Within all the lows important that the FC Barcelona in recent weeks, the one that has undoubtedly most conditioned the group of Flick has been the absence of Pedri. The Canary Islander, out since January 21, has not played since leaving the duel against him injured. Prague Slavia. Since then, seven games outside in which the team has not stopped missing him. Only against Girona, the midfield formed by De Jong, Fermín and Olmo They stole fewer balls among the three of the average that the canary has had since the season started. A capital player that we will see when he returns to the playing fields. He big goalhave him for the return of the Copa del Rey against Atlético de Madrid.
The evidence that this Barça needs Pedri
They say that you don’t appreciate what you have until you lose it, and, although in the case of midfielder is different because of how highly valued it is, it has not been until the player has had to stop that more than one has realized that truly the capital player of this team is the ‘8’. In Montilivihis absence was evidence of everything the team loses without the one from the island on the pitch. With Fermin and Olmo acting in the middle alongside De Jong, between the three of them they don’t even They added up the numbers that the midfielder averages in the League.
Until the injurythe average of balls recovered from Pedri was 5.9 per match. Records spectacular that confirm how necessary it is in Barcelona’s style of play. Although, between the three holders that started against Girona, they only added five recoveries, almost one less than those neutralized by the ‘8’ when he steps on the field. On this occasion, the Dutchman added two, the same as Fermin. In the 78 minutes on the field, ’20’ only recovered one ball.
It is true that with the two most reaching midfielders, Barça has won much more in attack with the presence of both. Although, in general terms, the feeling of greater lack of control in the environment has been more than notable during the last month of competition. The last duel in Girona and, above all, the party of Metropolitan they perfectly reflect what the team is that’s Pedri. Ahead, the need (without forcing) for him to return as soon as possible, keeping his mind on the duel in two weeks in the Camp Nou against Atlético de Madrid where the team plays to get into the big King’s Cup final in La Cartuja.
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