8 - Pedri

[BusiTheKing]

Didn't see the game today.

He had some really nice bits here and there against Napoli but still couldn't get past his lack of eagerness to attack the spaces in front of him.

You can cover half a marathon in 90 minutes but if you don't get above a certain level of haste in your runs, you're never going anywhere interesting. Either conserve your energy, or dispense it with the intensity required for meaningful movement.

 

[te amo barca]

 

[vegitot]

The move where he dribbled 2 Valencia players without moving an inch *chef's kiss*

Plus

Same energy

 

[iniestaGOAT]

Hes good but no one will ever be as silky smooth as the GOAT don andres

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

I see a lot of potential in him but let's be real about his shot today, it was going directly to the GK without Auba's backer. I wonder why he doesn't have more confidence yet because that's probably his biggest limiting factor. Imagine him with Gavi's fearlessness or Puig's freedom.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Very unfortunate that his passes doesn't result in goal, when is that going to start to happen?
He keeps open up defenses with these through balls and the ones that receives them just keep squandering them.

He's playing behind the Torres project rn and last season he had Depay in front of him, hard to show off assisting ability with them.

 

[Nucky]

Hes good but no one will ever be as silky smooth as the GOAT don andres

If he's half of what Iniesta was we have a bright future..

 

[feggydinho]

This guy has mad silky touches, and thank goodness we're not overplaying him like we did last season

 

[mc_lovin]

This guy has mad silky touches, and thank goodness we're not overplaying him like we did last season

To be fair last season his alternative was Puig and now we have Gavi, who's also a 10/10 talent.

 

[vegitot]

To be fair last season his alternative was Puig and now we have Gavi, who's also a 10/10 talent.

Puig is a bum while Koeman didn't rate Pjanic. So his only sub was Moriba.

With Gavi and Nico thing is easier.

He has played every games since his return though.

 

[khaled_a_d]

This guy has mad silky touches, and thank goodness we're not overplaying him like we did last season

tbf, last season would not have been such huge problem if he didn't start for Spain in both Euro and Olympics, especially with the later.

 

[fergus90]

His touches and how he's able to shift his body in almost any direction with the ball is truly a joy to see.

 

[Zidane82]

His touches and how he's able to shift his body in almost any direction with the ball is truly a joy to see.

Exactly ... he oozes class on the ball

 

[Porque]

His body movement is certainly more fluid with Xavi. That much seems obvious. Last season he would receive the ball and kind of be static in that pose and look for a solution from it- be it a pass, dribble or back flick [to Messi of course].

 

[KingLeo10]

I miss the days of going into a game with prime Xavi and Iniesta, knowing that no matter which midfield the opponent served up in whichever stadium, the midfield battle WAS ALREADY WON AND DUSTED.

Can't remember a single time (big game, not some random CDR) where we were outplayed in the midfield in the 08-12 era.

Let's hope Gavi, Pedri, Nico, and FDJ give us 50% of that (would be enough to win a CL TBH).