5 - Carles Puyol

[Aryagorn]

i dont think there are any quality CB to replace him.
perhaps manchena. but manchena is getting old too.
only left with madird pair albiol and arbeloa.
they are good, but nowhere near world class yet

Albiol has got 2 years to get ready for a major tournament with Spain!! And if, as you say, Arbeloa is not that good at 27, when would he even be!? I like Arbeloa and I think he's a very good full back

 

[FCBarca]

Gift from Puyol to his Spanish World Champion teammates

€170 buys you one too

 

[barca96]

Albiol has got 2 years to get ready for a major tournament with Spain!! And if, as you say, Arbeloa is not that good at 27, when would he even be!? I like Arbeloa and I think he's a very good full back

thats why. from what i remember, i used to see arbeloa playing at LB. and at liverpool RB or was it LB too? but definitely not in the middle.
so he is not a natural successor to puyol. he could be though if given time.
albiol, idk. nothing special, but good enough for madrid so he must be good.

Gift from Puyol to his Spanish World Champion teammates

€170 buys you one too

was this the gift before WC or after?

 

[Swarze]

What's read in puyol's left hand?

 

[Moe]

here's another one of his goals that is to a certain extent identical to his goals against Germany and Real Madrid. Of course the cross came from Xavi, yet again.

Although it was a long time ago but its amazing to see how this Xavi-Puyol partnership always seems to work in decisive moments in big games.

 

[Galning]

I was at that game we even won it before penalties.

 

[Miss Kris]

Ahhh, nice clip, Moe; thanks for posting! Easily my two favourite players on the team, and I could watch clips of them all day.

 

[Barcafan 2304]

Whats his scorin record for Barca by the way?

 

[barcetia]

8 goals in 488 matches.

 

[El Gato]

Apparently Puyol decided not to retire from international squad yet, his decision is to play for Spain until Euro 2012 - http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gen/20100801/53975144050/noticia/carles-puyol-jugara-dos-anos-mas-con-la-seleccion-espanola.html

Informed by El Mundo according to Puyol's official website.

 

[Galning]

Wooo go Puyi

 

[Cule Angles]

Puyol is annoyed that the British press has been inventing quotes from him about Cesc

http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gen/20100802/53975863875/noticia/wenger-queda-en-evidencia.html

 

[Galning]

Go tell 'em!

 

[Miss Kris]

I was so glad to read he decided on two more years with the national team, and I hope they're as good as possible.

 

[ranjix]

I was just wondering who will replace Puyol in National team if he retire.
IMO Puyol is irreplaceable