When Pedri is on the ball, time moves to his pace. He's a Time Keeper

@fazleraabby8350

Жыл бұрын

What a comment.. Perfectamente ❣️

@harshith7793

Жыл бұрын

Best comment!!

@ShervinZ

Жыл бұрын

Yes that what Xavi was

@sofiyatuss9285

Жыл бұрын

Just like xavi

@davidvalencia129

Жыл бұрын

Exactly we need a player to control the tempo of the match in tne bench or find a way around this problem, a winger that can cut inside or bringing Nico Gonzales back.

I feel Pedri absorbs Xavi ball the most. I don't think Xavi spends any effort to transmit to him what he wants. A real gem.

@thepurist_

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, he seems completely natural.

@poko60

Жыл бұрын

If anything Pedri is the most Xavi like character in the team Xavi also used to dictate play. Now Pedri might not be similar or as good, but he does play that role and because we lack Iniesta/Messi type players. We now see the benefit of a player like Pedri

@11amero

Жыл бұрын

@@poko60 Yes. I see him as a mixture of Xavi and Iniesta.

@dr_ubo

Жыл бұрын

@@11amero Yup, Pedri is like a combination of both Xaviniesta, Gavi is a thing of his own which somehow gets messed up by the general internet discourse around it.

@ucanhtran8681

Жыл бұрын

@@dr_ubo Pedri has traits like elite players of the past. But I think he is more a mixture of Zidane-Xavi-Iniesta. Pedri doesn't have the pace as Iniesta, so he relies on his excellent first touch to resist pressing. This trait is like Zidane. The other traits are much discussed so I don't repeat them.

10/10 upload timing

@Itns1222

Жыл бұрын

Context: Barça won el clasico without Pedri

@robben5061

Жыл бұрын

Who would’ve thought

@aliraid1295

Жыл бұрын

@@Itns1222 + Lewandowski. Dembele and Christensen

@kkpw12

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 still video is accurate

@MrElys11

Жыл бұрын

We won but the content of the game was awful.. this video is pure facts

Pedri will win a balon d’or one day. His potential is legit that high it’s insane. Mark my words, we’re watching one of the best midfielders of our generation hands down!

@Shayan10945

Жыл бұрын

Hope so

@jesseauwerda732

Жыл бұрын

Still hard competing with Haaland and Mbappe

@domination8991

Жыл бұрын

@@jesseauwerda732 Very true. I’m confident that if Modric could do it in the Messi & Ronaldo era then so can Pedri!

@jesseauwerda732

Жыл бұрын

@@domination8991 Ronaldo should have won it though, coming from a Messi/Barca fan

@MHF786

Жыл бұрын

@@jesseauwerda732 people were prolly tired of messi and ronaldo winning the award every year.

I want him back so bad. we just cant progress the ball without him. Everytime he is injured we remember how much we need him.

@defnotatroll

Жыл бұрын

Is he injury prone? Worryingly so?

@GomezzFCB

Жыл бұрын

@@defnotatroll No. Bro played like 3k mins including the WC games so it was coming. Literally guy got no rest at all 👁️👁️

@user-oh2sw9im2b

Жыл бұрын

@@defnotatroll nah rarely only reason he got was cus busquest got injured which made him cover alot of ground which can be tiring

@dr_ubo

Жыл бұрын

@@GomezzFCB he hasn't rested for more than a week since he became 19 or something... between being fundamental for both club and country. Take into account he is still physically developing.

The part where you mentioned how Xavi tweaks his system accordingly and the versatility of Pedri in it really shows that you are a quality analyst. Being able to look at the big picture, instead on focusing on a single game combined with pattern recognition are very valuable skills that distinguish you from the rest.

@ybyb2929

Жыл бұрын

In this regard, I was wondering what is your approach to watching the games (besides rewatching the matches, taking notes, looking at stats afterwards etc.)? Are you planning on developing "The Purist" further into a full-time job? If so, you can mention that you have a twitter profile with interesting content in it during the video. Anyways, great video once again :)

@danyaraka

Жыл бұрын

you are very right even i didnt see it coming. great analysis it truly shows the work he puts in

@thepurist_

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your comment, thank you :) Without writing a paragraph, my general approach is to always ask ‘why’ things are happening on the pitch, not just ‘what’, and then bring that to you guys. If I don’t know the ‘why’, then it’s another part of the game to explore and understand.

Pedri is top 5 midfielders in the world... its normal to depend on him. Without him we look nervous in possession, he's a player thats always available to give the ball to his positional sense is incredible and his passing is almost always accurate

Pedri is half the reason why we're able to witness unleashed Dembele. The pausa attracts opposition press and thereforce since dembele operates in wider space, is left unmarked. And pedri then releases an unreal long ball to use Dembele's abilities to their best. The press resistance in opposition half is one aspect barca lacks a lot without pedri.

@yes-wh1zj

Жыл бұрын

Without them both,we seemed to be absolutely powerless going forward.

The timing of this upload😭😭😭

@thepurist_

Жыл бұрын

🫣

@kkpw12

Жыл бұрын

Haha today’s game was chaos more than control it was reactive and not pro active. We all will still need Dembele and Pedri

@imransuhail82

Жыл бұрын

​​@@kkpw12so true, but is it evil to like this version? I loved the performance today. We played a super pragmatic game that is necessary sometimes. if the team develops this as a backup style that can be called upon when plan A isnt working it would make them even more dangerous

@ar21end85

Жыл бұрын

@@imransuhail82Indeed! This classico was the exact opposite of barca style and even though I hate playing against it, it felt……. Refreshing. We might have played like Getafe but it came with result!!!

@kkpw12

Жыл бұрын

@@imransuhail82 I was constantly at the edge! We closed the opposition pretty quickly that's one thing I liked about team today and defense. But What if madrid had a good day ? we can't guarantee win if we play like this in next two classico :(

Just after a Bernabeu Classico win 😂

@cesarmendoza5600

Жыл бұрын

Just after a 0-4 thrashing at the Bernabéu

we won tonight but this was a defensive battle

@tfernandez733

Жыл бұрын

Barcelona didnt have Lew, Dembele, Pedri or Christensen, today they had to play deffensively and it is fine: we have to be able to learn both ways if we want to win something big in the future.

The one thing Barca got really right against RM today and were lacking in the most against United was their intensity and fight to win the second ball and get it out of Real’s counter press. This is a really important aspect in the modern game imo that doesn’t really come into the tactics picture. At the end of the day, it is a team sport and that togetherness and rallying can help come through even with a significantly depleted squad. The midfield and defense was on fire today and their confidence with carrying the ball out of the back with those quick passes was just majestic to watch - that was Barcelona- the movement of the ball was so quick with those combinations - even though they didn’t create a lot of clear chances, it felt dominant. And they should have def scored the second, don’t know what Fati was doing there!

@JohanCruyff-the-Dutch-GOAT

Жыл бұрын

The fact that Xavi told someone before the United fixture how am I supposed to motivate players like lewa to win that trophy really shows Barca didn’t care about that Europa league like we fans do

@dinbachok6424

Жыл бұрын

I hope i'm wrong but i think xavi and laporta does not like europa cup.

@akwilson1676

Жыл бұрын

​@@dinbachok6424 Most big clubs don't. Man Utd is only interested in Europa because it's been so long since they won anything.

@JohanCruyff-the-Dutch-GOAT

Жыл бұрын

@posebno nista still it looked like Madrid had no killer touch, cause so many things was a problem for Barca but Barca’s defense is crazy rn, who do you think is the player of the SEASON for laliga?

@akwilson1676

Жыл бұрын

@posebno nista Yeah Valverde as RCM and Rodrygo as RW is definitely the better option

great video pedri is already irreplaceable for us would be cool if you did a video on possible transfers barca could make (in positions such as DM, LW or RB. maybe even a backup CM for pedri)

@ProClubsHighlights

Жыл бұрын

Gundogan 4 free would be nice 4 cm and dm, arnau martinez rb 15-20 millions, lw get abde back from loan. Then I would sell either ferran or raphinha and get a backup striker.

@GomezzFCB

Жыл бұрын

Branco Van Den Boomen is a real good option tbh.

@emilyscott2536

Жыл бұрын

@@GomezzFCB which position

@marcusxerxes3962

Жыл бұрын

@@ProClubsHighlights PERFECT

I love how casually dembele got unnoticed when he topped every graph he showed.

Dude!! This is so much better to be informed! I love seeing Pedri playing but this video put more emphasis and details to this guy's magic skills. But my question is, who can replace him now if the club is opting for stretching the squad and to have his replacement? Would all these options that Pedri has on the pitch be disrupted when we are having someone like Messi again at this club?

@psychoced437

Жыл бұрын

Pablo Torre can do it but Xavi won't let him prove it

@somkayne

Жыл бұрын

signing bernardo silva will be perfect, but it's quite unlikely

@raktimtibro753

Жыл бұрын

I feel, you need to buy two to three players with varying skillset to compensate for what Pedri alone does on the field, and does so consistently with high success rate. His passes are like an risk taking attacking player, he dictates like a deep lying player, scores like a shadow striker and also contributes hugely to our pressing too. How can you replace all these that Pedri does with just one player alone?

@elliot1029

Жыл бұрын

@@raktimtibro753 i haven't been watching musiala much but i get the impression that he's pretty capable of a good chunk of those things, except maybe he's less of a metronomic controller and more of an attacking player, more similar to foden ... i agree, i can't think of a perfect 1:1 swap for pedri but at the same time i think we need depth and anyone who could properly cover three or even two of those things would be a great addition

@interestingvideos4046

Жыл бұрын

ilkay gundogan perhaps? What u guys think

Pedri can play for deep, can progress the ball from his own yard, can play final pass and now can score. Fantastic dribbler and ball retention. An all time great midfielder is in making

Wow what amazing clear analysis! Love it so much ! It’s actually scary how different the team with and without him .. hopefully they will sign a player that can take some the time and do rotation with him so he won’t be injured. Thank you for the video 🌷

@alexanderbecerrit1718

Жыл бұрын

That's why Barça wanted to sign Bernardo Silva so desperately back in the summer

Fdj is heart of midfield and Pedri is soul of our team....

Pablo Torre is the closest player to Pedri profile in this Barca Team. It's crazy how Xavi just overlook his potential..😔

@SAFESPACE876

Жыл бұрын

I heard xavi wasnt happy with his attitude

@jeffmesi774

Жыл бұрын

@@SAFESPACE876 of course he’s not happy , bro plays 1 game in 30 matches

@kwandangidi8489

Жыл бұрын

Totally different playing styles

I said before and I will say it again, as soon as Barca lose Araujo or Pedri shit gets BAD! We just won against Real tonight and Im super proud of the team but this month will be long... Visca Barca! Lets hope for the best! This title has to be ours!

I have always thought that after Messi's departure, we won’t be able to experience beautiful moments of individual brilliance but never have I thought that Pedri would change that so soon. Whenever he is with the ball, he can pull of magic at any time and he usually does in every match. So, comforting for supporters, teammates and coach alike to have Pedri on the field because of their ease and comfort with the ball given our way of playing. Regardless of his importance and value to the team, he should not be overplayed and rested whenever possible. This time we might have overplayed him and now he is injured.

@Yuh0847

Жыл бұрын

But that messi and pedri link up was nice to see

Pedri frequently takes the burden of showing for, receiving, and keeping the ball for his teammates when they are in difficult positions. I think this not only enables the team to progress the ball more fluidly and quickly, but also makes everyone else on the field more confident of getting out of tough situations and playing at their highest level. I Have watched all of your videos and this has been the best one yet! Keep up the great work.

LOVE that you include clips of the games in your videos. Channels like tifo and FMS have good analysis but it's so difficult to follow without the clips of the games. Your analysis is great. Hopefully you don't get into copyright trouble

Thank you for analysing Pedri's skills and relevance in the team so well!!

I would like to see a video of potential targets in the right back and cdm positions for barca this summer. Foyth and Amrabat seem good to me

We have Papa Kessié now

Brilliant video. The one additional aspect of his game potentially worth discussing is his defensive ability. He doesn’t challenge incessantly like Gavi or have the physical tools of Araujo but his defensive positioning, reading of the game, ball recovery and press resistance after winning the ball back are incomparable. As much as we suffer from a lack of creativity and progression offensively without Pedri, his absence in defence costs as significantly in transition and puts far more pressure on the back line.

I'm glad that I found this channel, I learned so much from your analysis!

@thepurist_

Жыл бұрын

Welcome, glad you enjoy!

Excellent breakdown, keep up the good work

Always on point Purist. Exquisite analysis 💯

That’s why next season Barca should go for a midfielder like Bernardo Silva to compliment Pedri and an elite DM , Pedri can be the playmaker if Silva arrives

@abdulmajid9989

Жыл бұрын

What about de jong? He cant play as a sole dm

@Leosteel.

Жыл бұрын

I think De Jong cannot play as a sole pivot, double pivot maybe, that is why Quality DM needed, not a lot of teams are playing single pivot nowadays as teams high pressing is becoming vicious. More Gavi needs to be used as a super sub if we need to compete in Europe

From the moment he exploded on the scene I knew he would be special. Before the start of the season I said he is our best and most important player. More than Lewandowski even by a mile

The technical analysis you just made is quite on point and also gives perspective to what Barca's future recruitment goal should be;Getting a foil for Pedri.....not necessarily like for like, but someone as dynamic.....I have always had this yearning that as important as Pedri is that could be a pitfall to the potentials of this Barca team.overplaying him on regular can leave him susceptible to aftermath of wear and tear, and when he is not in the squad the cracks beginning to show. He needs someone to take a bit of the burden. I would recommend that guy from las Palma's (moliero). His skill set is quite similar although not on the same level as Pedri, but he's got the potential to reach those heights.on the other hand they could also put their trust in Pablo Torre and give him more game time. That way he eases his way gradually into the team and when fully adapted may give a different attacking/creative profile to the team which can make the team even less predictable and more dangerous.

@rialpleya

Жыл бұрын

Pablo Torre should definitely get more minutes. Perhaps 20 min at Camp Nou against middle / low tier rivals, so he starts gaining confidence

@edsonmawalla4203

Жыл бұрын

I feel like pedri is busquet's replacement

Great stuff mate.

Love the fact you are adding fans okay videos ! Aa always best video!

These videos are incredibly detailed and in depth, thank you for creating this 👍🏽 Joshua Kimmich analysis next? 👀

Your understanding of this Barça team and interpretation of stats is absolutely spot on!

amazing video

Judging by the quality’s of your contents, you should be having over a million subscribers! Best wishes

I am following your channel for the past couple of weeks. And I must say, though there are many football analysis and other related channels, after a long time I found a channel where I can learn new things... Your videos are informative, analytical yet easy to understand and short & efficient , keeping in mind that you perfectly cover every aspect of the subject... Love your videos... Keep it up... from India... P.s :- Another interesting thing that I noticed, this urge for deep analysis & understanding of the game, I mostly see these in Barca fan base (no disregard to other fanbase) ...Be it a piece of writing or video analysis...

Great video!

@thepurist_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This is a perfect analysis.

Great video brother. You explained everything all too well.

nice man and cool haircut dude.... kempt?

Posting this today after Barca beat Madrid 1-0 at the Bernebau is an indirect way to say Madrid were super horrible today 🤣

This is very accurate, these are the points I’ve been making all along

It's appalling how forgotten Pablo Torre is! I know that Xavi would rather lose than play him, but I was bewildered why he wasn't mentioned in this video as one of the options! He is the closest profile we have to Pedri.

@primeferran

Жыл бұрын

Not even close. Frenkie is the closest profile.

@Exp3rter

Жыл бұрын

@@primeferran He’s not, go see Purist’s other video about the playing style of Gavi, Pedri, and De Jong.

@primeferran

Жыл бұрын

@@Exp3rter Again, Pablo Torre is not a controller. He doesn't know how be a controller, and he can't be taught how to be a controller at this point. He's a false 9, a no 10, an attacking midfielder. He's like Griezmann but without the defensive aspect. He needs a striker to function. But with the intensity Gavi provides to the team, it would be difficult for Torre to become a starter.

@Exp3rter

Жыл бұрын

@@primeferran He’s not, but he’s the closest we have to Pedri, closer than De Jong. Most importantly, he has that calmness and creativity which we lacked with the loss of Pedri, and which will make him function perfectly. Kessie is often dispossessed, and lacks that daring creativity. De Jong functions best at his current role, and you’ll lose his spark once you play him in Pedri’s place. Torre is the only choice we have, and I’d say best choice.

@primeferran

Жыл бұрын

@@Exp3rter Yikes

You explained this beautifully. I'm a city fan and I'm currently looking for a way to identify a 'Pausa' player through stats since City lost Gundogun. These types of players are a dime a dozen.

When he is playing the game flows according to his play 🙂 we need him back asap

Absolutely brilliant player 👏. Vamos barca

Could you maybe do a video on Frenkie de Jong? Great video as allways!

well well well

The most surprising thing that i know after pedri get the injury is how he is so important our possession keeping After his injury we completely lost our possession And adding on top of that we have busi,dejon,gavi and yes we can't keep the possession without him I don't know how it is possible but now its happening

God bless him and may he stay with us as long as he wants to run after the ball.. cant wait till he's back..

in a box midfield i think a double pivot of Nico & Kessie is unbeatable. or Busquests and Nico . With frenkie/gavi and pedri playing in the half spaces

Pedri and gavi is the engine of the team right now they are playing their heart and soul out, they are the stars for me

I have observed that the gap between our first choice and secondary players affects us a lot. Previously ig it was due to how we wanted to play a certain way and the players weren't the best fit.

Great analysis as usual! Pedri really is essential for this team. Because of FFP Bernardo might be hard to sign in the summer but what are your realistic “backup” options in that position? Or should we go for other positions (RB, DM and (Lw + Left footed CB)) and maybe go for Wirtz next summer, if he even fits into our system.

@psychoced437

Жыл бұрын

Wirtz is more expensive than Bernardo

@psychoced437

Жыл бұрын

Wirtz is more expensive than Bernardo

Please post more often

Awesome vedio, pedri at his age is the most complete midfielder today

Man i just want to watch this guy play, sadly injuries gonna be coming tho 😢

DAMN I was today years.old when I realized how good he is I'm saying this as a Barca fan ♥️💙😂😂🤦😅

I think we should try Pablo Torre in the pedri role. Think he will be good 👍

Pedri is the Orchestrator

You said it all. This is why Guardiola and the coaches after him were so successful. They had several players on the team with insane La Pausa ability. Xavi and Iniesta, Messi and even Pique was decent at it. Suarez and Ney absorbed so well from Messi. This crop of players have work to do.

Pablo torre is also creative but still not there yet but I’m summer definitely need one

Great analysis, if you watch Barça videos where players talking and interacting you will see that pedri is a natural leader, a kind of a subtle one, the one that Xavi used to be when he was a player.. but definitely not when he was 20 😅 This man is just crazy, future ballon d'or without any doubt Xavi should either adapt his approach to make him defend less and rest without the ball like Messi, or rest him in the less complicated games which requires an upgrade of Pablo Torre

It's obvious to the eyes that Pedri's absence is affecting the team, one wonders about the improvement of FDJ & the role Busquets has to play in the team. The wingers for me are far from it, they can't take the initiative at all. Come post season, every player must work with the team's performance & improvement coach. But it does make me wonder more about Xavi, why can't he change strategy to utilize the players at his disposal, you can't keep forcing a Pedri influenced system on them, he'll never get the best out of them.

Pablo torre could develop into a backup for Pedri. He has that forward progression but need to learn Pausa and Control

The timing of this upload fjfjdjf

My favorite football analyst. Love from India 🇳🇪

we need a good backup asap

A good player to bring in during the summer (funds permitting) is Florian Wirtz. I think he'll be a decent like for like for Pedri whom we won't have to depend on so much.

this video makes me miss him more

Pedri is the search engine of spaces in football for Barça

Agreed!

Can you analyze the last madrid-barca? It has been said a lot of xavi's approach, pragmatism, but in press conference he said his approach was the same as always but the team couldn't manage madrid's pressure at midfield and 3/4, so they ended up defending. Sorry if my english is poor in football lenguague, greetings from Argentina.

Its incredible what the barca team could be with messi on it. He could be another controler like Pedri.

I think pablo torre has some vision and control but we haven t really seen a lot of him to accurately judge him

Pedri is ❤️

With Gündoğan being free in the summer, and that lack of a profile being within the sqaud, would you consider his arrival vital to the squad building Barca need to do this summer.? Personally I think along with this RB/DM needs to be addressed as I think the specific profile should be a problem solver. Someone able to understand the game-state and when increase/decrease that tempo during that phase of the game. Often we lack the "pausa" that once characterized the great Barca teams of the past. One thing is for sure both FDJ and Pedri need to have freedom for their best to show.

@rahuldeb6052

Жыл бұрын

A left winger is also highly needed my guy

@rahuldeb6052

Жыл бұрын

Someone like khvarashskeila

@aaquibtayyabi

Жыл бұрын

​​@@rahuldeb6052 Napoli asking 100m plus for him. Barca can't afford

@rahuldeb6052

Жыл бұрын

@@aaquibtayyabi TF you mean Napoli are considering selling him?..... Then Madrid will but him., 🙃

@yes-wh1zj

Жыл бұрын

@@aaquibtayyabi they won't spend 100 mil+ on a player,just to sit him on the bench,because they aren't going to bench vini

What catches my attention in your analysis is the lack of Pausa. You've mentioned it before in a previous video. The team doesn't have enough Pausa, which is something Barca midfield has never lacked until now. I see some indecision, wrongly timed and misplaced passes that boils my blood up!😡. It's usually ruins our counterattacks. The only thing perfect in this team right now is Defence. Midfield still has a long way to go. Great analysis as always!

I think Gavi has the potential to be an Iniesta type of midfielder. He has the movement on lock in the way Xavi has deployed him. But he lacks the control to take on that extra role and lighten the load off Pedri. He is aggressive and costs the team future games with picking up yellows or loses his cool. I think as he matures and receives future instruction under Xavi, he can develop and flourish as a duo with Pedri.

Can you make a video of how you would solve this problem?

As much praise as one can have for Pedri and his amazing skill and talent, one can also criticize Xavi for not putting effort into building the team's identity and having a real plan. Relying on one player to glue everything together proved to be a big problem. A better approach would be to challenge and guide the others specially with how much young talent he has in the team right now and help improve the unit as a whole. I wonder if he will figure out how to go around one player's injury without making it look like he can't trust the current squad to carry out a plan.....even though personally I believe the current squad (without Pedri) can do wonders if they were to be given a good plan.

Can you please make a video on Stefan Bajcetic. Please

High quality video

Do you think Xavi is trying to replace Gavi with Bernardo Silva and doesn't see Gavi as a starter? Frienkie is not a CDM if busi leaves.

Gundogan is a must signing

#8! Anyone else notice the skill and know-how (know-how not technique!😤) that Pedri has, as well as the direct similarities with his style of play when compared to Andres iniesta !? Footballing iq on another level, especially now when the sport is declining in quality, imo!

I just hope that Pedri doesn't suffer from the burnout that Messi had when the whole team relied on him saving a hole match or even a season.

Please do the Copa del Rey El Clasico match analysis

Would be nice to see an analysis about the strategies Xavi can use with the players available when Pedri is not

@hybridimagery7649

Жыл бұрын

I second this

I think this match should explain very well why Xavi didn't bother to care about the Europa league, at least Barca went down fighting which is the good thing here about their Europa league exit. This match showed Barca prioritized domestic success compared to Europa league, and with how Xavi adapted quick without key players, this shows he is ready to take on Europe, but it just isn't the time yet.

So basically, Pedri is like the metronome of this team. I thought as much. He holds the game down in a way no one else can. And since they are playing DeJong out of position, and his defensive abilities are more required these days, you can't see that same magic in Frenkie.

He remember me to Juan Román Riquelme

Pedri and Messi, I would love to see that one day

albert moleiro who is linked to barca for midfield what are your thoughts

Pedri is a nice mixture of iniesta and Xavi. Elegant on the ball, can carry the ball to the final third, control the tempo and find the killer pass. But we can’t rely on him all the time. That’s why I think Barça needs wirtz, he’s someone who’s more attacking and has that finishing touch/eye for goal. Pedri-Wirtz-De Jong trio😮‍💨

Pedri has that Messi-esque thing to me. Even if it's just 1% of Messi, that's already a gift most don't even dream about, much less have. For his age, he's unbelievably good with the ball and he was that since he arrived here. Just a naturally gifted midfield player. Without him, we had to play a completely different style. There's less control and creativity and more sluggish chance relying tactics. It worked against Real but it's not always gonna happen. I hope he gets back soon. For good or bad, we need him. One could even say we almost depend on him with a huge percentage for our attacks. We're so lucky to have him.