The situation
Pedri was the revelation signing of 19/20. The Canarian arrived from UD Las Palmas as a good promise of Spanish football, but this was revealed as a certainty in the elite. Now, at just 19 years old, the midfielder is already a key player for both Barcelona and La Roja. Already aware of the success (he won a Copa del Rey in his first campaign) and the most bitter side of football with harsh defeats, complicated years and injuries, the man from Tegueste assesses this exciting campaign in an extensive interview in Sport. One of the reasons for the illusion is the new additions that have arrived and are already shining at the Camp Nou. In this talk, SPORT gave Pedri the opportunity to analyze the newcomers one by one and he stated that he was truly surprised with Kessie. “Kessié is an animal, she is crazy on the pitch. When they collide, people are thrown three meters away, as I said, in training I prefer not to be by their side”, she assured jokingly. He also had good words for Bellerín, Marcos Alonso (“a great friend of mine”), Christensen (“he’s very good at taking the ball”), Koundé (“I liked him a lot at Sevilla”), Lewandowski (“it’s the goal”), Raphinha or Pablo Torre.
The details
The midfielder also spoke about the season in Barcelona, his pending tasks, his injuries, in defense of Ferran and his particular relationship with Dembelé. These were the rest of the statements to SPORT. Start of the season: “We have had a good start. Both us and Madrid have started very well and the signings bring a lot of things, as is being seen on the pitch” Injuries and physical changes: “When injuries arrive you ask yourself many things, how they came about, what you can do to improve. I have changed things in my daily work and outside the sports city. I work a lot on the physique, I still have to improve, but little by little I am adding small ones. Dose in daily training. You can’t put in so much day by day because of how busy the calendar is, but you can always improve “