-transfer-help-man-city-avoid-falling-behind-one-modern-football-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Nico Gonzalez transfer help Man City avoid falling behind one &#8216;modern football&#8217; trend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/man-city-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a>&#8216;s woeful season has shown that Rodri is simply irreplaceable. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That certainly won&#8217;t change after the \u00a350million arrival of Nico Gonzalez, who is <em>not<\/em> a direct replacement for the Ballon d&#8217;Or winner.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/man-city-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings-full-squad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City top four odds + player ratings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With Rodri, Man City looked like they could beat any team on the planet. He is that good. But since an ACL injury that put an end to his season, Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men have struggled to boss games like they usually do with Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan.<\/p>\n<p>[dugoutvideo id=&#8221;eyJrZXkiOiIiLCJwIjoic3F1YXdrYSIsInBsIjoiVGtJdmU0eXoifQ==&#8221; partner=&#8221;squawka&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In truth, there are few players like Rodri in football and Gonzalez is not about to fill that hole after arriving from FC Porto.<\/p>\n<p>But Man City fans should nonetheless be excited about his arrival. Gonzalez is a box-to-box midfielder who can make darting runs in the box and affect games in the defensive and attacking thirds. The 23-year-old played 37 times in his first full season at Barcelona in 2021-22 under Xavi before being loaned out to Valencia the following campaign. Since joining Porto for just \u00a37m in 2023, he has played 68 times, scoring nine times.<\/p>\n<p>His technical education took place at Barcelona&#8217;s La Masia academy and Gonzalez has developed into an all-rounder who can help Man City in many areas, notably through his aggression in winning balls and making interceptions. Only three players have won possession in attacking areas more times than Gonzalez in the Primeira Liga this season (15). Man City really could have used a player with the energy to break up play late in their 5-1 loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/arsenal-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> on Sunday, with Kovacic and Silva both in their 30s and perhaps too attacking-minded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1373943 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-110x138.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-56x70.jpg 56w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-799x999.jpg 799w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-85x106.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-52x65.jpg 52w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-80x100.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-180x225.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-192x240.jpg 192w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-16x20.jpg 16w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/02\/04173958\/1373935_1373935_player_smart-radar-8.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ball-carrying is another area where Gonzalez shines. In the Primeira Liga this season, he ranks third for progressive carries at 10 metres as he often looks to make a driving run through midfield and slip through a pass to an attacker.<\/p>\n<p>His physical presence is a real weapon from set-pieces, too. Four of his five goals for Porto this season have come from dead-ball situations. This has been a weakness for Man City of late. The reigning Premier League champions have won the second-most corners this season but have scored just one of them, while rivals Arsenal have netted nine.<\/p>\n<p>As a 6ft2 all-action midfielder, Gonzalez offers the physical level Guardiola clearly feels his team are currently failing to rise to.<\/p>\n<p>After Man City&#8217;s 4-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in January, he told reporters, &#8220;We didn\u2019t fight properly because we were not in the rhythm that we should play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today modern football is the way that Bournemouth play, that Newcastle play, like Brighton play \u2013 Liverpool have always been like that. Like we were, this is modern football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Modern football is not positional and being there. 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Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bringing presence along with technical flair to Man City, Gonzalez could be just what they need to kickstart their stuttering campaign alongside the arrivals of Omar Marmoush and <span>Abdukodir <\/span>Khusanov.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Man City&#8217;s noted struggles this term, Gonzalez could not help but rave about his new team-mates after his arrival.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;<span>Look at the squad they have here. It\u2019s unbelievable, full of world-class players. There isn\u2019t a footballer in the world who would not want to be part of this set-up.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s no Rodri, but Gonzalez has the same winning mindset and defensive bite that could end up being City&#8217;s saving grace.<\/p>\n<p><span><h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City&#8216;s woeful season has shown that Rodri is simply irreplaceable. That certainly won&#8217;t change after the \u00a350million arrival of Nico Gonzalez, who is not a direct replacement for the Ballon d&#8217;Or winner. Read more: Manchester City top four odds + player ratings With Rodri, Man City looked like they could beat any team on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3076,"featured_media":1373944,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"squawka-category":[],"class_list":["post-1373935","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Could Nico Gonzalez transfer help Man City avoid falling behind one &#039;modern football&#039; trend? | Squawka | EN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/could-nico-gonzalez-transfer-help-man-city-avoid-falling-behind-one-modern-football-trend\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Could Nico Gonzalez transfer help Man City avoid falling behind one &#039;modern football&#039; trend?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Manchester City&#8216;s woeful season has shown that Rodri is simply irreplaceable. 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