#pedro

#pedro

Since making his senior debut in 2008, Pedro has assembled the kind of career and medal collection that few could even dream of. After breaking into Pep Guardiola's iconic Barcelona side, the forward soon became a regular for the Spain national side and was part of the squad that won the World Cup in 2010. He remains one of the few players from that tournament in South Africa to still be playing at the top level,

I didn't regret joining Chelsea because it was a great club, and I felt comfortable in that dressing room. John Terry was a great captain he gave us a calmness and reassured us we'd turn things around. But it was a contrast because I came from years of constant success, and at Chelsea I found myself in a situation where we struggled to get results.

Since making his senior debut in 2008, Pedro has made more than 750 appearances for club and country and won just about everything there is to win. A world and European champion with Spain, he was also part of Barcelona's golden era, claiming five La Liga titles and three Champions League, before adding a Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League to his medal collection following his 2015 move to Chelsea.

I spoke a lot with Luis Enrique that season, Pedro tells FourFourTwo. It was the Barca of the three beasts up front Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez and it wasn't easy to get minutes. The coach was honest, he told me I wasn't going to play much, and the best thing for my interests, given how ambitious I was, was to leave.