Pedri exploited his subtle talent to control the engine room of Barcelona

There is a certain type of footballer who loves the coach – the pet’s pet.

This player often, but not always, works in midfield and acts as a coach’s eyes on the pitch, the manager applies it in view of the game. As a result, it is the person who is best suited to explain coaching vision and game model in real time-an on-field coach as it was.

A rare teacher pet

Even among the teachers’ pets, the pedari stands out. Coaches cannot stop provoking about him.

Consider what Zavi, former manager of Barcelona, ​​said about him: “Pedari will change the face of the team. He is a player who makes us feel emotional and encourages us. I would like to emphasize the way I understand football. He does not lose the ball. He reminds me of a lot [Andres] Inaasta, he makes the difference, he is amazing. I have not seen many talents like him. ,

Spain manager Louis de la Futen, when asked about the height of the roof of the tree, refused to define the border, instead, “Pedri had to find herself, we don’t know what her best version Is because he is so good, he is infinite “. The current Barcelona manager Hans Flicks recently added to the subject, refusing to compare him to “because he is incomparable”.

Pedri was surprisingly completed in professional football. The youngest goal scorer in the history of Las Palmas in 16 years, 9 months and 23 days, he took a step in Barcelona from the Canary Islands, quickly established himself in midfield. He made his 50th appearance to the Spanish Heavyweight when he was just 18 years old, easily seen on the pitch with Sergio Basquets and Lionel Messi.

Unlock your best: The use of Pedri in a double pivot of coach swan flicks allows them to take their moments to play orchestrate and take their moments to impress the final third. , Photo Credit: Getty Images

You only need to see a tree in action to see why he is amazing even among his peers. He attains excellence in all stages. When he is near his best anywhere, the game flows through him.

Pedri can play in advanced midfield, working inside the protective block of the opposition – his close control is sticking to his feet, causing him to turn into tight places between lines, moves forward, moves, team peers Aligns with and the killer finds a runner with a pass. He can also play deeply while inviting the pressure outside the opposition’s defensive block. Their elusive press-resistor makes them a bad dream to control them, as he can break the defensive lines with dragging, one or two give-end-gos as well as more ambitious progressive passes, either away from the foot .

If it was not for injury, Pedri would probably have interacted in Bellon D’Or in the last three years. But the 22 -year -old, who carried the burden of heavy work as a teenager, struggled to stay on the pitch. According to Transfermarkt.com, Pedri missed 26 games in 2021, 15 in 2022, 35 in 2023 and 11 to 11 in 2024. Most of the trimmed is caused by muscle problems, the recurrent hamstring injuries made them the most grief.

Overcome the struggle of injury

In fact, there was a very real fear that the world would not get more than the glimpse of the talent of Pedri, that a career of ‘infinite’ ability would be crippled. But fortunately everywhere for players and football fans, he appears to have turned into a corner. He has missed only three games (two for Spain and one for Barcelona) in 2024–25. Better fitness and play -playing rhythm has helped them to hit the top form as a compulsory part of the flicks’ engine room.

Pedari told the club’s official media channel, Barca One, “I have not felt so long, I often wanted to be so.” “People working in the gym have helped me a lot which is best for my body. We have found the correct formula with physio and trainers. I think I have improved work, in nutrition.

“When you avoid injuries, it is very difficult because you don’t know what is wrong in your life. It is difficult to get out when you enter a loop like this, but I am reaching there. I have learned a lot from the process. I am happy to feel physically good and feel continuity. ,

Pedri is also earning profits from a sense of stability under Flicks. The versatility of the young midfielder has sometimes worked against him. With uncertainty on what his best position is, managers have used him as number 10 and number 8; While he usually handled these changes in a role with APLomb, a more systematic situation is helping him to express his talent completely.

Flicks has deeply used the tree, most often in a double pivot, which allows him to take his moments to play orchestrate and impress the game in the final third. “I also like to play further, with more contact with the ball, I feel very comfortable there,” he said. “For a player, confidence is very important and Flicks transmits you. He trusts you so that you can do what you know how to do. Above all, he has received very clear ideas. ,

The numbers show that Pedri is keeping a seamless weather together with the midfield. He leads Lalliga in overall pass and recovery, and approximately four shot-creating action (aggressive action that leads a shot) is per game per game. He has also scored four goals and supplied three assistance from 22 demonstrations.

In their sites: Pedri has the opportunity to name his name with the greatest midfielders in the history of Barcelona, ​​including Croff, Guardiola, Zavi, Iniesta and Basquettes. , Photo Credit: Getty Images

But Pedri is not focused on their number. “I do not pay attention to any statistical indicator,” he said after winning 4–1 over the last weekend Sevilla. “I like it when the team wins the game. So this is the best campaign in Barca [for me]With the first, but it is to be reflected in the titles. ,

Leaders in Barcelona-Laqliga will expect to be in a dispute for both trophies at the end of a two-point-season trade in the Real Madrid and the Champions League in the Champions League, but it has managed to complete a smart bit in winter. Of business.

In January, Barcelona extended Pedri’s contract by June 2030, securing its major years. The club has not covered itself in glory to transfer and contract this season – President Zone Laparta Dani Olmo has been in the headlines on the handling of defeat, when Laliga ruled, the club was registered with summer signatures Olmo and Pow Had failed to do. Victor in time – but it made headlines on this occasion for the right reasons.

what the future holds

Pedri now has the opportunity to cement its legacy in Barcelona, ​​which has its name with the greatest midfielders in the history of the club, including Johann Crof, Pep Guardiola, Zavi, Inaasta and Basquetts. Already after the Captain’s Armband was wearing, he is also eager to play a leadership role in the young, rich talented squad of Barcelona.

“There are a lot of young players, but when I have gone here, I can also be one of the veterans, not till age, but I think I have weight in the dressing room, that I am important,” Pedri said that Pedri said . “I think the future will be a good team. [this season]Super Cup, we are alive in all of them. Why not for all of them? ,