{"id":587976,"date":"2026-05-16T21:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/587976\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T21:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:56:14","slug":"barcelona-fans-say-the-same-thing-about-joao-pedro-after-chelseas-fa-cup-final-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/587976\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona fans say the same thing about Joao Pedro after Chelsea&#8217;s FA Cup final defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Barcelona fans have collectively turned their backs on Joao Pedro following Chelsea\u2019s  FA Cup final defeat, with many taking to social media.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_6849a19c08dc19be-109\">The reality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/joao-pedro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joao Pedro<\/a>\u2019s FA Cup final display paints a much bleaker picture for the Brazilian, who failed to register a single shot on target during an anonymous performance at Wembley. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_6849a19c08dc19be-109\">Tasked with spearheading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>\u2019s attack, the forward was completely suffocated by Manchester City\u2019s backline, barely influencing the game before being substituted late in the second half with an injury. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_6849a19c08dc19be-109\">This disappointing showing was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/joao-pedros-stance-on-leaving-chelsea-as-barcelona-prepare-for-talks-over-signing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">witnessed firsthand by Barcelona sporting director Deco<\/a>, who was in attendance amid heavy summer transfer links. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_6849a19c08dc19be-109\">However, he wasn\u2019t the only one with his eyes on the game, as Barcelona fans also watched on.<\/p>\n<p> There were a number of questionable calls from VAR and Darren England\ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-3-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Chelsea penalty incident during FA Cup final against Man City\" class=\"wp-image-368527\" \/>Via \u2013 ITV Live Coverage       Barcelona fans slam Joao Pedro\u2019s FA Cup final display<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, an army of Barcelona fans warned their club from making a move for Joao Pedro after his performance against Manchester City in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/fa-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FA Cup<\/a> final. <\/p>\n<p>One Barcelona supporter wasn\u2019t too happy with what he saw: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven Torres will play better than what Joao Pedro played today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another fan has seen enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomebody needs to please tell Deco to please leave Joao Pedro alone at his current Club and look elsewhere for a striker, abeg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Has Xabi Alonso chosen the right TWO players to build his Chelsea team around?\ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/split-screen-news-3-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Xabi Alonso wants to keep Enzo Fernandez and Marc Cucurella\" class=\"wp-image-368627\" \/>Photo by Alvaro Medranda\/Quality Sport Images\/Getty Images       <\/p>\n<p>The criticism didn\u2019t stop there, as another fan said this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope Deco saw with his eyes wide open how bad Joao Pedro played.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Barcelona fan didn\u2019t even recognise Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Joao Pedro was deco talking about. Hope it is not this???\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the Brazilian was unfairly labelled as \u2018average\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeco would be stupid to blow all that money on an average player like Joao Pedro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Barcelona fans have collectively turned their backs on Joao Pedro following Chelsea\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,400,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-587976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-joao-pedro","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}