Rodri Vs. Pep Guardiola: Who Ya' Got?

Sorry for the lack of a newsletter last week and earlier this week and later the week before last. I have returned with five different links:

-What is Rodri worth to Manchester City?

Since 2017, across Europe's Big Five leagues, there have been eight seasons in which a player made at least 90 tackles+interceptions in a season, completed at least 90% of his passes, and played at least 250 progressive passes, per the site FBref. Three of those seasons were Rodri's three most-recent seasons. In the five non-Rodri seasons, those players combined for two non-penalty goals and 12 assists. In the three Rodri seasons, he's scored 17 non-penalty goals and added 17 assists.

Across the modern era of the sport, I'm not sure there's been another player quite like him. He's good at everything.

-Who are the 50 best American soccer players?

-Who are the 50 best soccer players in the Premier League?

-Could Erling Haaland score 50 goals in a Premier League season?

-Trends: Ryan Gravenberch and Jhon Duran are gods, Nico Jackson is a demigod, and West Ham are really bad. What’s real and what’s fake?

I’m not even a Mets fan, but: the New York Mets! Happy Friday, everyone.