Pedro | Agreed terms with Chelsea

where will Pedro go?

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Assuming we played the kind of formation that we played yesterday, a sort of narrow 4411 with mostly actual midfielders wide with Depay further up the pitch closer to Rooney:

Do people here see Pedro doing better as one of the wide midfielders or as the second striker?
 
He is part of their dead wood, you can sign him on loan for cheap, it's not necessary to splash 22 million.
 
RedorDead21 said:
Why is Pep not showing any interest if he's top quality at a very small price in todays market?
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They have old wingers, signing a 28 years old spanish winger won't help them, they need youth.
 
JPRouve said:
They have old wingers, signing a 28 years old spanish winger won't help them, they need youth.
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Thats abit of a slipery answer. Jesus 28 yr old wingers presumably in their prime at the cost of 22m are now off Pep's list. Who will be long gone before Pedro starts the age decline.
 
Red Hand Devil said:
Dont really want to watch any old highlights of Nani tbh Cass. He should have lived up to his potential with us & never seemed to have half the drive Ronnie had.

I dont want to get into this conversation again about Nani's career with us, because it's boring & i'll never change my opinion that he lost all determination & concentration to be a great player many years ago & just settled for an easy life with a fat paycheck..
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Ha I agree with you on Nani, I was just talking about his highlights, I watched one just before we sold him. He was afterall our player of the season once and one of the best wingers in the EPL for 2 years. However after that I do agree that he seemed to loose something and fell off a cliff for whatever reason
 
Devil may care said:
It would probably mean no new striker though as I think LvG would bank on Pedro, Memphis, Rooney and Hernandez to bag enough between them.
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I think i'd be cool with that tbh man. The top-class available striker Well, is pretty dry right now & i'd much rather have Pedro than Benteke in hindsight too.

If we got a Striker (usual suspects) - then of course i'd love that, but that vid you posted has me thinkin what a feckin fantastic signing Pedro would be & i wouldnt be that miffed we didnt buy a striker. There'd be goals in our forward line for sure..
 
Red Hand Devil said:
I think i'd be cool with that tbh man. The top-class available striker Well, is pretty dry right now & i'd much rather have Pedro than Benteke in hindsight too.

If we got a Striker (usual suspects) - then of course i'd love that, but that vid you posted has me thinkin what a feckin fantastic signing Pedro would be & i wouldnt be that miffed we didnt buy a striker. There'd be goals in our forward line for sure..
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On the same page, it might not have been my first choice but it's a better option than the #9's that seem realistically available, and until LvG makes a call about Rooney I think we might have to hang tight. I also could see Memphis getting some runs out as a #9 flanked by Pedro and Di Maria.
 
Cassidy said:
Its strange indeed, considering Pedro was part of the Barca attack whilst Suarez was banned and Barca were playing some fantastic stuff. Some of the comments in here regarding Pedro are actually quite baffling
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It's all about opinion though Cass, so i respect what folk say, but regardless of seeing the vid that DMC posted - i thought he'd be ideal here & couldnt surely have lost all that he had.

I think folk need to have a watch at the vid & see for themselves how fantastic he was last season as a sub & picture him doin that at United. It would be a sensational signing for us imo - flair on the wings, upfront & in the middle of the park (& shitloads of options) - the United way, maybe better than we've ever seen.

OT would be lit up having a player like Pedro - he wouldnt be living in anyone's shadow like he did at Barca either..
 
RedorDead21 said:
Thats abit of a slipery answer. Jesus 28 yr old wingers presumably in their prime at the cost of 22m are now off Pep's list. Who will be long gone before Pedro starts the age decline.
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Maybe it's slippery, but Robben is a starter and the best winger around, Ribery when fit is better than Pedro, they need a young winger around Douglas costa's age, they don't need a 28 years old winger.

Edit: And Muller also plays on the 'wing'.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Disagree. Di Maria has been a quality footballer for years and an important part of one of the best attacks during that time. Hes like Nani if Nani kept up his best form of those 1.5 years for much longer, and then stepped it up a notch further one season to become right amongst the best.
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Nani's best 12 months for United was easily as good as anything Di Maria has produced in his career so far.
 
Devil may care said:
On the same page, it might not have been my first choice but it's a better option than the #9's that seem realistically available, and until LvG makes a call about Rooney I think we might have to hang tight. I also could see Memphis getting some runs out as a #9 flanked by Pedro and Di Maria.
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If you take Rooney out of the equation (injury or suspension) - a forward line of Di Maria, Pedro & Memphis, rotating all over the last third would be something to behold man & would surely get us goals..
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Nani's best 12 months for United was easily as good as anything Di Maria has produced in his career so far.
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I always regard you as a great poster but Di maria has reached Top 3 best player in the world status at times in his career......He at times under Ancelotti was Real's best and most creative player...Nani has done wonderful things at Utd but I will always see him as a Kagawa type player - A player who can look like a top 3 in the world player at Dortmund but at a bigger club he looks lightweight....I honestly don't think Nani and Di Maria can be compared...Di Maria is a very fragile bloke...will wilt under pressure if everything is not right in his life...but if he is in the zone then he can do things and influence games that only a player in the top 3 in the world can do despite being utterly dross for us last season
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Nani's best 12 months for United was easily as good as anything Di Maria has produced in his career so far.
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I actually agree with this even though i don't rate Nani that much.

Having said that on Average over several seasons Di Maria has been easily ahead though.
 
Hope he doesn't go to Chelsea they would be even bigger favourites. He could be this year's Sanchéz
 
Does Pedro remind anyone a bit of Overmars, or am I seeing a 'Van Gaal' link where there is none?
 
Id hate to think what Barcelona fans think of our players if there people in here calling Pedro 'Average'.

Being surplus to requirements at Barcelona meant Arsenal and Chelsea got absolute bargains last summer. People perhaps need to remember that.
 
----------------------DDG------------------------
Darmian-----Smalling---Rojo-------Shaw
----------Herrera---------Schneiderlin------
------Mata----------------------Di Maria----
--------------Rooney----Pedro-------------

Would be good starting 11
 
Mister Ed said:
----------------------DDG------------------------
Darmian-----Smalling---Rojo-------Shaw
----------Herrera---------Schneiderlin------
------Mata----------------------Di Maria----
--------------Rooney----Pedro-------------

Would be good starting 11
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Nah. Unbalanced.
 
Ringo 07 said:
Last season nobody was that bothered about Alexis Sanchez as he was a Barca reject. Pedro is in a similar league to Alexis. Pedro is about 5 foot 5 - same height as Chad Mendes.....but defo he could do a job here......He is something that LVG craves - he's dynamic!!......we have too many forwards currently who have all the skill in the world but who are not dynamic enough
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fundamentaly disagree - Alexis was always class at Barca (and before).

Alexis final season at Barca = 19 league goals in 34 apps.

Pedro last season = 9 league goals in 35 apps.

#justsayin
 
Bartomeu won the elections. Pedro is available for transfer now. Make it happen Jose.
 
Hemil said:
Bartomeu won the elections. Pedro is available for transfer now. Make it happen Jose.
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He's too busy upsetting Martinez. I'm guessing that you think Pedro will be sold as this is the guy who bought Turan to come in, in January?
 
I feel Pedro would be a squad/rotation/complimentary type player at any of the elite clubs. He is player who is decent at a bunch of things but, does not excel at anything. I really do not think he is a player that would shine with a bigger role.
 
Devil may care said:
He's too busy upsetting Martinez. I'm guessing that you think Pedro will be sold as this is the guy who bought Turan to come in, in January?
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Yes. He wanted Turan and hence Pedro is free to go now.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Nani's best 12 months for United was easily as good as anything Di Maria has produced in his career so far.
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Di Maria's 13-14 was better. Either way, he has perform ended at levels similar to those Nani at his best did, for a number of years now. So naturally that will be considered his true level. Unless he's past his peak which I'm doubting. And btw Nani was brilliant for that year and a half so I'm praising him (Di Maria) by making that comparison.
 
The print edition of Marca says in an article that United will make an offer next week,18-20m pounds, around 25-29 m€. They say that in his last renewal the player and club agreed to listen offers from 25 million €. Pedro likes the idea of Manchester and although Luis Enrique is not especially happy, will accept his exit. According to the article Ander and Juan are good friends of him
 
Member 5225 said:
fundamentaly disagree - Alexis was always class at Barca (and before).

Alexis final season at Barca = 19 league goals in 34 apps.

Pedro last season = 9 league goals in 35 apps.

#justsayin
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While i agree that Sanchez is better it would be more fair to compare them for the same season 2013/14 where they played similar amount of games and minutes.

2013/14
Alexis - 19 goals in 2377 minutes
Pedro - 15 goals in 2353 minutes

2014/15
Pedro - 6 goals in 1550 minutes
 
I always rated him, although I have no idea how good he is now. But from what I recall, he suits us very good in Mata position in 4-3-3. Obviously that means Di Maria is gone.

Schweinsteiger/Carrick

Herrera/Mata Schneiderlin/Fellaini

Pedro/Mata/Januzaj Young/Depay/Pereira

Rooney/Wilson​
That's how I see it. Januzaj and Pereira will get their share of games I believe.
We won't play 4-4-1-1/2.
 
If we are to play 4-2-3-1 he'll be a fantastic signing as a goal scoring wide man.
 
If Pedro came to the Prem, he would spend more time rolling around on the floor than playing football.
 
I think a few of you will be surprised just by how good this guy is. Losing out to Neymar/Suarez doesn't make you a poor player. At his best he's sensational.
 
marjen said:
I think a few of you will be surprised just by how good this guy is. Losing out to Neymar/Suarez doesn't make you a poor player. At his best he's sensational.
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I 100% agree, I dont think people watch Barcelona enough in here.

The guy is;
  • Fast
  • Great finisher
  • Defends from the front - Mourinho would love him.
  • Played for a possession team
  • Can play across the front 3 (Spain have used him as a ST a few time)
  • Technically perfect - On either foot. He can dribble better with his left(Weaker) than Young with his right.
  • Available for a relative good price.
The only reason not to get him is if you want the other players (Adnan) in the squad to have more chances of playing.
 
I think Pedro is class. Kinda like Mueller in that I think he is an intelligent player that can play a variety of positions and let's face it LVG value versatile players. With some of our new signing and let's say Pedro i see a more traditional 4-2-3-1...

-------Schweinsteiger/Carrick---- Schneiderlin/Fellaini--------

Pedro/Januzaj--------Herrera/Mata------ Young/Depay/Pereira

----------------------Rooney/Wilson--------------------------

This of course assumes ADM is off. imagine getting Pedro and keeping ADM.... the options become mouth watering... :drool:.
 
100 goals in 300 games as a winger yet so many people here simply dismiss him as Barca's deadwood. Just because he isn't as good as Neymar, Suarez and Messi? Put any one of our attackers in Barcelona and the same thing would happen.

He is a class player and is as two-footed as they come. Defending against him will be a nightmare and he thrives in possession-based tactics, which is what we are going to be playing as well. Yes, you are allowed to not want him, but to dismiss all his achievements is simply being unfair on Pedro.
 
dasty said:
100 goals in 300 games as a winger yet so many people here simply dismiss him as Barca's deadwood. Just because he isn't as good as Neymar, Suarez and Messi? Put any one of our attackers in Barcelona and the same thing would happen.
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Aye... That sanchez fella did pretty good at arsenal and come to think of it that Touré fella turned out to be a pretty good midfielder as well.
That fabregas fella wasn't bad last year either
Not becoming a first XI player at barca is no impediment to coming to the pl and absolutely smashing it
 
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