At 6 foot 2, Rodwell towers over the majority of his opponents, but his aerial dominance doesnât stop there. During his time with Manchester City, the 23-year-old has won 80% of his aerial duels in the Premier League. Heâll be welcomed in the Stadium of Light with open arms as Sunderland have a woeful success record from aerial balls. This is something I hadn't considered. The way we play winning the back quickly is so important. This bodes very well.
So does this:- Black Cats playing a much more fluid possession-based system, which requires playing it out the back and retaining the ball in deep central area - one of Rodwell’s strengths. He boasted a 90.1% pass completion ratio from 11 Premier League games in 2012/13 with Manchester City.
I knew that like, that's why I was chuffed with him. But I had no idea he was so sufficient in winning the ball back.
To be honest mate i always thought of him as a Catts type player. Im loving all these stats i never knew about.
