Goalscoring, Pedri's next homework assignment

Goalscoring, Pedri's next homework assignment

The Barcelona man was in fine form but could not finish

Pedri returned to the starting line up against Valencia after a short break against Granada. He showed his usual dynamism. He always delivers on the ball and when it comes to work to win it back, but he still struggles with scoring. The day he improves his finishing he will take a huge step forward and Barcelona will be very grateful.

On this occasion he missed a couple of big chances against Valencia. He’s gone since January 6th without netting. The script here might have been different if he curled in after three minutes from Frenkie de Jong’s great assist. His shot was wide instead. And he also might have reached a Jordi Alba cross that flew just past him.

In everything else he was strong and improved even further when the team needed him after falling behind. It was his shot that Gabriel blocked on the line and Leo Messi forced home to level.

Pedri’s other negative was his involvement in the opener, he was marking Theirry Correia and along with the Valencia man combined to block off Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

He was taken off before the end, given how many minutes he’s played this season. The only game he’s completely missed this season was the December 2 clash with Ferencvaros.

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