Only his constant physical problems prevented him from taking off much earlier at the Wolves. But, at the moment that the injuries have begun to affect him and he is being able to have regularity, Pedro Neto (Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 2004) has taken advantage of the inertia that his rocket is acquiring at Chelsea to transfer it to Portugal.
Pedro Neto, at a press conferenceEFE
Since he debuted by scoring against Andorra in November 2020, the 563 days that he has been away from the playing field have barely allowed him to play 14 games for his national team. But, in the rout of Poland where Cristiano Ronaldo was the main protagonist and allowed Portugal to get its ticket to the quarterfinals of the Nations, Pedro Neto was reunited with the goal to put the finishing touch to a very convincing performance on his part. He received from Cristiano himself inside the area and shot Bulka with his right foot.
Starting from his natural habitat on the right wing, he was the only offensive argument for a Portugal that had a tremendously leaden first half. And, despite not showing as much excess as usual, his level of inspiration led him to complete 54/56 passes (96%), look for six deliveries into the area, give away three key passes and only incur nine losses during the 84 ‘ that was on the grass of Do Dragao.
Pedro Neto is at Chelsea because he is more than prepared for the highest level
Roberto Martínez, Portugal coach
“Pedro Neto is at Chelsea because he is more than prepared for the highest level. He is a tremendously unbalancing player,” confessed several weeks ago, Roberto Martínez, for whom he has become a fixture.
Percentile comparison between Noni Madueke and Pedro Neto in the Premier League 2024-25FBREF
A remarkable performance with which he once again made it clear that where he makes the difference is on a changed foot. A position that Noni Madueke occupies at Chelsea who is going from more to less and where Pedro Neto is needing very little to produce. Four of the six goals he has scored this season have come from here… including the ‘cañonazo’ which served to rescue a valuable draw against Arsenal.
“I am very happy to help the team. This is a group that works very hard every day. I also do it every day to improve. I look for the path to reach my best level,” he said after the game against the Gunners. .
I look for the way to reach my best level
Pedro Neto, Chelsea/Portugal player
With his homework done, ‘Bob’ Martínez has decided to release him to return to London. The same with Cristiano, Bruno and Bernardo. We will see if Enzo Maresca has taken note and the roadrunner Pedro Neto ends up becoming master of the right wing of Stamford Bridge.
The Portuguese, of course, is delighted to be under his command: “It is a pleasure to work with a coach like him. You can see in the group’s mentality that we are all connected. We believe a lot in him and he in us.”
