Who is the most underrated player you have shared the pitch with? The one that people don’t pay much attention to, or perhaps doesn’t get the appreciation they deserve, but you think, ‘wow, I know he’s different because I’ve shared the pitch with him.’ Who would that player be?
🗣️Raphinha: “Pedri is one, but I think…"
Pedri surprises me, because you talk a lot about Pedri.
🗣️Raphinha: "Yes, but I think people see it, it’s more the people here in Barcelona who follow the matches more. So much so that he is practically praised in every match. But I don’t know, right? Outside of here, how he is viewed. If I said that people don’t appreciate him, I would be lying, because what I see here is absurd. I don’t know how he is viewed outside, but if he isn’t seen in the same way outside of Spain as he is in Spain, I would include Pedri. For example, he doesn’t have absurd numbers for assists, goals, but he is the most important guy on the pitch for our team."
What do you see, from a closer perspective, that fans might not see?
🗣️Raphinha: "Man, Pedri… Pedri disarms, he makes plays, he defends, he attacks, he passes. I would say “pre-assist,” which I think should have a higher value for Sofascore — so, an idea for you guys. Pre-assists, the key pass. That pass where the man next to you just rolls it for the other to score. It counts as an assist for him, but the phenomenal pass you made doesn’t count. He provides assists, scores goals, and so on, but he manages to control the game in a way that most players don’t have the understanding of — knowing when to go, when to calm the game down, when to speed up. For me, he is a very complete player who doesn’t have the value he should have."
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