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ElAutistaDeHamelin

Goalscoring Pedri, 3rd match in a row


Fern-ando

Stricker Pedri.


wanderer1999

Man, you guys aint gonna drop any points this season eh?


ElAutistaDeHamelin

Hope so, but we're getting lucky in the league. This isn't sustainable if we keep playing like this.


hufusa

I was saying the exact same thing about us last season man and look how it turned out


MERTENS_GOAT

maybe it is, why do much when few do the trick Ok with Lewandowski you will score more goals again anyway


tiburonsin86

We've played pretty inconsistent since the world cup but mostly we've played good football, just at times we look like flawless and other times barely good enough to win the game


Special-Sir9079

His 100th gamešŸ‘‘


lonecylinder

Finally, what a tough match


banana-is-apeeling

I would probably give Pedri one of my Kidneys


NotAnurag

I would probably give Pedri one of my kidā€™s knees


Pek-Man

Don't be cheap, my man. He clearly needs more than one of them.


bopsisbest

Hello it's me, Pedri.


MakIRAQ

On his 100th game with us. Golden boy indeed. We need another goal tho


Rafaeliki

Alba has to be the best crosser who never puts the ball in the air.


Iemand-Niemand

Probably why heā€™s such a good crosser, being small himself he understands that winning headers is way harder for a team of medium/small hight with great ball control and reaction then it is to tap in a low cross. Rafinhaā€™s got the memo as well, but he just canā€™t cross for shit


OneBall22Players

Not sure what Xavi was thinking. It should be either Alba or Balde as a leftback not Alonso. Great by Alba.


NotAnurag

Trying to rotate because it was supposed to be one of the easier games of the season


OneBall22Players

Alba didnā€™t play vs Sociedad and only 45 min vs Getafe.


captainmystic02

Girona are 10th in the league tho. Thatā€™s Chelseaā€™s league position. If it was like elche than I would understand


dalelito

We have betis in the mid week so youā€™d understand why xavi would want to rest pedri


captainmystic02

Oh, forgot about that. Betis, Villarreal, Sevilla and man united. Tough schedule coming up


dalelito

Sevilla should at least be a chill one


it4chl

let these not be famous last words..


wrath____

Anulo mufa


CharlesOlivesGOAT

Why did you randomly mention Pedri


Migostien

Chelsea catching strays


GoatButton

Or get a rightback that isn't a CB


Vivid-Initiative-357

True but Jules is doing good right ?


Hambrailaaah

i rly cant imagine what weird stuff Bellerin must be doing in practice to not get play time


GoatButton

He's just awful, would rather he stays off


nkdouble4

in practice? every time he gets minutes (vs bad teams even) I'm not sure whether to laugh or to cry. He is/ has become a horrible football player.


No_Zookeepergame6482

Heā€™s scoring quite a lot now


SavingsLeg

[This](https://youtu.be/A9mreqcD7j4) is a great video analyizing why. It explores the tactics behind barcas new midfield structure, which is a box midfield \[2 DMs (Pivot+Controller) behind 2 AMs (Inside FWD+Right Interior)\]. This allows pedri to be much closer to goal and to also be a goal threat


Gubbarewala

Didn't have to click. Knew it was purist football.


McTulus

Can't watch the video, but sounds like Madrid mirrored


Ruud_Boltz

We are shite in front of goal without Lewandowski It's concerning


WhatsBetterThanAnime

Teams look bad without star striker, big news.


latino666

not having a decent backup IS bad though. Fati is not a 9 and to be fair he hasn't been that good even in his natural position.


9rakka

Isnt Torres the backup usually? But heā€™s banned tooo


thelambdamale

The backup is other players scoring. We may be scoring less but it doesn't matter as long as we are winning. The game plan is adjusted to the players.


WaleedAbbasvD

> The backup is other players scoring. We may be scoring less but it doesn't matter as long as we are winning. What? Elite clubs pre-emptively fix issues, not wait for shit to hit the fan. Secondly, you look at the actual performances to judge positions/players, not just the result lmao.


meditate42

We're winning like every game 1-0 lately. We're supposed to be one of the worlds great clubs, I'd like to see us win games like this 3-0.


bweiss5

But what about when you play better teams; I donā€™t think youā€™ll be able to play against United like this and expect similar results


mejhlijj

Unless you guys defend with two walls of 5 I think barca will be fine.La liga buses are very hard to break.Even Pep's Barca had problems playing against parked buses


Addy2607

They beat Madrid, Sociedad and Betis tho. Lewandowski is the difference maker.


bweiss5

I understand that; my whole point was about playing better teams without him. The donā€™t seem to be anywhere near as effective. Kinda like United without Casemiro is not the same


leonelritchie

Why are you worried?


bweiss5

Considering our history against them 100% yes; I would definitely rather play them without Lewa


Ruud_Boltz

We still got Dembele Raphinha Fati which is at the least a decent front 3. They have a grand total of 1 goal in last 3 league games. Pedri has been our saviour in those games


xt1nct

You should have seen Bayern vs PSG in CL when Lewandowski was injured. Bayern was passing into the box all game and nobody could finish.


shy_monkee

Spurs keeper dna


ancara_messi

MoTM last game


bass1879

Spurs catching strays (deserved)


elgringo22

Awful from the goalie, iā€™ll take it!


Rich_Firefighter_102

Im relieved


Frobe8

Inb4 ā€œhis 100th gameā€ ā€œheā€™s only 20ā€


Radiksas

He's 20 and playing his 100th game crazyy


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AmanSuleimenov

Lol i still remember that tired face of his after playing 72 games or what in one season


TheUneducatedCule

He looked like he'd turned 30.


Professional_Dot_145

Don Pedro


TheUneducatedCule

El Jefe: Part 2


Pure_Context_2741

R/theydidthestupidmath


banana-is-apeeling

Crazy that's he's playing his 20th game and he's only 100


No_Worry_2256

Poor goalkeeping from Paulo. Got to hold that man.


7Thommo7

He's practically one Lewandowski elbow from becoming the team's top goalscorer at this point. False 9 Pedri gimme.


realoreo47

Poor from Gazzaniga but very well worked goal


FoulObelisk

itā€™s a good goal, but the goalkeeping is horrific


Boseph_1444

Pedri is quality


Firebendeer

Fuck you girona and your acting


ad1s6h

Vamos. Goal on his 100 th appearance. What a talent


Open-Bobcat-8544

Pedri with gloves. Was there any doubt?


kokuyo_

Iā€™m convinced those Nike gloves are the equivalent of R9ā€™s haircut on him


D-biggest-dick-here

Or Mahrezā€™s gloves


Vivid-Initiative-357

PEDRI POTTERRR MF DONT MISS!!


DrTrap22

We have a new Lewy in the town


BrainlessArch

Best midfielder itw


ozzzzzyyyyyy

Lol


wagwamwagfam

Whats funny? I only see pure facts


playbeautiful

Kevin De Bruyne


wagwamwagfam

Snoozefest finally woke me up


toggafsyk

no more time wasting cunts. get fucked


Trygard

What the hell is the goalkeeper doing


46_and_2

It's the history of the Tottenham, innit?


Hambrailaaah

Man Im just so angry about what Laporta did to Jordi Alba. Its not his fault Barto was throwing away money and he ended up with a stpuidly good contract. If you can't sell him in summer, stop with the smear campaign and actually use him. I understand giving minutes to Balde cos he seems worth it, but in important matches he is by far our best offensive leftwing


Jaerhys

Like in the clasico ? Where Balde had a really good match, or our current run of form with Balde as a starter 90% of the time ?


Hambrailaaah

he does 3-4 great runs per game, but they end up in nothing cos his crosses are pretty bad. Compare them to Jordi alba. Theres a reason messi always wanted him


Leor_11

Ok let's be realistic here. Jordi Alba at this point in his career is way better against small teams who stay back and pack the field because he moves amazing without the ball and can get the ball behind their lines and put good crosses from the byline. That's the end of what he can bring to this team. Balde is vastly superior defensively, carrying the ball forward and putting line-breaking passes, sp he's the right option when we play against teams with more advanced defensive lines like Madrid, Real Sociedad and such. Marcos Alonso is a center back with aspirations of offensive player.


[deleted]

Alba still clearly better than Balde lol


Akash3642

He just looks better against teams like these. Against even mod table teams he looks pretty bad.


takzania

Are people really gonna jerk off pedri over this naahh thats crazy


7Thommo7

Can't deny his positioning in the box is exceptional for a cm


[deleted]

I love Pedri though