Shiti: Barcelona’s most reliable pillar! Pedri ranks among the top five leagues in many statistics

According to World Sports News, as the season progresses, Pedri has become Barcelona's most reliable pillar.

The midfielder from the Canary Islands is improving Barcelona's overall competitiveness and is becoming more and more authoritative in the locker room. In the game against Olympiacos, Pedri wore the captain's armband; and after the game against Girona, when his teammates celebrated Araujo's goal, Pedri pointed out the team's tactical shortcomings.

Pedri has played more than 1,000 minutes this season and is the only Barcelona player to start in all 12 games. A few months ago, Flick explained that he preferred to start Pedri and replace him late in games to let him know, rather than risk bringing him on as a substitute.

Although Barcelona's football is not as smooth as last season, Pedri is still the core of the entire system. If the game isn't exciting, it's never his fault.

Data shows that Pedri is an all-around midfielder who has excellent performance in all areas of the court. In La Liga, Pedri is the player with the most touches of the ball among the five major European leagues (922 times, about 110 times per game).

In addition to dominating the midfield (551 times), he is also one of the players who touches the ball the most in the attacking third (294 times), ranking third in La Liga after Mbappe and Vinicius.

In the past year, Pedri gradually dropped into a deeper position and became the key to Barcelona's ball control and organization of offense. Statistics show that Pedri is Barcelona's focal point, making the most passes in the final third (105) and leading the ball into the area (47).

Near the opponent's penalty area, Pedri is one of the players with the most passes (26 times), only one less than Werder Bremen's Romano Schmid, and is the player with the fifth most key passes (22 times). In addition, Pedri is the player who has completed the most forward passes (104 times).

Pedri's influence is not limited to offense. On the defensive end, he is the player with the second most steals (62), only two less than Nottingham Forest's Elliott Anderson.

The Canary Islands player is so versatile that it would be incomplete to evaluate his performance solely by goals and assists. Currently, he has contributed a goal and an assist and is Barcelona's metronome and engine on the field.