do you guys think he regrets coming here?
I mean he sits most of thetime on the bench the manager who bought him left and he dont get the trust to start in big games.
he was captain for arsenal and played every game and was one of the best midfielders in the epl and he traded all that now just to sit on the bench and wait for xavi to retre
i think it was a big mistake
The biggest mistake was to bring him with a motto "next Xavi". He is a world class player however he is not a Xavi type midfielder.
I can not see a line-up Busquets Cesc Iniesta even if Xavi retires. We will need a deeply lying playmaker like Xavi and Pirlo after retirement of Xavi. Thiago can be a solution. Or maybe Samper? If we can't find this solution inside la masia, we need to buy Marco Veratti or Ilkay Gundogan for Xavi replacement. It does not mean that they are better than Cesc in all positions. But surely they are better that Cesc at Xavi role.
For Cesc, the biggest problem is that he should bench Iniesta or Messi in order to be a regular starter in big games. Unless a big performance drop or a career stopping injury from Iniesta or Messi which is not very possible, I think he will not be a regular starter in big games until Iniesta retires.
I think management also see this fact. So they are trying Cesc in Iniesta or Messi role more often. Because Xavi role doesn't only related with offence. Defensive positioning also very important in Xavi role. I watched Dortmund-Madrid match. Ilkay was really brilliant in the both side of the field. He had done many dirty jobs which Cesc does not do.
