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Brighton boss De Zerbi: I know there's more to come from Joao Pedro

Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi says there's more to come from Joao Pedro.

De Zerbi wants to see the striker become more clinical with his finishing.

He said: “We have not fixed a number of goals for him, but he has to be focused to score. For example, at West Ham he made a mistake.

“He played well but we could win, but in two situations he had chances to score.

Joao Pedro can't have many chances to score - two or three per game is many chances.

“He has to be focused with the right mentality, with the right attitude, to be ready to score when we have the chance."

De Zerbi also told The Argus: “Even if he is not a striker, he is more of an attacker than Mitoma and Solly.

“I think he is playing very well and I am really, really pleased with his performances. He is becoming a leader on the pitch.

“I am worried for the future because if Joao plays in the second part of the season like he did in the first part, I think the big, big teams can be bringing him, no?

“We are working on killer instinct. But he's different from Evan Ferguson.

Joao Pedro can play left winger, can play No.10.

“He's complete in terms of characteristics but he can improve in his number of goals."

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