Pedri is a footballer with an innate talent. He is one of those chosen to be able to do magic with the ball and against Brest he demonstrated it again. The Spanish midfielder was very secure in the double pivot, helping Marc Casadó in defensive tasks, and unleashed his ingenuity every time a play was created.
Under the command of Hansi Flick and his staff, the Tegueste native is finding what he had not had until now: continuity. In past seasons, injuries did not allow him to show his full potential, either because he was out or limping. However, this season he has only had the injury from the Euro Cup, an extension of the internal ligament of the knee, which prevented him from attending the American pre-season tour.
The match against Brest, a delight for the fans
After the match against Celta, in which Pedri started as the most advanced midfielder; against Brest he returned to play at base with Casadó. Olmo was the one who was placed in the position of '10' on paper. However, in reality, at the start of the match, the engine room did not exactly adhere to the initial 4-2-3-1, but was instead an asymmetrical midfield.
Pedri played 88 minutes, until he left the field replaced by Frenkie de Jong. He did so to cheers and applause, as his participation was very good and he made the public get up from their seats on several occasions with his feints. He had a 90% success rate with short passes, completed the 4 dribbles he attempted and won 12 of the 15 duels on the ground he played.
In defense he was a sure thing for his team and was only dribbled past once. In the creation of plays he was a key player, something that can be seen with the success of short passes, the completed dribbles or 12 of 16 completed long passes. Another reason that shows his influence in the match is that he was the player, along with Robert Lewandowski, who received the most fouls (5). When Pedri plays, it shows.