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'Adapt quickly' – Joao Pedro confident he will soon click with his team mates

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Simon Phillips | Last updated Mar 30, 2026 10:08 AM ET

Chelsea striker Joao Pedro says he is confident that things will soon click together with his Brazilian team mates.

As we are in an international break right now, the Blues striker is out with the Brazilian national side, and he played over the weekend.

After a 2-1 friendly defeat to France last week, Brazil fans chanted the name of the absent Neymar, as they bemoaned the national team’s lack of goals.

Pedro didn’t start this game, but he did enter the field as a second half sub and wasn’t able to help change anything or effect the game.

Pedro says Brazil will click

“We’re getting to know each other better,” João Pedro, who came on in the second half against France, told ESPN Brasil.

“I play in England, Vini plays in Spain, and Raphinha is at another club. We need to be training together just as we do at our clubs, where we spend the whole year. With the national team, you do things differently to how you do them at your club, so you need to adapt quickly.

“With more training time, things start to run more smoothly. Things will start to click soon enough.”

There’s also a load more speculation around the future of Cole Palmer, with the Manchester United noise just not disappearing. Palmer, like Fernandez, is obviously pretty disgruntled with things at the club right now.

Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino has joined in on that debate as well and give his opinion on what Palmer needs to do to become successful.

This article first appeared on Chelsea News and was syndicated with permission.

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