Pedro Rodríguez

[Tomo 21,751]

On 08/02/2016 at 8:29 AM, Henrique said:

Really embarrassing to compare people talking bad words about Pedro, with people who talked about Costa. Costa did great in Lá Liga with a side that is not as flamboyant as Barcelona, and he was eaily their main man for 13/14 Atlético's epic season. Costa was great for the 1st half of 14/15 season, and yes, he started this season pretty bad, but his problem was more related with being more concerned about starting fights, and lacking desire on the pitch (people thought about Fabregas and Hazard Having problems with Mourinho, but I'm sure Costa had big problems with José, his body language and effort really changes after Mourinho was sacked).

To other what you can say about Pedro? Did you really watched Barcelona games or just the most hyped ones, like El Clássico and Chapions League Finals? Do you remember a great game that Pedro played for Spain NT?

If you watched Barcelona's games, it was clear Pedro wasn't in the same level as the likes of Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Henry, Ronaldinho, Eoo, Giouly or Deco, the attacking players I can remember of the Barcelona great sides of recent years. He was that decent player, that could converte some chances of his amazing side, but never a "key" player.

Playing for Chelsea he looks embarrasing, and I think its really strange that some people believe that there is a "tik taka player". He is not tik taka player, he is just a limited guy with Barcelona's brand on his CV,

I made a lengthy reply to this but internet cut me off and deleted everything, I'll write it up again in next couple of days.

[Jase 43,479]

Took his two goals well today. The second one, especially, was a cracking finish. Was mentally screaming 'WHY IS HE SHOOTING FROM THAT FAR OUT?!' just before he scored.

[the wes 7,212]

50 minutes ago, Jason said:

Took his two goals well today. The second one, especially, was a cracking finish. Was mentally screaming 'WHY IS HE SHOOTING FROM THAT FAR OUT?!' just before he scored.

That's the Pedro we have been waiting for ? I hope there's more to come from Pedro

[The Skipper 20,609]

He's a good finisher when he grasps the ball well but he can be frustrating sometimes. Hope he gets into form soon as well. 

[Henrique 9,133]

Perhaps he is our new Kalou. Limited, but still can score at least 10 goals per season.

[DDA 9,929]

12 hours ago, Henrique said:

Perhaps he is our new Kalou. Limited, but still can score at least 10 goals per season.

Nobody is our new Kalou. Kalou is Kalou. Pedro is Pedro!

[Jase 43,479]

Pedro comes good against Newcastle to give Chelsea boost for their pivotal week

One interesting stat from the article...

The flip side, however, is that quicker transitions and longer passes allow dynamic players more opportunities to win the ball. And for all Chelsea’s problems, Pedro has been doing that more this season (2.86 ball recoveries per 90 minutes) than he did at Barcelona. There his tackles and interceptions per 90 minutes were 2010-11, 2.12; 2011-12, 2.29; 2012-13, 1.81; 2013-14, 2.04; 2014-15, 1.65; 2015-16, 2.86.

[Special Juan 28,133]

Won't be up against the awful back-line of Newcastle every week though. Loved his goals on Saturday but want to see a lot more from him.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

On 14/02/2016 at 4:46 AM, Henrique said:

Perhaps he is our new Kalou. Limited, but still can score at least 10 goals per season.

 

He is versatile, a standard 7/10 player, and works hard for the team. Why not? This is his debut season where he has struggled with poor form and fitness. Under proper management and once he has acclimatised, he could be a Malouda/Anelka/Kalou-esque squad player who can give us 10-15 a season.

[chelseafan26 293]

31 minutes ago, BlueLion said:

 

He is versatile, a standard 7/10 player, and works hard for the team. Why not? This is his debut season where he has struggled with poor form and fitness. Under proper management and once he has acclimatised, he could be a Malouda/Anelka/Kalou-esque squad player who can give us 10-15 a season.

I respect Kalou-Malouda-Anelka for all that they did for us in the past. BUT, they were 3 of the most frustrating players to watch. Just like pedro is. Also, lets be real, we are ALWAYS going to have management issues. Our one solution to that problem was stupidly cast aside by the board. Also, we have some exceptional talents in our ranks. The likes of kenedy/musonda/boga are worth taking a risk on rather than having pedro in the squad.

[kiwi1691 255]

2 minutes ago, chelseafan26 said:

Our one solution to that problem was stupidly cast aside by the board. 

Carlo's sacking was sad, but it's been years, you need to get over it.

[chelseafan26 293]

Just now, kiwi1691 said:

Carlo's sacking was sad, but it's been years, you need to get over it.

I had obviously meant JOSE MOURINHO. But I can see that this forum not only dislikes him but almost tends to "hate" when talking about a person who is a legend to the club. I think you are going to disrespect him more, so I really dont want to be a part of this conversation.

[kiwi1691 255]

9 hours ago, chelseafan26 said:

I had obviously meant JOSE MOURINHO. But I can see that this forum not only dislikes him but almost tends to "hate" when talking about a person who is a legend to the club. I think you are going to disrespect him more, so I really dont want to be a part of this conversation.

 

Jose has proven he is not a long-term manager.

The Jose from his first spell at Chelsea is dead. Jose used to be the greatest tactician in the game, the way his teams could beat much better teams was amazing. This season he kept playing under Performing players and  continued with tactics that didn't work, demonstrating the old Jose we loved is gone. 

I will always respect Jose for what he has done for this club, he is Chelsea's greatest ever manager. People cannot continue to make excuses, Jose stuffed up in so many ways, he had to go. Roman respected him and kept him in the job longer than he would have any-other manager that stuffed up so badly. If Jose was still here relegation would still be a possibility, which would be disastrous for this club financially. 

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

Good performance, very industrious as well as a threat going forward, although at times he lost Di Maria going back the way but neat and tidy in possession, rarely gave it away and had a decent half chance if you want to call it that at the end. I think he and Willian have to start our next game for sure, the third slot is a choice between Hazard, Oscar or Kenedy as Hazard wasn't good, Oscar didn't have enough time and Kenedy has impressed in bursts this year but I don't know why he hasn't been in the squad recently. 

[CHOULO19 24,332]

My MOTM yesterday. Showed his experience, imo. Was probably the calmest player on the ball and made some very good movements and runs. Was the only one able to retain the ball in that awful start we had and helped us many times break the pressure that PSG were putting.