19. Nicolas Anelka (1999-2000), Tote (2000-01), Esteban Cambiasso (2002-04), Walter Samuel (2004-05), Antonio Cassano (2005-06), Jose Antonio Reyes (2006-07), Júlio Baptista (2007-08), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (2009), Ezequiel Garay (2009-11), Raphaël Varane (2011- )
Xavi is irreplacable. Barça will have to either change the way that they play when Xavi decides to hang them up (and may that day not be for many more years) orrrrrrrrrrrr (best case scenario) Barça will have to find an adequate replacement for Sergio Busquets, because the Anteater is the only player on Barça right now who has the most potential to adequately copy Xavi. Thiago has the potential. Cesc could probably copy Iniesta one day if he develops a brain. Maybe Sergio Roberto will grow in to the role? maybe JDS? but Busquets is the closest to a sure thing (and he's younger than Modric ).
Bad history of players who didn't break through the team or were inconsistent while wearing it. Garay, Huntelaar, Julio Baptista, Cassano..
Good thing Varane got Carvalho's jersey.
Edited:
Infact
So yeah...
You should give him some minutes if you're in a comfortable lead
None of them is even half the player like Xavi or Iniesta
Not for long... age isn't kind...
i'm longing for the day were Cesc replace Xavi...
Sergi Samper bitchesssssss, unless something bad happens to him he could take Busquet´s place and we could try Busi in Xavi position, or just play Samper as nuevo Xavi
Sergi Samper bitchesssssss, unless something bad happens to him he could take Busquet´s place and we could try Busi in Xavi position, or just play Samper as nuevo Xavi
A Samper-Busi-Thiago midfield.