Pedro Rodriguez

[BerkeleyBernie]

Great to see Pedro doing well. I'm glad we kept him as he's the ideal squad player. Berkley keep fighting the good fight.

One thing I noticed rewatching his 2nd (and best) goal in his Huesca hattrick is that he still looked up to see if there was an option to square across the box before taking the shot himself (there was space, but Rafinha was pretty far back and hadn't made the run). His instinct is team over individual. Messi can manage both, but he's brilliant; it's always a juggling act for other Barça players. Sometimes that team instinct screws Pedro, but I still admire it.

 

[Kerrybai]

One thing I noticed rewatching his 2nd (and best) goal in his Huesca hattrick is that he still looked up to see if there was an option to square across the box before taking the shot himself (there was space, but Rafinha was pretty far back and hadn't made the run). His instinct is team over individual. Messi can manage both, but he's brilliant; it's always a juggling act for other Barça players. Sometimes that team instinct screws Pedro, but I still admire it.

What I have always liked about Pedro is that he rarely screws our rhythm, while I love Neymar and Suarez they don't quite 'sync' with the team dynamics the way the Pedro does. Pedro has a natural synergy with Messi,Iniesta etc and we never have to worry about him releasing the ball too late or second guessing his best passing option. I can also testify that the locals in Barca still love and trust in his ability.

 

[TornAndFrayed]

Pedro annoys me like hell, but yea, he does possess many great attributes of a team player. But it's not enough with his horrible finishing (even more so because the guy is actually a decent shot...), under an average coach

 

[Zangash]

Neymar has a larger bag of tricks than Pedro, but he's not 90% more effective in his dribbling results.

This is like watching someone try to argue that Theo Walcott is a better dribbler than Ronaldinho. Amusing yet sad at the same time.

 

[Alik]

This is like watching someone try to argue that Theo Walcott is a better dribbler than Ronaldinho. Amusing yet sad at the same time.

Except Pedro is better than Walcott and Neymar isn't as good as Ronaldinho.

 

[Zangash]

Except Pedro is better than Walcott and Neymar isn't as good as Ronaldinho.

How Pedro compares to Walcott and how Neymar compares to Ronaldinho isn't actually relevant...

 

[Alik]

How Pedro compares to Walcott and how Neymar compares to Ronaldinho isn't actually relevant...

It is when you are comparing the arguments...

 

[te amo barca]

Pedro's dribbling is "clever" whereas Neymar's is flashy and tricky.
End of the discussion.

 

[linetty]

Neymar's dribbling is far superior, whats the point of this discussion...

You can clearly see who's the better player. Pedro is a wonderful team player but that's it.

 

[barcanuck]

Hey Bernie. You do realize 4 out of 6 goals this season are against a 3rd division side right?

 

[Chainsaw]

Hey Bernie. You do realize 4 out of 6 goals this season are against a 3rd division side right?

You do realize Bernie had 3 seasons to realize certain things but still hasn't right?

 

[goope]

 

[Devils]

MOTM for me.

I love Pedro so it's delightful to see him play so well.

 

[dakt]

Agree, MOTM. I hope he won't leave Barca.

 

[Keikoku]

thank you for all ur hardwork.