He illuminated St James' Park from his class. This Wednesday, in the Champions League, Pedri delivered a masterful performance, dictating the tempo, breaking the lines, and disgusting opponents who could only see the damage. A real masterclass that sparked a wave of unanimous admiration. Newcastle supporters themselves to the greatest legends of the game, all bowed.
“My new favorite player”
The strongest words may have come from a man who knows about the midfielder: Paul Scholes. The legend of Manchester United was so captivated that he declared publicly that Pedri had become his “New favorite player”. A extremely rare dubbing, which speaks volumes about the impact of Spanish. Jack Grealish, too, was ecstatic in front of this “pleasure to watch”.
These praise is not new. Toni Kroos, even before this match, already called him “best player in the world in his post”. But this evening in Newcastle changed the perception. She transformed a player of great talent into a real phenomenon, an artist capable of transforming a high intensity match into a simple demonstration.
“The best in the world”: how Pedri made everyone agree
What if it was him, the Ballon d'Or?
This performance inevitably relaunches a question: what if the next Ballon d'Or, it was him? Of course, Ousmane Dembélé, with his hat -trick with PSG, leaves with a step ahead. But the rise of Pedri is such that the hypothesis is no longer eccentric. He has magic, game intelligence, and now, the ability to be decisive in the biggest events.
The player himself no longer hides it. “Why can't I dream of winning the Ballon d'Or one day?” “,
he said recently. After such a demonstration, it is no longer a dream, it is a legitimate ambition. Football may have found the new maestro that will reign on the midfielder for the next decade. And his name is on everyone's lips.
