8 - Pedri
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draconifire
NTC with a Positive attitude
We definetly are cursed.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Says the autistic faggot who basically destroyed Araujo's career with his "best CB itw" kiss of death.
The moment KL praised this dude was the end of his young career 😥 luckily he calls Hansi 'Bumsi' , that opened the way for the treble
xXKonan
Senior Member
He gave me Carlos Kameni vibes.
God that guy was a menace back in the day. Dude showed up in big games and felt like he saved every damn shot you can think of.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Pedri playing well? Check
Bucktooth Baljeet seething about it? Check
Is he better than Gravenberch though?
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Toni Kroos about Pedri:
"That's a player you miss when he's not playing. He doesn't just score goals, he doesn't just set up goals, he gives you solutions. In my eyes, a Pedri like that is almost more important than a Yamal, than a Raphinha, than Lewandowski. Those are the decision-makers, but to get there, Pedri is currently the best there is in that position in my eyes - and that's saying something, because I have white Real Madrid eyes," said Kroos.
"Pedri is one of the very few midfielders in this position who has the ability to dribble past someone in a confined space. That's actually the supreme discipline, that you're able to outplay an opponent with just one pass. Or with a short dribble. Pedri helps you in all phases of the game: against high pressing, because he's able to solve that, or against a deep block, because he's able to find solutions and spaces there too," explained the 35-year-old, backing up his words with figures.
Kroos: "I had a look at what Pedri is doing this season: In the Champions League, he's outplaying 52 opponents per game, which makes him better than 91 percent of all other players in his position. He outplayed eleven defenders per game, which is better than 97 percent of all other players in his position. It's even more extreme in the league season, where he outplays 59 opponents per game, which is better than 97 percent of all LaLiga players in his position - and twelve defenders per game, which is a mega amount. He's better than 100 percent, which means he's the best."
"That's a player you miss when he's not playing. He doesn't just score goals, he doesn't just set up goals, he gives you solutions. In my eyes, a Pedri like that is almost more important than a Yamal, than a Raphinha, than Lewandowski. Those are the decision-makers, but to get there, Pedri is currently the best there is in that position in my eyes - and that's saying something, because I have white Real Madrid eyes," said Kroos.
"Pedri is one of the very few midfielders in this position who has the ability to dribble past someone in a confined space. That's actually the supreme discipline, that you're able to outplay an opponent with just one pass. Or with a short dribble. Pedri helps you in all phases of the game: against high pressing, because he's able to solve that, or against a deep block, because he's able to find solutions and spaces there too," explained the 35-year-old, backing up his words with figures.
Kroos: "I had a look at what Pedri is doing this season: In the Champions League, he's outplaying 52 opponents per game, which makes him better than 91 percent of all other players in his position. He outplayed eleven defenders per game, which is better than 97 percent of all other players in his position. It's even more extreme in the league season, where he outplays 59 opponents per game, which is better than 97 percent of all LaLiga players in his position - and twelve defenders per game, which is a mega amount. He's better than 100 percent, which means he's the best."
Iniesta Ultra
Senior Member
Flick needs to have him watch some clips how an 8 should be playing for us.
Horatio
You're welcome
ah yes.. Kroos runs a podcast now right? Or write opinion pieces? Or both?
So we can expect to see more of these.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Everything Kroos is saying has been unlocked by him deeper and getting on the ball more often.
Type of player in that position Kroos will love as he played in similar areas.
Clear as day that was way Pedri was heading.
Type of player in that position Kroos will love as he played in similar areas.
Clear as day that was way Pedri was heading.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Kroos runs a podcast with his brother Felix for some time, its called 'Einfach mal Luppen'
Einfach mal Luppen
Der eine wurde zum Fußballer des Jahres gekürt, ist Follower-Multimillionär und spielt bei Real Madrid. Der andere hat sich in Köpenick – beim Madrid Berlins – in die erste Liga gekickt. Toni und Felix Kroos wollen aber mehr: vor allem Kontakt halten. Die beiden Brüder besprechen in ihrem neuen...
einfach-mal-luppen.podigee.io
Jozh
Member
Lovely read
KingLeo10
Senior Member
Midfielders should be graded on the Xavi scale for how well they can manipulate time and space (08-11)
I’d say Pedri right now is 0.5 on that 0-1 scale. Will level up to 0.7 if he dominates Inter and PSG/ Arsenal midfields
jamrock
Senior Member
That's pretty much my scale, Xavi, Iniesta, busquest, seedort, kroos and so on.
I remember watching ESPN FC and mario melchiot was telling a story about seedort in training.
To summarize, seedort basically told him, when you see me being marked tightly pass me the damn ball, it doesn't matter who is marking me, stop looking around for another pass.
If you don't have that kind of sauce, I can never rate you that highly as a midfielder.
Anyone can doing in space, but can you create your own space, to get more time on the ball.
Olmo
Yamal
Pedri
The only 3 players we have that can do that in the current squad.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Seedorf is nowhere near that category of player as good as he was.
We know the players that Pedri himself loves to watch and play beside.. as does Gavi, Fermin etc.
Each to their own.
We know the players that Pedri himself loves to watch and play beside.. as does Gavi, Fermin etc.
Each to their own.
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