14/05/2026
βI remember telling him once that he could be the Michael Jordan of the team.
ββLike Jordan with the Chicago Bulls. This is your team, you have to take more responsibility. It is not enough that you are playing well, you have to make the others play well tooβ.
βHe embraced that.β
Joao Pedro came from Brazil as a teenager, broke through at Watford and is now leading the line for Chelsea with an FA Cup final and World Cup on the horizon.
Simon Johnson speaks to former team-mates and coaches to tell the story of the Brazilian's incredible rise.