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You are correct but we have to consider the strengths of Milan as well .In Abate they have a really pacy full-back and Boateng operates well on right flank to put in crosses or play a through ball.On the other hand Constant and ElSha don't combine well and were not even good today .

Thankfully this player won't get criticism for some more time :xavi:

I don't know what to make of it or how does all that proves that Xavi was a 'late bloomer' :facepalm: Late Bloomers don't represent national teams at each youth level and don't standout among rest technique wise .

Xavi had 291 senior appearances for Barca by age of 25 (2004-05 season) and most of them were as starter since age of 20 .The average appearances per year since age of 20 should be around 47 . After which he had a long term injury and played only 22 matches in 2005-06 . I feel stupid to post...

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I was among the initial ones who made 'Messi has become lazy' comments when the team was getting good results. But now I am myself perplexed with the type of negative comments I see about Messi on this forum.There is no player who makes the match a complete heaven for rest of his team-mates and...

I guess the only long ball or through balls Xavi has played this season would be aimed at Alves and Alba . There is no one else in this current system who makes those runs away from defenders in open space . We have got the players underperforming due to our own system . As Jorge Valdano says ...

The reality must be somewhere between all this . Add to it the intensive career he has had . Xavi has played almost 400 matches in the last 6-7 seasons without much break. He is not the most strongest and athletic player . I think he is playing despite all the injuries and that is bad for him...

Decline of player ? You are one wind up merchant for sure . Scholes wasn't even needed on this thread .And even in a shorter career Xavi's achievements are better and he has put up more great individual performances in CL and Internationals which can be considered the standard . So you better...

Without Messi , Xavi, Iniesta there would be no Pep Era .Similarly without Pep , there would be no GOLDEN GENERATION . It is the work of everyone associated with the club that led to the success . Because we feel it is convenient to attribute our success to one entity ,we say it was either Pep...

People so easily make fun of the team saying useless possession doesn't mean you are the best . But they forget that in the last 4-5 years which in general are considered to decide any rankings , Barca have dominated by scoring most goals , conceding one of the fewest goals ,with being a one...

Chicken- Egg problem :lol:

How does a team that did not get out of grp stage in CL last season be the best ,according to the logic you stated in your previous comment .

What do you want ? It was something like 45 shots for Barca to 10 shots for Chelsea and also Barca had 20 shots on goal .

It is true , we shouldn't bother much with comparisons .But people always want to compare the present players with past .It is quite difficult to make a definite judgement .

Yes , and it doesn't take anything away from Ronaldo or Messi , right ? They can still be regarded as better footballers over their career (when they are done ) , even if they were not as exciting as R9 . The best footballer won't be the player who made exciting moves on field , but the one who...

It is like the opinion that we see copy-pasted on any football forum these days . I have seen it so many times that this repetition is boring . Even the goal/assists stats comparison makes more sense and are convincing than your OPINION , honestly .

Just like Messi he has been the untouchable footballer for the last 6-7 years .I don't care if he is not the most fancy player or not the most talented wonderboy or a average dribbler or is not likeable. He has made consistent impact for his teams for atleast 6 years which only Messi has done at...

Just wondered that if we compare the present time to 90s ,it is quite similar to what France experienced 4 years before home world-cup in 98. At that time France produced some very good talents who stepped up at the WC .Now with 3 years left, which players do you see as leaders of the team at...

What will you say if Juve buy Neymar for 50 M ?