Key footballer for Barça
Pedri is the footballer who recovers the most balls in LaLiga
The Canary Islander has adapted wonderfully to the double pivot, where he plays alongside Marc Casadó. Together they form a great tandem, both in defence and attack.
Pedri is facing his season of revalidate. After a splendid first year, in which he played everything with FC Barcelona and the Spanish National Team, injuries have not let him breathe. This has reduced the participation of the Canary Islander and has generated an irregularity that has led him to be the object of criticism by many Barça fans. However, this season he is managing to leave behind the physical problems and reveal his great performance, generating applause and praise whenever he steps on the field.
Hansi Flick has given him a different role to the one he has been playing in recent seasons. Under the command of the German, his usual position has moved away from the three-quarter zone, moving to the base of the play. He forms a double pivot in the center of the field, alongside Marc Casadó, who is the most defensive player of the duo, and they carry out tasks of creating and destroying football.
Pedri has recovered 105 balls in LaLiga
The midfielder from Tegueste has played all year, mainly as a starter. Hansi Flick tries to ration his minutes by replacing him in many second halves, as he wants to have him available due to his weight in the team's play. It is totally logical because, in addition to creating chances, having scored 3 goals and provided 2 assists in LaLiga, Pedri has recovered 105 balls without being a defensive player.
According to what has been published in 'X' by the statistics portal Opta Jose, the islander is the player who has recovered the most balls from the dominance of his opponents. Taking into account that he has played 18 games, he generates an average of 5.83 steals per game. The list of five members is made up of Luis Milla (Getafe, 92), Lucas Torró (Osasuna, 91), Fede Valverde (Real Madrid, 91) and Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona, 90).
105 - Outfield players with most recoveries in @LaLigaEN 2024/25:
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 18, 2024
105 - PEDRI
92 - Luis Milla
91 - Lucas Torró
91 - Fede Valverde
90 - Miguel Gutiérrez
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Regarding the average, the Blaugrana midfielder also leads the list. After his 5.83 recoveries per game, there are Lucas Torró's 5.68; Miguel Gutiérrez's 5'62; Luis Milla's 5'41 and Fede Valverde's 5'37. He is also the youngest player on this list.
