Borja Valero Iglesias

[Ode to Django]

He's no Montolivo.

 

[La Furia]

True that.

 

[Meitux]

He's no Montolivo.

Montolivo is the next Pirlo

 

[La Furia]

Still proving the Spaniards can't play in Italy myth is wrong. Scored the game winning goal in the Coppa Italia match against Udinese just now off a deflected shot, looking like a Madridista version of Iniesta doing so.

Of all the big leagues in Europe, only two players have more assists than Borja right now - Fabregas and Iniesta.

Cesc, Iniesta 9 - Borja Valero 8 - Ribery, TMuller, Rooney, Hustzi, Oczipka 7

 

[Theconomist]

Still proving the Spaniards can't play in Italy myth is wrong. Scored the game winning goal in the Coppa Italia match against Udinese just now off a deflected shot, looking like a Madridista version of Iniesta doing so.

Of all the big leagues in Europe, only two players have more assists than Borja right now - Fabregas and Iniesta.

Messi has been too busy scoring...

 

[La Furia]

Messi has been too busy scoring...

It's at the point when Messi doesn't really count when discussing anyone else, because there's nothing to get out of it. Nitpicking Messi's flaws at this point are more about determining where he fits among the greats of previous generations, which is why it's valid to accuse him of selfishness or underperforming internationally - he's already above normal standards.