Pedri needs to bear at least some responsibility. He went to the Olympics against Barcelona and Koeman's wish.

@avikellerman4539

2 ай бұрын

Yeah...That's why he's sucked for the past 1.5 years...He went to the Olympics and played a few matches. That's gotta be it.....

@jekonimus

2 ай бұрын

When being that young, he needs to be managed. Young players do not say no to OL. He should have been managed better imo. There should have been a "grown up" telling him, advising him, guiding him.

@chariskadosh2715

2 ай бұрын

​@@jekonimusYou mean grown-ups like Koeman who advised against it?

Pedri has been underperforming most of the season. Yeah it’s been a lot of injuries … but he shouldn’t be starting every game. It’s time to give Fermin more chances .

@mrlewin5134

2 ай бұрын

I was about to say that

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! He needs to compete for start like Iniesta always had to with Xavi

one thing that gundogan said in an recent interview (you can cross check + i am paraphrasing) was that, "xavi and pep talk the same football". If Gundogan is comfortable enough comparing those 2, then i think we have a conversation about the potential of xavi.

@barca-vibe

2 ай бұрын

Ofcourse they play similar football with some differences because of the players each have Plus city have better players so the shots are going in more..the passes are connecting more..that team knows each other better You can see how both teams tries to find interior players when opposing team is pressing high or the long balls that barca tried this season but wasn’t connecting

@barca-vibe

2 ай бұрын

I can even bring more similarities When opposing team is sitting low block We pass around in one side..tilt their defense and switch the play on the other side

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

@@barca-vibe True, but also, name a midfield player on City who is not required or expected to score? There is not one. Kevin, Rodri, Silva, Bobb, Doku, Foden, Grealish, etc.. they are all expected, and do, score. Barca? Expected? Gundo? Frenkie doesn't even try and Pedri tries at times, fails at many, but rarely gets great opportunities. Barca cannot make up its mind what offense it wants to run. Headers to Lewa? Crosses to Lewa? They don't havethat combination play you alluded to, the kind one sees at City or even Arsenal under Pep's other alcolyte

Great discussion really like the questions raised and answered

Pedri had good and horrible moments. He’s refusing to make long passes on quick decisions and opts for high risk drbblings in high risk/ low rewards situations instead. It’s not like he wants to command the tempo, at this point it looks more like he can’t play and think quick enough sometimes. This is criticism on a high level but that’s what we need to win ucl knock out stage matches. I was also frustrated with frenkie. He goes into dribblings against the press but instead of using the advantage he gains, he mostly opts to spin back again and make a lateral or back pass that does mostly nothing. What was also missing were quick, long passes to the other side of the field, we were forcing short passes on the same side over and over again instead of using the width of the pitch to our advantage. For some reason our players aren’t confident in their long passing ability and/or in yamals ability to receive it.

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

Frenkie and that spin/shake-off move is getting ridic. It's now automatic. Habitual. He needs to watch 3 days worth of Kevin DeBruyne highlights Clockwork Orange style.

Thanks for the great content

well if we have that much injuries and skew squad depth should we abandon the 4-3-3 and play a back 3 with 3-4-2-1 like xabi or inzaghi side to play these player in a more comfortable position and maybe experiment with yamal to more central position

Hey Dan, your guest did on amazing job of breaking down xavis problem on the podcast, need to bring him more often, the guy have a wealth of knowledge!!!

Dan, I appreciate all the work you do. Just a little counsel: Put some work into managing sessions when you have a guest. You tend to overshadow your guests, and you end up doing much of the talking. A better way is to guide them into topics you want them to talk about, then sit back and listen. Probe or share yours, and let them comment. Keep up the good work brother!

@mrlewin5134

2 ай бұрын

I kind of like it better like this I want to hear both their opinion not just the guest

@chariskadosh2715

2 ай бұрын

@@mrlewin5134 offcourse he should air his opinion. However, courtesy demands that when you bring a guest, you give them more room

@mrlewin5134

2 ай бұрын

@@chariskadosh2715 fair enough man

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

Dan like to butress and give background on all his opinions to make sure the listener understands that he's coming from knowledge and not just taking hot takes. I listened to him for a long time and it can get quite annoying, mostly because everyone knows that Dan is not a hothead driven by emotion and makes considerate talking points. He should not feel the need to defend every opinion he makes IMO. He does not have to qualify his opinion by going on a tangent that demonstrates his decsion making process. It's q quirk for sure, but he has gotten better

Really xavi has to teach De jong how to raise his head and pass to Yamal on time. This is so crazy to put it all on xavi. I was watching Gundogan in that match and he was screaming at pedri because pedri wanted to take more than 3 touches before making a pass and the spaces were closing because of that. There was a time in the game Gundogan puts his Hands on his head because he could not believe the decision pedri was making.

More concerned on the last 20 mins after conceding the goal. The way we lost the momentum and were unable to get the ball out of our half, players looked clueless and gassed out & Xavi not subbing players to match the intensity was a major lapse. Remember at one point De Jong trying to carry the ball from our box and was caught right into their midfield press. Had it not been a foul drawn it was a setup for total collapse (4 vs 3 counter). Xavi needs to find a solution for these plays as those tense sequences are bound to happen in UCL run!

100% spot on analysis on Xavi. Goodbye and Goodluck 🤙NEXT!!!

Dan you really strip away the raw emotions and give us commonsense. You are spot on on Xavi's situation. I had my reservations when he was picked. But I would say he has been a good transitional manager he can build on his experience for later exploits at least he made us happy for a season . I love your analogies on your education it resonates well with me. He brought in young talent and improved people like De Jong etc. Visca Barca

I just want pedri to take more risks try a crazy pass or shot atleast once per game. But i agree with everything you guys said this podcast

Cant wait to hear you give praise to barcelona after there win today.....

Notice Pedri has been under performing because he's been doing more diffensive duties with the absence of Busquets and Gavi, to many ground to cover in both defence and offence.

Pedri needs to shoot more on goal he rarely does that and always pass the ball barca needs him like man city needs de bruyne

I absolutely agree with your argument about Xavi being similar to that brilliant university genius who is not that good at teaching student. Knowing and teaching are 2 different things. And this is something I've felt with some of my teachers.

I hope the next coach fixes all this

I think we need more of a 2nd forward than a left winger; I’m suggesting this because Lewandoski is one player in the squad who can get us goals! He is not as mobile as he should be so we could get Ademola Lookman to play alongside with him! He is very mobile, a team player, humble and he has good stats. He is also affordable! Then we can fully develop Victor Roque to take over; with a smooth transition. Also I agree that we shouldn’t sell Pedri or Araujo with a better coach I believe they’ll be much better! Our pivot issue could be fixed in the next window hopefully with Onana, hopefully we can sell some players that don’t fit our current system. Joao Felix is good; but we’ll need someone more aggressive off the ball. Right now we have 2-3 passive players off the ball (Lewandoski, Gudogan and Felix) and that’s a luxury we can’t afford right now! To fix our defensive issues our midfield and forwards need to be pressing more to reduce the burden on the defence! I hope we focus on our future so we can get back to our winning ways!

good one

The truth of the matter is we are over rating some of this players. BUSI was the Authority on the pitch and since he left this team is suffering from leadership on the pitch. Everyone is playing in-between themselves because of the pressure. Barcelona is playing like a selfish team. No one is making extra run for their team mates except the kids. This is not on xavi because this players sees the passing lanes but they refuse to make them because of fear. Where are De jong long passes to the wings for raphina from last season. Did he forget how to make them.

We shouldn’t sell Pedri or Araujo just because of the injury issues. It’s the club’s medical staff that need to be changed because our injuries are a squad wide issue. Replacing Pedri and Araujo for someone with the same quality would probably cost us the same amount if not more. It makes no sense to sell them for a big fee just to get a new player to adjust to the system. We’re just selling players that we need like Kessie for Romeu and we’re way worse off in the long run. We need to stand by our players and hope that our next coach is able to solve the medical issues which we have.

Remember something it's the tactics

Totally reasonable decision Dan. If you get an offer you can't walk away from for Araujo or Pedri you have to consider it. This team is so bad financially and Barca is walking a tightrope with these 2 players who are injury magnets. Also true that it's hard to analyze with Xavi and how he runs the show.

I don't know what's wrong with Pedri but the guy is basically non existent in pressing and very poor defensively, somebody needs to tell him that football is not just about fancy moves and assists.

Excellent point about the FDJ run. Anyone get the impression that our offense is like 18th century European warfare? You line-up on a hill, and wait for the opposing army to arrive, set-up camp, and then agree to battle in the field below? It's totally absurd how we cannot and refuse to exploit transitions. It's bonkers. Also, I wish I had a cool Latino twin who loves Barca. and Baby Yoda peering over that hightop is spooking me

Let’s be honest ever since he came back from injury in January Pedri has been playing below his level. He’s capable of so much more but he looks like a third of the player he was previously. He is an anomaly, so we better pray this period is temporary and not a permanent re-alignment because if he plays well that sorts out so many issues we have currently.

@pboyiyinbor6957

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for ur honesty

People forget how bad we are without PEDRI

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

Uh, still bad brah

I think people don't understand pedri is playing out of position and play like how xavi is asking. Him is like playing 2 roll just like fdj

Pedri was never the same after he went to the olympics. And sadly I don’t think he will b the same.

We should not sell Pedri. No way.

Pedri is still a star imo. :) Judging him (hard) when the entire team is inconsistent is not really fair. Xavi is also trying new stuff all the time it seems. Give him (and the others) team consistancy and time to specialize more, without all those fluctuations in flow, performance, positions, instructions and dynamics. Calma :) VB! (i mean ofc they are responsible all of them to some degree, just remember that NOTHING works right now.....and with that in mind, he is actually doing good still)

Xavi with chelsea budget will do wonders I kinda wanna see xavi in chelsea next season

@mrlewin5134

2 ай бұрын

Chelsea won't be able to spendvbig money for a couple of seasons unless they sell alot of homegrown talent

@josephthybrother9534

2 ай бұрын

It isn't about spending, it's about making your player better; it's about getting your ideas & message across! How come Eric Garcia is playing better now than he did under Xavi. Do you sincerely think Barca would be this poor with the same players under Xabi Alonzo or Michel or Klopp or Arteta? Xavi isn't alone. He's in the great player, poor managers Club. Maradona, Henry, Gerald, Lampard, Pirlo, and Magic Johnson (in basketball).

@barca-vibe

2 ай бұрын

@@josephthybrother9534 xavi has the same amount of league titles as the 5 mangers you mentioned combined in last 8 yrs so STFU

ì dont have much faith in 2nd leg... because this is best barcelona we saw this season... and they can't beat napoli who are down bad.... napoli can't be worse next game...

I agree that xavi is the problem because every single player looks worse . The entire team looks bad . Lost , clueless . This has to be the coach . The worse is to sell pedri or araujo and then they look worldclass in another team . I am sure xavi is the problem.

Obviously you didn't watch enough of the 'Las Palmas Pedri' he was a much more mobile, quicker, and tricky version of the player we have @ Barca.. (including the Messi season) So to say Messi brought that level out of Pedri is just a poor narrative, when Infact you could argue that it was Infact Pedri that raised Lionel Messi's level in that final season as Messi looked like he had fallen out of love with Barca (because of the board) at that point.

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

True to a point. Pedri covered A LOT for Messi and a host of other's INABILITY to play the other side ofthe ball. Say what you want about late career Messi, but playing while out of posession does not exist. He walked and scratched his cheek. Period. It is also true that Messi's movements, his drawing-in of defenders and his precision passing allowed Pedri to flourish in the offensive areas. I think Dan mentioned, and allof us see, that after years of repetitive injuries, we have a snake-bitten timid Pedri not playing the way he had. If this is the case, Selling is reasonable (for a considerate sum).

ONLY A MAD MANAGEMENT IF ANY TEAM WULK SHELL OUT 100M OR OVER TO BUY PEDRI WITH HIS INJURY HISTORY, WHEN THEY CAN BUY EQUALLY GOOD, IF NOT BETTER PLAYERS. NOT EVEN EPL TEAMS WITH THEIR CRAZY REVENUE!

Totally agree with Rafa, Xavi is a football genius, but not a coach, and we can clearly see that the team is not motivated or inspired to go to the last mile every match. So, Barca needs an inspirational coach now, I would step down if I was Xavi.

@BarcaBoyTrix

2 ай бұрын

Yeah he only won us LaLiga a few months ago 🙄

@NJ-eo2oc

2 ай бұрын

​​@@BarcaBoyTrixFor real bro. this fanbase is shameful!

@mrlewin5134

2 ай бұрын

​@BarcaBoyTrix lucky title was more individual performances then tactics

Pedri is so different after he got injuries. He plays to slow, less energy and lost his confidence. I am worried Gavi will different as well like Pedri.

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

I think it's very naive to believe that Gavi is going to keep on playing like a daring and reckless rubber teenager as he gets older and collects injuries. It's not possible. What Gavi has is the tacit knowledge of the club born from la masia: passion, fight, and courage. He also has serious mala leche, which is something that endures him to fans. He is not afraid to go at anyone, fair or foul.

Holy reactionary, Pedri is fine, he will be fine. Let's just sell every player who's struggling and still one of the best players on the team. HE IS 21 YEARS OLD, stop overreacting

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

The host/guest painstakingly prefaced this by introducing a scenario where a club offers Barca very high numbers for him. An entirely reasonable proposition considering Barca's horrible financial predicament. You also cannot omit his injury record from consideration. Carrying an injury prone player who misses one third of matches is an extreme luxury. Luxuries are not for the poor. I do agree that, just like Kounde being slammed despite playing out of position, Pedri's lackluster performances are more likely the result of Xavi's baffling offensive schemes. Dan is also correct that Pedri looks hesistant and unwilling to trust his body in certain situations. Pedri can first cut out the diving, flopping, and complaining to officials everytime he is touched. If he's this snake-bitten: sell him.

This guest sucks lol how can you compare Barca and RM teams??? Blaming Xavi for not doing what Ancelotti is doing is crazy to me. We have very different teams! They have 3 differential players who can make things happen. We have one - Yamal. There are a lot of things that are wrong with our team but the guest had horrible takes.

@pboyiyinbor6957

2 ай бұрын

I think his brain is fried for analyzing Barcelona too much. Xavi team last season was very organized because Busi kept everyone on line as he was the captain. This season no authority on the pitch. Players are playing for their own safety.

Pedri should be sold. He isnt fast enough since the injuries and is only one more injury away from losing all his value. Had Yamal passed in first 8 minutes Barca would have been up 2-0.

I can't believe how clueless culers are criticising Pedri over pressing and defence. Two of his lowest skills being forced onto him. For the 100th time PEDRI IS LIKE BUSQUETS AND MESSI. Middle of the field, minimal movement, switching play and creating chances. Atm, it's tricky because if he's placed in the double pivot, there's no defence anchor. And if placed at interior, no affective press. This is why Gavi is so missed because he offers both those attributes.

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

Ahem.. those are 2 skills that Koeman exploited (because Pedri was very young, full of energy, and was fighting for a career) and subsequently propelled him into the starting lineup 🤦‍♀. Pedri's job was to essentially cover for Messi (and quite a few other old-heads) when Barca didn't have the ball. That meant pressing, repossessing, and setting up in a defensive position in our own third while Messi went on a stroll. That's quite literally what he did under Koeman. Look at his heat maps in those campaigns. You say Messi is minimal movement🤣🤣😆. This is patently ridiculous. I had a carnet, religiously attending matches, and was residing in Barcelona when a youthful Messi entered the first team. He was a man possessed and he consumed the pitch. The man would literally carry the ball from the centerline to the goal. We were treated to his b team performances on TV3 on a regular basis. In fact, you can search Messi's teenage years with barca in the second and third here on KZread. Then tell us about minimal movement. Messi only minimized his tenacity and endless running with both systems to counter the defensive coverage teams started placing on him and age (in 30's) so as to prolong his career. Barca in fact built a system around the conservation of his energy and fitness. Anyway, back to Pedri, have you seen his youth/CF Laguna, UD Las Palmas highlight reels or performances? It was anything but minimal movement. Pedri's skillset involves ball retention, quick 1-touch interplay in tight spaces, and pinpoint precise short distance ground passes through lines. I have no doubt that Pep or Arteta, in their systems, could allow Pedri to shine. The issue many of us are having with Pedri, now, at Barca, is his reluctance to commit, his tendency to go down easy, his reluctance to go forward and commit to the counter-transition, and his incessant looking to the official for a foul or a card. This must stop.

@mickie001

2 ай бұрын

@@viscabarca4082 Okay first, I don't need to be educated on Messi. Just like you, I witnessed EVERY detail of his play through out his career. You can't argue that minimal movement for 70% of games was not a major reason for Messi's unstoppable attacks. Preserved energy. Same with Busquets. And secondly, it's just unfortunate that Pedri has been wrongfully utilised his whole career so far. You see Christensen's new role in midfield? That's where Pedri belongs and where he'll thrive the most. Not at interior where he can't effortlessly shoot and has no effective press. I hope the new coach takes care of this.

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

@@mickie001 clearly you do because you are painting with a broad brush far outside the lines.

Barca is not a selling club 🤦‍♂️

@NJ-eo2oc

2 ай бұрын

Yeah i don't know what Dan is talking about 🧐

@viscabarca4082

2 ай бұрын

@@NJ-eo2oc was not* Funny how things change when you're broke as a joke

nono u cant go at pedri like this. he is still so young. he is just about getting his form back. remember he was in and out of injury for more than a year! all players have up and down... i saw messi in his best days not score... and on top what rafa said, the whole team down bad... pedri suffer from this. and he is played out of possition! i think if pedri played in 2015 squad we rate him higher than iniesta.

One do the worst takes I’ve heard on this channel 😢