Titi arrived first and had the luxury of not only Leo but Ronnie, Deco & Samu - never mind Xavi & Iniesta. He came perhaps a season too late from Arsenal but had the misfortune to have arrived at a time the team was imploding - bad timing more than anything because he really came good under Pep. A player that shined briefly but brightly
El Guaje came 1-2 seasons too late - even Pep acknowledges he made mistakes with him & D.Silva when they were at Los Che. I think Villa simply arrived too late in his career to really make his mark but my favorite Spanish striker of all time - plus it necessitated the deal for Ibra/Samu which on balance was a failure. Although I still maintain Ibra is the most skilled big man I have seen play the game, as for his ego battle with Pep, I think is is a smokescreen for his inability to play at the level of his teammates - on many occasions visible lack of confidence on the pitch was clear on his face which is notable in a player known for his ego
Lewy might be the most versatile of those 3 but he never got to play with the greatest players in the game like the other 2 did. But like the others, came far too late in his careeer
The real winner is Luis Suarez, he’s the best striker I have seen (not just at Barca) and of course I wonder what could’ve been if he went straight from Ajax to Barca instead of Liverpool in 2011
A lot of choices in hindsight for strikers that could’ve added more titles into the museum but we‘ve been spoiled. I still think the most legendary forward acquisition that was here for such a short time was Henke