Pedro Rodriguez

[barcanuck]

Amount of critics - Alexis

 

[DonAK]

Why are you guys comparing them?

The one who will perform better or can play that specific role vs an opponent will play, that's it.

 

[barcanuck]

For me comparing these two is too close to call and that's why I am against seeing both of them on the field in the big games since they do the same things and don't provide enough of an edge like Tello or a plan B like Dongou.

 

[evilhita666]

Speed - Tie
Long range shooting - Pedro without a doubt has a harder shot and can shoot with both feet
Close ranger finishing - Alexis has surpassed Pedro's finishing in last 2 years
Short passing - Pedro
Long passing - Alexis
Dribbling - Alexis even though he's goofy and falls down a lot, Pedro doesn't take players on as much as Alexis.
Workrate - Tie
Heading - Tie

Pretty much... Alexis is way better than Pedro at heading the ball though, he has a nice spring and is able to direct the ball decently, he has scored a handful of goals like that for us... Pedro rarely gets into heading situations maybe due to his "inferior" physique...

However, I don't think comparing them is useful even if they serve similar purpose on the pitch... For once I'm happy we have options up front and if all of them seem to be performing at a good level, I don't see how that can be a bad thing... As we know, every season hides a monster down the road and the more prepared we are to fight it the better, having Pedro and Alexis firing on all cylinders can only be a good thing, as minutes will be distributed evenly reducing fatigue and in case of injury we won't be left in hopelessness...

Congrats to Pedro on his hat trick, it's so relieving to know he can score like he used to... Hopefully he can keep this up, very happy for him...

 

[Darko]

Great hattrick showing Pedros qualities,the first one is about power,the second is about positioning,and the third all about finesse!

 

[Rahj]

Pedro: "Signing a centre back? It's not up to me to decide, but I think we already have a great squad and enough centre backs." [cope]

 

[mixer]

Pedro: "Forming a forward line with Messi and Neymar sounds good. Hopefully I can play with them, but there's a lot of competition." [cope]
Pedro: "Tata Martino talks a lot with us. He asks us to show a lot of character and we're recovering things that we had lost." [cope]
Pedro: "Signing a centre back? It's not up to me to decide, but I think we already have a great squad and enough centre backs." [cope]

 

[Aryagorn]

Pedro: "Tata Martino talks a lot with us. He asks us to show a lot of character and we're recovering things that we had lost." [cope]

good to see them acknowledging the fact that they haven't been performing to their best... I mean Alves even admitted they haven't been pressing like they used to or they should! Half the job of a new manager is already done and it remains to be seen how good a tactician Tata is!!

 

[Jaguar]

Pedro: "Signing a centre back? It's not up to me to decide, but I think we already have a great squad and enough centre backs." [cope]

 

[barca7788]

that 1st goalarty1:

 

[Flavia]

Pedro: "Forming a forward line with Messi and Neymar sounds good. Hopefully I can play with them, but there's a lot of competition." [cope]
Pedro: "Tata Martino talks a lot with us. He asks us to show a lot of character and we're recovering things that we had lost." [cope]
Pedro: "Signing a centre back? It's not up to me to decide, but I think we already have a great squad and enough centre backs." [cope]

Did you expect him to say he thinks the team is weak at the back? It's a political answer, so no one gets angry with him.

 

[Barcaman]

good to see them acknowledging the fact that they haven't been performing to their best... I mean Alves even admitted they haven't been pressing like they used to or they should! Half the job of a new manager is already done and it remains to be seen how good a tactician Tata is!!

Only it's easy to press when you know you'll be playing 45 mins. Once the season starts we'll see how it goes.
Messi impressed me the most in these friendlies with his commitment. Hopefully he's intent on keeping it up.

 

[Darko]

Did you expect him to say he thinks the team is weak at the back? It's a political answer, so no one gets angry with him.

this

 

[barcanuck]

He only scored 10 goals last year, let's hope he improves on that. 10 goals again and me thinks he's out next year.

 

[psychotsek]

I just don't get it. Even if he under performs by your standards (10 goals or less) what's the problem of having a player like him as a sub?