Liam Rosenior refuses to swap Joao Pedro for any striker in Europe

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has delivered a glowing verdict on Joao Pedro, insisting the Brazilian ahead belongs in the identical dialog as Europe’s elite strikers and declaring: “I wouldn’t swap him for anybody.”

“I wouldn’t swap him for anybody” – Rosenior places Chelsea star amongst Europe’s greatest

The 24-year-old introduced himself on the large stage with a surprising hat-trick in opposition to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday, taking his season tally to 17 targets.

Regardless of sitting eight targets behind Erling Haaland within the Premier League Golden Boot race, Pedro has achieved his complete with out taking a single penalty this marketing campaign.

Rosenior believes that statistic alone proves his striker deserves recognition alongside the perfect.

“Joao is in that class now,” Rosenior stated.

“Within the two months I’ve been right here, he has constantly proven he’s a world-class striker.”

The Chelsea boss rigorously navigated comparisons with Manchester Metropolis’s Norwegian aim machine however made his admiration clear.

“I speak about my gamers. It’s disrespectful to Erling to match them.

I don’t know Erling very nicely, however from the surface he seems to be a powerful, world-class striker,” Rosenior defined.

Nonetheless, when pushed on whether or not he would swap his man for another ahead in Europe, the Chelsea head coach left no room for doubt.

“I wouldn’t swap Joao for anybody at this second. He’s displaying all of the qualities and attributes I wish to see.”

Rosenior additionally emphasised that the most effective is but to come back from his star striker, with Pedro setting his sights on reaching 20 targets earlier than the season ends.

“The nice factor for Joao is his age. He can nonetheless enhance, and I’ve already observed a number of areas the place he can get higher,” Rosenior added.

“However the degree he’s working at now could be world class, and it’s my job, the membership’s job and his job to maintain him there.”

Pedro will hope so as to add to his tally when Chelsea go to Wrexham within the FA Cup on Saturday, although Rosenior faces a range dilemma.

Liam Delap and Marc Guiu each push for beginning locations, with Delap catching Rosenior’s eye after their earlier work collectively and Guiu impressing on the pinnacle coach’s managerial debut in opposition to Charlton Athletic.