The Didier Drogba record Joao Pedro will now be eyeing after amazing start at Chelsea
It will not be easy, but Joao Pedro can put his name in the Chelsea record books this season. To do that, though, he will need to overtake club legend Didier Drogba!
Pedro has made a fantastic start to this Premier League campaign. In just five games, the striker already has eight goal contributions.
Had he not missed the 3-0 defeat to Brentford because of injury, that tally may have been even higher. Breaking it down, Pedro has scored five goals and provided three assists.
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According to WhoScored, Pedro is the highest-rated player in the Premier League this season, even outperforming Manchester City’s Erling Haaland. He will now be hoping that he can outperform Drogba’s 2009/10 campaign.
Back then, Drogba scored 29 goals and provided 10 assists in 32 appearances as Chelsea went on to win the title. The Ivory Coast icon’s tally of 39 goal contributions in a single Premier League campaign is the record at Chelsea.
Pedro is on course to surpass that, and with the help of Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers, maybe it is not impossible. With that being said, it is not something you should bet your house on.
For as good as Pedro is, he is yet to prove that he can be a consistent goalscorer throughout an entire 38-game season. Perhaps this could be the season, but there is no track record to suggest that it is.
The above is understandable. The Brazil international is still fairly young at 25. Consistency will only start to come now.
In seven outings, Pedro has never scored against Everton, so this weekend’s trip to the Hill Dickinson will be a real test for him. Pass it, and he will be one step closer to Drogba’s record. Whatever happens, Xabi Alonso can be pleased with the start Pedro has made to the season.
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