Rafa Honigstein

So it doesn't necessarily feel like they needed or Karl Ancelotti needed to do this.

And also, Crossy, remember the circumstances in which Chelsea signed João Pedro last year.

It was in that bizarre kind of window for the Club World Cup.

And he came in and took over that Club World Cup.

Where was that Club World Cup played?

It was played in the heat of the summer in the US.

And he made a fantastic impact as Chelsea went on to win that.

That's why we all call Chelsea world champions every three days.

So, you know, I'm not sure Neymar can deliver that.

And this is a player, I mean, we've just gone from talking about Manuel Neuer's sort of injury troubles this year.

This is a player that it's hard to get on the pitch.

And just by dint of the way he plays, he invites, tackles players

I remember, because Italy didn't qualify for the last World Cup, I did cover Brazil and Argentina for the Athletic.

And I remember his ankle got kicked so badly that he was a doubt, I think, from maybe the second group stage games up until that quarterfinal against Croatia.

Yeah.

And if our listeners haven't seen it, go and Google what his ankle looked like.

I mean, I find it incredible that four years later, he's going to play in a World Cup given the state of his ankle four years ago.

No, it's just a very swollen angle.

Yeah, so it was a little bit like the NFL draft where you've got camera crews in all of the family's houses and they're doing a watch-along.

And there is a Jao Pedro watch-along with his friends and family.