"World Sports" reported that Barcelona coach Frick's use of midfield core Pedri has reached an extremely high level, which has caused concerns about his physical load.
In the nine official games so far this season, Pedri is the only player in the team to start all the starters. Data shows that during the 810-minute official game time, Pedri played for 776 minutes, accounting for as much as 95%.
Specifically, his playing time in the Champions League was 93%, and he even reached 96% in La Liga. Frick himself admitted after the game that key players, including Pedri and De Jong, showed signs of fatigue.
This high-intensity use continues Pedri's recent game rhythm, and he has participated in 79 of the past 80 games between Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Although Pedri has not suffered a muscle injury for more than a year, considering that he was absent due to muscle problems many times in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, such a high appearance load undoubtedly brings the risk of injury recurrence.