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[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] Rodry all had plans.
Manchester City’s Rodrigues started on the 14th (Korean time) in the 2020/21 season Premier League round 24 against Tottenham Hotspur.
On the 22nd minute, Man City was penalized by Pierre Emile Hoivier as Ilkai Gündoan penetrated the left half-space space.
But for Man City, the penalty kick was more of a fear than an opportunity to score. For some time, several offensive players such as Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Breiner and Ilkai Guundoan have missed penalty kicks.
For this reason, Pep Guardiola said at a press conference after the 23rd round of the match against Liverpool,’We are considering the goalkeeper Ederson who has a good kick as a penalty kicker with half a joke and half a truth.
When the penalty kick was announced that day, Ederson emptied his goal and began to move forward. However, it was Rodry who took the ball and headed for the penalty spot to take the penalty kick.
As Rodri prepares to take the penalty kick, Ederson approached and Bernardo Silva stopped Ederson.
After the game, Rodri explained the situation through the official website of Man City. He said,’Up to last week we were a bit annoyed because we missed so many penalty kicks. So I told my colleagues that I would take the next penalty kick unconditionally.
He said,’So, in the penalty kick situation, I was able to grab the ball and head to the spot. Because I know the goalkeepers well, Ederson gave me information about Joris through Silva, but I just ignored it and believed in myself and kicked.
Rodry’s penalty kick was almost blocked again. Joris flew in the direction of the kick. However, as Joris’ punching turned upward, not in the front, he shook the top net and scored.
Rodry scored his first penalty kick in his professional career and scored the winning goal, leading Man City’s 16 consecutive wins in the official game.
Rodri said,’After the game, the locker room was a sea of laughter. Of course, I said, “I will also kick the next penalty kick.”
On the other hand, 2 Man City continued the cruise with a victory on this day, scoring 7 points or 53 points ahead of Leicester City, who played one less game.
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