Palmer
Has nothing to do with personality. It's his style of play. He is not the most explosive or technically gifted. Most people watching the game don't understand nuance and judge everything from a shallow perspective. If he was more technical and explosive, he'd be the best player in the world because he understands the game at an elite level already. He really always did even from the academy. So cognitively and physically he is elite (in terms of balance and strength for his size), but he doesn't have that extra gear of explosiveness and agility or the elite touch, close control and shooting techniques that players like RVP, Bergkamp, Messi had. Messi was a freak cause when he was younger he had both elite physical gifts and elite technique, elite spatial awareness and vision. Only thing he was missing was size and upper body strength.
Hmmm bit of a random comparison. Vastly different roles in their respective teams. Rodri influences almost every defensive and offensive aspect of City’s play. Saka’s remit and influence is far more compartmentalised. I still don’t think he’s reached anything like his true potential but Rodri is the closest you can get to faultless consistency.
