Pedro: Chelsea move helps my Spain chances
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Chelsea forward Pedro Rodriguez has admitted his move from Barcelona last month will enhance his chances of playing a major role at next year's UEFA EURO 2016 with Spain.
The 28-year-old started as the European champions took a big step towards qualification by ending Slovakia's 100 per cent record in Group C with a 2-0 win on Saturday. Pedro left Barça after a decade at the Camp Nou in which he won 20 trophies to get more playing time after falling behind the star front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
And he made an instant impact with the English champions as he scored and set up Diego Costa for another goal in Chelsea's only win of the season so far on his debut at West Bromwich Albion.
"When you have more minutes you can play at a different rhythm with more confidence and a different mentality."
Chelsea and Spain forward Pedro Rodriguez
"I am happy with how my time has started at Chelsea," he said on Sunday. "When you have more minutes you can play at a different rhythm with more confidence and a different mentality. I am sure the move will be very good for me to play both at Chelsea and with the national team."
Victory over Slovakia moved Spain back to the top of the group thanks to their better head-to-head record and was widely regarded as the best showing by Vicente del Bosque's men since their embarrassing exit at the group stages of last year's FIFA World Cup™.
"The game yesterday was one of the best playing in our style," added Pedro. "There was a lot of first-touch football and we were always looking to attack against a Slovakia side that hadn't lost a game. It is possibly our best game since the World Cup."