BerkeleyBernie
Senior Member
Great team performance. Only wish Alves was more of a threat in the final third. He's good on the build-up with 1-2s, but puts up mostly bad crosses, and isn't a threat to penetrate like Alba.
Not sure why the Don is getting in the top three here- good performance like everyone else, but not a special game from him.
1. Busquets - near flawless performance today.
2. Pedro - not surprisingly, much better when he isn't isolated and has players to partner with. Great finish on Busquet's throughball.
3. Alba - really playing two positions- wide forward and left back, and excellent at both. Few in the world, if any, can do what he did today.
Runnerups:
Cesc- influential in the first half attack
Xavi- like Busquets, near flawless performance in his usual role, protecting and distributing.
Messi - not always successful, but many attempted key passes to keep Espanyol on their heels the entire game.
Thiago - Xavi 2.0. He plays with a bit more risk than Xavi, but has the skill to do it. When he masters his game, watch out!
Not sure why the Don is getting in the top three here- good performance like everyone else, but not a special game from him.
1. Busquets - near flawless performance today.
2. Pedro - not surprisingly, much better when he isn't isolated and has players to partner with. Great finish on Busquet's throughball.
3. Alba - really playing two positions- wide forward and left back, and excellent at both. Few in the world, if any, can do what he did today.
Runnerups:
Cesc- influential in the first half attack
Xavi- like Busquets, near flawless performance in his usual role, protecting and distributing.
Messi - not always successful, but many attempted key passes to keep Espanyol on their heels the entire game.
Thiago - Xavi 2.0. He plays with a bit more risk than Xavi, but has the skill to do it. When he masters his game, watch out!
