Barcelona have been hit by all sorts of injury problems in recent weeks but one player who keeps on playing for club and country is Pedri.
The midfielder has already racked up 14 appearances so far this season for Barcelona and Spain and enjoyed 1166 minutes of competitive action.
Pedri’s workload has led to fears he might be the next player to pick up a problem, but a new report has offered a curious explanation as to why Barcelona have been so reluctant to rest their midfielder.
According to Marca,
Pedri underwent a “genetic study of his muscles” last season where it was discovered “he needs to work out daily and rest isn’t good for him.”
Since those tests, Barcelona have played Pedri almost constantly and have seen the midfielder seemingly put his previous injury problems behind him.
Pedri made more appearances than any other Barcelona player last season and, currently at least, looks set to do the same in the current campaign.
Indeed he’s expected to start again on Saturday against Girona, despite playing twice for Spain over the international break, but surely he’ll need a rest at some point?
