Barcelona boss Xavi says ‘no player in the world with as much talent as Pedri’ after win against Valencia

Xavi has claimed that there is “no player in the world with as much talent as Pedri” following the teenager’s impressive performance in Barcelona’s 4-1 win against Valencia at the Mestalla. Having come off the bench with half an hour to go, Pedri lashed in Barca’s fourth goal of the game from long range to round off a productive afternoon for Xavi’s side. Two well-taken goals for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and a tap-in for Frenkie de Jong had already put the visitors in a strong position to take all three points, but their hosts had briefly threatened a comeback after Carlos Soler’s diving header to make it 3-1.

Ad/> Though Pedri’s strike was later credited to Aubameyang owing to an almost imperceptible deflection off the former Arsenal forward’s back, the teenager earned rave reviews from his manager afterwards. As reported by ESPN, Xavi said: “There is no player in the world with as much talent as Pedri – and he is only 19! FootballTorres tests positive after Barca unveiling along with Pedri03/01/2022 AT 22:58 “He is absolutely superlative. How he turns, his understanding of space and time and the fact he uses both feet.

It is amazing to have him in the team and we must take care of him. “He came on for half an hour and was important. He makes the difference, in how we play, in the box… he wins balls back.

We demanded he shoot more and now he has three goals [since coming back from injury]. “Look, he’s not a normal player. There are very few like him.