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I feel like Thiago gets a pass on this forum because he is considered a "kid". I personally don't think he is a kid - he is going to be 22 next month. Soccer players usually start to peak around that age. Look at Varane, he is 19. No one says that he has been thrown into the "lions". He stepped...

This sentiment wasn't very apparent before this game. If you read this thread after the last classico, people claimed that he WAS the magic wand. Playing him on the LW and Iniesta in the middle will fix all problems

Agree completely with folks here. What needs to happen is either a MVP front line with Xavi-Iniesta or Messi-Villa-Cesc front line with Xavi-Iniesta. It is time to get creative. Also, what's the point of Xavi-Busi playing if Barca gets caught in counter attack every single time.

Not only that, he also provided the crucial assist to Iniesta against Malaga in CDR second leg, and took that shot against Getafe that Messi tapped in

http://www.barcaforum.com/showthread.php/7938-Man-of-the-Match-thread?p=959270#post959270 :lol: Biased much?

I am a little bit confused. If Madrid doesn't park the bus, why would there be a need for quick passes in tight spaces. In fact, Madrid allows a lot of space to play with. That's why there were a number of open field opportunities and Cesc actually exploited quite well. Because of all the...

Just wanted to point out that the last time Barcelona lost against Real in August, Cesc didn't even play a single minute http://eurosport.yahoo.com/football/spanish-supercopa/2012-2013/real-madrid-fc-barcelona-520982.html

Great post. I think it is a risk reward thing. Cesc will inevitably produce goal scoring opportunities, like he did today with that unbelievable pass to Pedro. He will also always be in position to score as he is constantly looking at running angles. However, that comes at a risk of lower...

* cesc haters crawling out of woodwork* Apart from the passes, the goals, the runs, and the defensive work, he was pretty crappy

The best line-up is the one that has broken all La Liga records, is a goal scoring machine, has Messi on fire, and has the top 3 assist providers in La Liga

That's a funny statement. You are not a fan because of this although it results in Barca, Messi and Iniesta smashing all records. Not to mention that Cesc is the third highest goals scorer and assist provider for the team.

Wow, didn't realize Mache played the 4th highest minutes and Pedro the 3rd highest. Mache is probably not that surprising as Pique and Puyol were out for a while. But for Pedro to get so many minutes, especially when he was not at this best, and with Tello, Villa, Alexis on the bench is a little...

That's some unbelievable 45 mins of football from Cesc. Hoping he keeps it up

It's not really a dive dive. It was more like trying to avoid getting his feet crushed at high speed and re-injuring himself. Anyway, got robbed off two assists by that deflection from Pedro and the offside call from ref..:lol:

Need to see that 1-2 with Cesc. Was mad they didn't show the replay

Iniesta Pedro Fabregas

He has to be one of the top defenders in the world. Brilliant performance throughout the Euro

The chances weren't that tough. If you are starting for Spain you would be expected to convert them. Admittedly the second one was difficult, but he had a great option to pass to Navas and still went for glory. Ramirez and C9 scored from similar situations with ease against Barca

Epic performance

Should have been introduced early in the second half replacing Pedro.