8 - Pedri

putogusiluz8

The Pale One
Thiago needs lock him in a room and teach him technical empathy. His final third play goes up a level once he develops a good final ball. Add that to his arsenal and we have a truly generational midfielder.
I agree. He is only missing a (consistently) good final ball to be at the level of Iniesta and the other midfield Gods. Cus lately I've seen him pull off some tasty passes, but he doesn't pull them off let alone attempt them regularly. Besides that, composure, ball retention, controlling tempo, dictating play, even dribbling to an extent (though not quite like Andres, not sure he'll ever match him there tbh) is world class level.
 

Temptation

Well-known member
I agree. He is only missing a (consistently) good final ball to be at the level of Iniesta and the other midfield Gods. Cus lately I've seen him pull off some tasty passes, but he doesn't pull them off let alone attempt them regularly. Besides that, composure, ball retention, controlling tempo, dictating play, even dribbling to an extent (though not quite like Andres, not sure he'll ever match him there tbh) is world class level.
Iniesta didn't have a consistently elite final ball like KDB, Xavi or Ozil.

He had some elite assists in big moments and hence the perception.

Xavi played considerably deeper as a metronome but still had a much better final ball than Iniesta.
 

Fati_Future_BallonDor

Well-known member
Below, check out the key statistics behind Pedri’s stellar showing against Real Sociedad:

133 touches
105/114 accurate passes (92%)
2 key passes
100% accurate crosses
100% completed dribbles
7 ground duels won
2 tackles
2 clearances
 

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