8 - Pedri
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Bobo32
Senior Member
You're too young for Messi?
I thought Thiago was much better too tbh.
Iniesta looked better too, but wasn't given the trust Pedri got.
I think Pedri is great (I thought so also from the clips from Las Palmas and was a bit hyped beforehand) and I think I should remind everyone.
Just because I am a bit disappointed by the extreme over-trust and seemingly lack of instruction by Koeman, it doesn't mean that I don't agree that he is very promising and good.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Messi wasnt a midfielder and Thiago at 18 was not even in first team or second tier.
Throwing out names never watched. The Bobo classic. 'I always rated Iniesta'.
Throwing out names never watched. The Bobo classic. 'I always rated Iniesta'.
Bobo32
Senior Member
Good boy!
Yes I watched both Thiago and Iniesta at 18 (Fabregas too). I think all of them shone more clearly than Pedri, let us see how all this plays out! (maybe someone will lol in your face when you say that Pedri shone more clearly at 18 than "Jose Gonzalez" 10 years from now?)
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Probably closer to someone like Werner but had finishing. He pulled out of the Euro08 squad selection because of anxiety issues and that was the first big warning. No doubt induced from the pressure and expectations as you say. Can't be easy and not every kid can be an Ansu or Pedri (or Cesc for that matter). But I guess that is what separates who makes it and who does not.
May even go a level down with Pedri. Someone like Ramsey in terms of having a complete game at a young age, mostly down to his maturity on the pitch but not excelling in prominent game areas. Coaches love him though so there is more than meets the eye.
It doesn't matter if he did or didn't. I don't respect his opinion, he's a clown. Like the other dude with the letter B and numbers in his name. Usually I don't try to engage with them. It's useless. I would rather talk to a wall.
Bobo32
Senior Member
Yeah I remember about 2008, some people back then said it was a sign of maturity in a way that he didn't go...
I don't want to speculate too much about his or other players mental health, but I think that if you disregard that, he was vastly overrated, and then underrated, by roughly the same people.
We see an extreme example of the same thing with the user "vegitot" here (wrt Puig), but I can easily see the same thing happening with some people rating Pedri very highly right now.
Bobo32
Senior Member
Ironically, talking to you just now has been very much like talking to a (laughing) wall.
I usually don't call people clowns, but try to engage in the discussion in a respectful way!
OK Diario*journalist*Eduardo Inda appeared on*El Chiringuito
(via*Sport Witness)
to state the name of Liverpool?s MAIN transfer target.
Now the journalist claims the Reds are plotting an ambitious move for Barcelona star Pedri in a potentially-explosive deal.
?Liverpool and City want the most spectacular promise of Spain and European football: Pedri. His contract expires*at the end of June, although Barcelona have an automatic renewal clause.?
The report continued by saying that Liverpool are prepared to pay*?100m (?86m) for Pedri. That fee would shatter the ?75m record fee paid to Southampton for Virgil van Dijk back in December 2018.
(via*Sport Witness)
to state the name of Liverpool?s MAIN transfer target.
Now the journalist claims the Reds are plotting an ambitious move for Barcelona star Pedri in a potentially-explosive deal.
?Liverpool and City want the most spectacular promise of Spain and European football: Pedri. His contract expires*at the end of June, although Barcelona have an automatic renewal clause.?
The report continued by saying that Liverpool are prepared to pay*?100m (?86m) for Pedri. That fee would shatter the ?75m record fee paid to Southampton for Virgil van Dijk back in December 2018.
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