8 - Pedri

[fergus90]

With such a meteoric rise it's very easy to get carried away and all of a sudden the expectations go from almost nothing to too much. It's also very easy to forget he's just 18, and been professional for about 18 months too.

He's gonna have games where he looks great and others were he looks out of his depth but a teenager from Las Palmas isn't expected to be putting on great performances against the likes of Real, Atletico just yet. Certainly wouldn't of been the expectation from fans in pre-season before a ball was kicked.

The natural talent and ability is obviously there as seen by the amount of faith the coaches have placed in him.

I also think as time goes on he will be more involved in the build up and be more demanding of the ball.

 

[Joan]

I been trying to put my finger on who Pedri reminds me of and I finally got it.

Juan Carlos Valeron. Not defensively as Pedri has more workrate or shooting technique because Valeron was great at that, but the way he moves with the ball and finds his passes with that kind of jerky/lazy "can't be bothered to move my body so I'll just backheel it" kind of way.

Doesn't he also come from the Canary islands?

 

[xXKonan]

He's the greatest talent I have ever seen.

So elegant and makes every Midfielder out there look like Donkeys. Long live King Pedri.

 

[Porque]

Doesn't he also come from the Canary islands?

When Vinny Samways was there he influenced a generation of talents from Valeron to Pedri with his silky touch and Spanglish.

Vinny was probably the best LaLiga player of the 90s.

He's the greatest talent I have ever seen.

So elegant and makes every Midfielder out there look like Donkeys. Long live King Pedri.

Better than Vinny Samways? Not even close.







note: Samways is kind of a cult Las Palmas hero

 

[fergus90]

He's the greatest talent I have ever seen.

So elegant and makes every Midfielder out there look like Donkeys. Long live King Pedri.

That's quite the praise! Nothing will ever beat a young Messi though tearing teams apart.

 

[Joan]

No you are correct, forgot about him. He is maybe the first midfielder to lack what I talk about, and that is why I am a bit sceptical about him.
There were a lot of wingers who lacked that ability as well, but also some fast wingers who were also able to combine better than most wingers...

Pedri can bring a lot to Barcelona. I had high hopes for him when he arrived, and he has been better than I thought. But I don't think he will ever be a great central midfielder for Barcelona, and I do think that he is a bit of a vulnerability at the moment in the current system, not least because of Koemans belief in him. He was one of the worst players in both legs against PSG.

And out of all these Barca midfielders La Masia has recently produced, how many were good enough to compete at the top? Not enough. And Pedri is. At an incredibly young age. Now I don't mind you going around splitting hairs and looking for his flaws, but it does sound very biased.

He's a great all-arounder, gifted in defending, runs a lot, covers ground, wins duels, steals balls, and manages a decent amount of creative passes and actions. And is incredibly reliable and almost always solid so don't agree he's a weak link. No wonder coaches are crazy about him. I'd also like him to take more risk but might come there with time. Disagree about PSG, but no point going there.

 

[fergus90]

And out of all these Barca midfielders La Masia has recently produced, how many were good enough to compete at the top? Not enough. And Pedri is. At an incredibly young age. Now I don't mind you going around splitting hairs and looking for his flaws, but it does sound very biased.

He's a great all-arounder, gifted in defending, runs a lot, covers ground, wins duels, steals balls, and manages a decent amount of creative passes and actions. And is incredibly reliable and almost always solid so don't agree he's a weak link. No wonder coaches are crazy about him. I'd also like him to take more risk but might come there with time. Disagree about PSG, but no point going there.

The PSG second leg he was terrible first 30 minutes but then was probably the best player on the pitch in second half. Showed great temperament and responsibility to do that after the first half, many young players especially would have hid from getting the ball after that but he rose to the occasion.

 

[Joan]

The PSG second leg he was terrible first 30 minutes but then was probably the best player on the pitch in second half. Showed great temperament and responsibility to do that after the first half, many young players especially would have hid from getting the ball after that but he rose to the occasion.

Right. Had a very slow start and seemed overwhelmed, but bounced back strong. Can't really say he was among the worst.

Btw, slow, sloppy starts becoming his trademark.

 

[Bobo32]

And out of all these Barca midfielders La Masia has recently produced, how many were good enough to compete at the top? Not enough. And Pedri is. At an incredibly young age. Now I don't mind you going around splitting hairs and looking for his flaws, but it does sound very biased.

Since Xavi they produced in the MC position: Iniesta, Fabregas, Thiago, Puig who are world class. That is one every five years roughly, a perfect rate if you want to occupy both spaces with them continually.
Then there are Roberto, Suarez, Alena, Rafinha, Olmo and surely some more I forgot who are active now and have shown to be good enough for a squad role. And I wonder how many Busquetses have been neglected both before and after Pep...
I don't know what more to expect, if they wanted they could have played with only la masia midfielders ever since -03 and they would compete at the top.

He's a great all-arounder, gifted in defending, runs a lot, covers ground, wins duels, steals balls, and manages a decent amount of creative passes and actions. And is incredibly reliable and almost always solid so don't agree he's a weak link. No wonder coaches are crazy about him. I'd also like him to take more risk but might come there with time. Disagree about PSG, but no point going there.

Sorry but some of this once again seems like buzzwords from someone not watching very closely: "reliable", "solid" etc.
I have described Pedri many times before and will not do it again right now...

 

[JamDav1982]

'Puig is world class'.

'Busquetses'

 

[Joan]

Sorry but some of this once again seems like buzzwords from someone not watching very closely: "reliable", "solid" etc.
I have described Pedri many times before and will not do it again right now...

Closely with a pointer? Guilty as charged.

Reliable? Able to be trusted. Solid? Of a good standard, usually good.

 

[Messi983]

'Puig is world class'.

'Busquetses'

 

[Porque]

 

[Messi983]

10 - Against Georgia, Pedri Gonz?lez made 10 recoveries, the most by a player in his first start for Spain since Daniel Carvajal in a friendly against France in September 2014 (14). Sacrifice.

 

[Total-Football]

That's quite the praise! Nothing will ever beat a young Messi though tearing teams apart.

Absolutely. I heard about commentators comparing Messi to maradonna at the age of 15 or 14.. 3 years before ever debuting! His hype was insane