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Koeman praises ‘the man who sprinkles caviar’: ‘he understands Messi’

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at

Daniel Cabot KerkdijkDecember 23, 2020

Lionel Messi and Pedri were the stars on Tuesday evening in the match between Real Valladolid and Barcelona (0-3) in LaLiga. The club’s top scorer of all time los Azulgrana gave an assist and scored goal number 644, with which he broke Pelé’s world record, while Pedri gave the assist to Messi 0-3 and could read and write with the star anyway within the lines. “Whether Pedri understands Messi? He understands Messi. Good footballers always understand each other ”, Ronald Koeman emphasized after the game in the Estadio José Zorrilla.

“Pedri is a very good footballer, with a good connection to Messi,” Koeman continued. “He works hard and is also important when we don’t have the ball. He looks comfortable in the role he has. Did I see a happier Messi? That’s more of a question for Messi himself. He looks happy. He works hard and he is important in the Barcelona attack game. It is immediately visible when he has a lot of players around him. ” Players like Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho found themselves on the reserve bench in Valladolid. “What does that say? That there is a lot of competition and that Barcelona has a strong selection ”, emphasized Koeman.

Former football player and board member Guillermo Amor also considered the connection between Pedri and Messi afterwards. “They are two good footballers and good footballers understand each other”, the former midfielder emphasized. “The gladness of Messi? When you win, you are happier. Messi has always been happiness itself. He played a good game and broke Pele’s record. But the victory is the most important. ” Amor expects a lot from Pedri. “He has been very generous. He does a lot of work. He is already a good footballer in many areas and he is still so young. He seems fragile, but he is not. A player for the future, but the present also belongs to Pedri. ”

Clément Lenglet repeated the words of Koeman and Amor afterwards. “Good footballers always find each other on the field and understand each other blindly,” the defender said. “Pedri is a football player who thinks very quickly, even though he still has to work on his physique.” According to Marca Pedri sprinkled ‘with caviar’ in Valladolid. “It seems like he has been playing for Barcelona for years. And we must not forget that he is only eighteen years old. It has to be said: at times he has a little too much confidence. Loss of possession twice could have had fatal consequences. But his connection to Messi… caviar. He scatters it. He’s had football in him for decades. The fact that he can play with Messi should be news of the year for Barcelona fans. ”

“No Barcelona footballer understands Messi as well as Pedri and that says a lot,” the Madrid sports newspaper continues. “You have to be very good to speak the language of Messi. It will be against a lot of people, but even Andrés Iniesta and Xavi weren’t that good when they were Pedri’s age. And in an age when expectations are higher and less is forgiven. There is a universe between the careers of Iniesta and Xavi and those of Pedri, but his beginnings are there. His chop ball on Messi prior to the 0-3 goes around the world. Pedri moves very quickly. Even if the European Championship were to be held in January, he should be there. If he continues to hold this level, it will be very difficult for Luis Enrique to keep him out of the selection. ”

Spain’s best-selling sports newspaper also praised Messi. “With this Messi, Barcelona is VERY dangerous. One of Messi’s best games this season in LaLiga. Never before this football year did he come across so hungry. The way he ran, pressured and figuratively bit. Thanks to evenings like this, you can compete for the national title. ” Sport gave all basic powers a minimum of seven and the highest ratings were for Pedri and Messi: a nine. “Pedri doesn’t play football, he dances with choreographic movements. Elegance at its best. And it does everything for a reason, always functional and efficient. He moves across the field to always come to the aid of his teammates. What an assist on Messi! And when there is work to be done, it works. ”

Also with ASH the term ‘sprinkle with caviar’ was mentioned in the match report. “Pedri and Barcelona is love at first sight. It is wonderful to see him touch the ball. As if he sprinkles with caviar. But above all, he ensures that it can all be explained tactically. He is always where he should be. ”