Liam Rosenior praises “quality” Chelsea star who “suits the way I want to play down to the ground”

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·11 de fevereiro de 2026

Liam Rosenior praises “quality” Chelsea star who “suits the way I want to play down to the ground”

Liam Rosenior labelled Joao Pedro a “top player” and admitted the attacker perfectly suits how he wants Chelsea to play.

Chelsea were held to a disappointing 2-2 draw by Leeds at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night, with their four match winning streak coming to an end.

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Pedro opened the scoring with a brilliant finish, before Cole Palmer doubled the lead from the Penalty spot in the second half.

Liam Rosenior praises Joao Pedro performance

Rosenior made changes from the team which beat Wolves, with both Estevao and Josh Acheampong handed starts.

Pedro once again led the line, and put in another impressive performance, as his good form since Rosenior came in continued.

Pedro scored his tenth league goal of the season against Leeds. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

The Brazil international has matched his tally of ten Premier League goals from last season, and Rosenior believes he’s perfect for how he wants to play.

“He’s a top player, he always has been,” he told his post match press conference.

“I know how hard, speaking to the guys, the club, worked to bring him to the club because he’s had that potential and he’s now starting to show that.

“Some of the play, some of the movements and the patterns in the first half was everything I wanted to see in the team.

“And Joao suits the way I want to play down to the ground. And even at the end, his energy levels, to create the chances for himself in the second half that he did, he was really unfortunate with the header.

“He’s showing me an energy and intensity and a quality that is of a really, really high level.”