BusiTheKing
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Dont agree with that and think he is better in the tighter areas than open game.
Yes he is better in tight areas than open spaces. But that has nothing to do with my statement.
Dont agree with that and think he is better in the tighter areas than open game.
:10 - could've lobbed over defender to Lewa but instead back passes while dribbling forward
:16 - good play to prevent a tackle*
:37 - good Busi-esque pass*
:55 - under pressure in oppo box but easy assist attempt, his only attempt all match, to Busi
*why we never see this calm yet defense breaking type passes in the final third
Musiala wasn't particularly good in yesterday's games either. And as always it is easier to look good in teams who transition fast and play vertical. Look at someone like Bellingham who has something ridiculous like sub 70% pass success but in a team that is built to sell young talents and plays for it.
Pedri definitely lacks the natural physical assets of these two and it shows when he is peripheral to the match. Hell, he even lacks the physical assets of Balde which helped him hold his own against the Bayern team.
Back to Pedri, his big problem is not talent but that he is not "inside" the game, but drifts in and out. Xavi needs to decide if he wants Pedri to be the centre of the midfield or still go with Busquets. It's the same with Gavi, he is not influential enough in the game. But when the coach trusts him to be so, he is great.
Any young player will be inconsistent, but the whole picture is that we are more often than not not trusting the young players in important roles enough.
Only watched him properly this season and I don't see how he's good in final third based on that time span?
That's not even up for debate. He's much better in dealing with tighter spaces. That's his biggest strength.
I still have no doubts that Pedri will become WC. We are expecting too much from kids like him and Gavi to lead Barca. Xavi and Iniesta were not doing that for a long time.
I think Pedri has been given extreme trust, both in Barcelona and in the national team.
I fail to see any tweaks to his game, sometimes you see young players develop their habits and styles a bit, and I think Pedri was a player in big need of tweaking, but he plays the same way, or even more comfortably with time. My qualms about him is mainly his movement being too rounded and undynamic - he jogs in the same tempo in circles like a player in the lower divisions does, and his decision making being too predictable and safe (probably due to him not seeing enough to be fair).
There were a few occasions yesterday where he was very lazy and tried to receive without looking behind his shoulder only to be dispossessed, and many many occasions as in any game where he plays extremely safely and predictably in a very slow tempo. Sometimes sometimes he switches tempo, but he plays like he knows his place in the team is so safe that he doesn't ever need to make anything happen.
That's fair. I think to start with that it was a mistake to play Pedri where he was. Against a superior physical side you are severely limited what he can acheive. Going back a few years now, the Spanish coach in the U17 World Cup decided to put Pedri on the right wing against France because he is an all purpose player. He played a very bad game because his movement patterns are limited against superior physical players. The best player on the pitch was Agouame (who we wanted to sign before he chose Inter). Now fast forward a few years and look where both players are.
The point is we all know Pedri has poor acceleration, decent top speed, and will cover the most metres in the match, while being a very sound passer. So we really need to trust that and push that. I don't think we are taking advantage of many of his skills having him receive the position to solve situations advanced in midfield, putting him on the left wing against a team like Bayern where Raphinha or Ferran will offer more on both the offensive and defensive end.
So he definitely also stalls too much in possession and doesn't initiate the progressive pass quick enough, and in part that is also because in over a year we haven't developed a system to overload and create from the centre. We're not even working opportunities through the wings, it is mainly the wingers having to create for themselves unsupported.
Lastly, yeah, I see more trust in the national team for he and Gavi which I alluded to. And althugh its generally a lower level game, they both look much more comfortable dictating play, and that is playing with Busquets too who is tasked with a much more supporting role and hardly overlaps the central midfielders.
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I am beginning to get very disenchanted with him.
Just weak on all fronts. I am against the idea 9f playing both Pedri and Gavi together in a Cl game.
We should have bigger, more experienced players in midfield, not two small kids.
It's a shame to see that 'body transformation' he did in off-season was probably just a pump and good lighting. Doesn't look a single bit stronger than he ever was.
Barca conditioning propaganda strikes again, we always hear every off-season about how the players are stronger or fitter and it never translates on the pitch.
Lastly, yeah, I see more trust in the national team for he and Gavi which I alluded to. And althugh its generally a lower level game, they both look much more comfortable dictating play, and that is playing with Busquets too who is tasked with a much more supporting role and hardly overlaps the central midfielders.
He is just like Isco, maybe a little fitter and a little less technically gifted. Nothing like Iniesta, end product is missing.