Andrés Iniesta

[Sultan]

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta on search for football perfection

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta tells BBC Sport's Football Focus he believes "football evolution wouldn't be possible if perfection existed".

The Barcelona midfielder says the secret of his success is simply trying "to be better every year".

You can watch the full interview on Saturday at 12:15 GMT on BBC One. LINK

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta on search for football perfection

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta tells BBC Sport's Football Focus he believes "football evolution wouldn't be possible if perfection existed".

The Barcelona midfielder says the secret of his success is simply trying "to be better every year".

You can watch the full interview on Saturday at 12:15 GMT on BBC One. LINK

Me and Don Andres are exactly alike- well, except for the skill, but other than that, exactly alike.

 

[barca7788]

Me and Don Andres are exactly alike- well, except for the skill, but other than that, exactly alike.

u mean hair and skin?

 

[Sultan]

Me and Don Andres are exactly alike- well, except for the skill, but other than that, exactly alike.

u mean hair and skin?

 

[xaviniesta]

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta on search for football perfection

dat skill near the end. love those footages.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

u mean hair and skin?

Ahh, yeah- I forgot about that. Now don't you be dissin' on the Don's appearance- I see past that, he's all beauty on the inside.

 

[xaviniesta]

any streams for bbc 1?

 

[xaviniesta]

http://freetvall.com/video/3D7RG2BY8AAU/BBC-ONE

wow this is something really special

 

[Kerrybai]

Is it stupid to suggest that Iniesta is in the top 10 greatest footballers of all time?

His talent has been recognised worldwide, his ballon dor nominations have proved that. However I think his legacy will suffer because Messi is his team mate. On any other team in the world Iniesta would be prasied by the media every week and talked about as on of the best of all time but it's impossible to grab the headlines when your team mate is rewriting football history. It's ridiculous how undervalued he is by the footballing community, so many people fail to recognise how incredible he is.

 

[ammarfcb]

Is it stupid to suggest that Iniesta is in the top 10 greatest footballers of all time?.

not at all. i'd go top 5 mainly because football before 1990 doesn't mean anything

inb4 some 20 yr-old talks about 1923 footbal

 

[XxBradKennedyxX]

Possibly top 20, you'd have to have xavi ahead of him for now and itd be a squeeze if he got in the top 10.

 

[Garrus]

Iniesta tops zidane, Enough said

 

[jiopi]

Is it stupid to suggest that Iniesta is in the top 10 greatest footballers of all time?

His talent has been recognised worldwide, his ballon dor nominations have proved that. However I think his legacy will suffer because Messi is his team mate. On any other team in the world Iniesta would be prasied by the media every week and talked about as on of the best of all time but it's impossible to grab the headlines when your team mate is rewriting football history. It's ridiculous how undervalued he is by the footballing community, so many people fail to recognise how incredible he is.

I don't agree with that, voted Euro top player (fully deserved!), Uefa Player Of The Year, and top 3 Ballon d'Or. If anything I would actually say he is pushed somewhat overhyped rather than underappreciated currently. Also what kind of headlines you would think Iniesta actually should be getting?

 

[Ursegor]

Also what kind of headlines you would think Iniesta actually should be getting?

We could start with the "Lost points in 8 away games last season with Iniesta not playing in 6 of them" trophy.

 

[Mes que un club]

I don't agree with that, voted Euro top player (fully deserved!), Uefa Player Of The Year, and top 3 Ballon d'Or. If anything I would actually say he is pushed somewhat overhyped rather than underappreciated currently. Also what kind of headlines you would think Iniesta actually should be getting?

I actually agree with this; he is a magnificent player, one of the best in the world, but he has somehow become uncriticizable. As was the case with Zidane, his aesthetical brilliance has for some pushed him above criticism, even when he goes through quiet games.