femiti:
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Lol i play exactly like him, very artistry with the ball n score crucial goals.

hensben:
Farewell Don Iniesta

FYI, my friends nick named me Iniesta during school days.

Lol

Olobe

Mr Ibime wouldn't like this.

hensben:
Farewell Don Iniesta

FYI, my friends nick named me Iniesta during school days.

How dare you soil the atmosphere with your presence here?
No disrespect, But Your friends must be as daft as you are, that's why they can associate someone like you to that great name.

Hello my people Good morning,please can anybody give me info about dembele injury? I hope it's not serious and he doesn't miss the World Cup.

andrew444:
Hello my people Good morning,please can anybody give me info about dembele injury? I hope it's not serious and he doesn't miss the World Cup.

Dembélé has a sprained ankle from the horrible challenge Navas attempted on him. It's still unclear how long he'll be out of action but it's doubtful he'll miss the World Cup (24 days away). More information about his situation will probably follow in the coming days.

jonsnow92:
Dembélé has a sprained ankle from the horrible challenge Navas attempted on him. It's still unclear how long he'll be out of action but it's doubtful he'll miss the World Cup (24 days away). More information about his situation will probably follow in the coming days.

Thank you for this info,it seems you are sure he will be at the World Cup

homesteady:

[s]How dare you soil the atmosphere with your presence here?
No disrespect, But Your friends must be as daft as you are, that's why they can associate someone like you to that great name[/s].

KID. Grow up.

andrew444:


Thank you for this info,it seems you are sure he will be at the World Cup

He's going to be at the world cup. Thankfully the ankle snapped back into place quickly immediately after the tackle.

Sprains normally take 2-3 weeks to heal so he'll be at the world cup.

jonsnow92:
He's going to be at the world cup. Thankfully the ankle snapped back into place quickly immediately after the tackle.

Sprains normally take 2-3 weeks to heal so he'll be at the world cup.

Thank God for that

I haven't watched our games since the 2-2 draw against Madrid but I'm glad I watched the game yesterday.


Gracies Iniesta! InfiniteIniesta!!

THIS IS INSANE, THIS GUY ISN'T HUMAN, HOW CAN YOU DOMINATE MOST ASPECTS OF THE GAME LIKE THIS GUY DOES.. INCREDIBLE LITTLE MAN

phaamsaam:
THIS IS INSANE, THIS GUY ISN'T HUMAN, HOW CAN YOU DOMINATE MOST ASPECTS OF THE GAME LIKE THIS GUY DOES.. INCREDIBLE LITTLE MAN

Messi will be the best player in the world for another 5 years till 2023.

Take that to the bank.

Xavi's emotional letter to Andres Iniesta.


I still remember the first time I saw Andres play.
I was in the youth team and he was in the underage
group and somebody in the club told me 'Xavi, there's
a boy down there who's going to be the best, there is
him and another, Troiteiro, who is like Mario Rosas
and Andres is a lot like you.'


When I saw him play, I said to myself, 'What's going
on, this guy doesn't look like me as much as they say,
he's different'.
This player had more creativity, he was a better
dribbler and could go to the wide areas and cross the
ball.
That was very different to my style because I played
as a four, much more positional like Pep in his time or
Busquets now.


He could play as a four, eight, six or even a 10, and
as a young player he looked like an absolute master
because of the way he positioned his body before
receiving the ball.
He used both feet to play, something that seems
normal now but was revolutionary at that time, he
could control the ball with his right leg whilst his next
move was executed with his left.


What surprised me about him the most was that he
could manipulate the ball with his body, without even
needing to touch it.
You watched him play and it was a show.
It seemed as though he could listen to your thoughts
and it was so natural that he didn't even think about it.
Andres always played with his head up, he never lost
possession.


That was a concept we had been working on with
Joan Vila for years, but it was natural for him. I often
used to think 'f**k, he's four years younger than us,
but he's got an innate talent.'
Andres is, for me, the most talented player in the
history of Spanish football that I've seen. He's
spectacularly talented.


If we talk about him as a person then it's ridiculous,
he's admirable in every single way.
He's exemplary, empathetic, a team player, a winner
and a leader on the pitch, he always wants the ball.
Do people realise just what that means? Where many
players don't want the ball because it's a difficult
situation, Andres always asked for it.


Andres loved the ball and when others thought 'no, no
please don't give it to me.' Andres would come and
say 'Come on, give it to me, give it to me now,
please.'
That's a blessing for his teammates, that's what having
personality is, that's being a true leader.
A silent leader, perhaps, but an authentic one
nevertheless.


I have been a passer of the ball all my life, but I
needed players like Andres, Leo and Busi.
You have been the best partners that I've ever had.
They always gave you an option, no matter how bleak
the picture was. I don't know how, but Andres always
showed up at just the right moment.
We didn't need to talk on the pitch, he didn't tell me
where he was with words, I just knew.
We understood each other after playing together for more than a decade, it wasn't necessary to
communicate.


His body language was the best form of
communication, sometimes during matches we would
watch and wonder just how he did things, he could be
in an impossible corner but would always escape. It
was impossible!
It seems as though nothing was impossible for him
when he was playing football, he would weave, pass
and accelerate with a near perfect balance.
He was as happy in midfield as he was on the wing,
he is a teacher, a true teacher.


Furthermore, people had this idea that Andres wasn't
strong.
They thought he was too little, frail and flimsy.
This was incorrect, when he used his body, defenders
couldn't take the ball. He was strong, really strong,
just look at the number of matches he played in his
career.


In the end, his mentality is key, he's been so strong in
the bad times, even those which people don't know
about.
He had a hard time living away from his family, and
now if you were to ask him, he'd say such a sacrifice
was worthwhile.


Who knew it would end like this? Nobody could
guarantee it, that's what made it so hard and it was
such a long road for him, the normal outcome would
have been to fail, but his mentality was so strong that
it carried him to this position today.


Andres is a person who has their own angel, don't ask
me how or why, but he just has it. He's like Iker
Casillas.
The rest of us just don't have it, but they do because
at the right moment they are able to make the winning
goal or the crucial save.


We have lived with Andres during our time with
Barcelona and the Spanish national team.
We remember Stamford Bridge and Johannesburg,
just look what happened at the World Cup, and if you
have the time then you should go and re-watch that
match, and not just the goal.
You will realise what Andres really did.


People may ask why it was Andres who scored the
goal, it couldn't have been anyone else, it could only
be someone with an angel. That's Andres.
I also remember those who said we couldn't play
together.
This is Barcelona, a club full of debates, but I felt bad
for him because I always said that I need people who
understand me.


I understand my own style when alongside players
with technical quality rather than physical presence.
Of course, strong players are important, but look at
Andres, Leo and Busi. I hated those debates in which
people said Barca needed muscle, what are you
talking about?
The most important muscle to play football is the
brain, as Johan Cruyff said.


We're both very quiet and that's why I'm in tune with
Andres, we both like to be silent and impose
ourselves on the pitch.
If the club sign three new players then perfect, I'm
going to show those mother f**kers that I will
compete with them even if they cost 250 million
pesetas, I'm going to prove that I can be a Barcelona
player.


This is the exact mentality that Andres had when he
was young, that Busquets had when he was battling
for Yaya Toure's place.
Anyone who doesn't think like this won't make it.
There are two options: fight and claw like we all did
or fall into disillusion thinking you'll never get a
chance.


I remember, for example, what happened to him just
before the World Cup in South Africa; we were
training in the sports city when all of sudden we heard
Carles Puyol shout 'Noooooooo' and I didn't realise
what had happened but when I turned I saw him
leaving the pitch in tears.


He'd only just recovered from an injury and now
another had arrived.
There were doubts that he'd even make the World
Cup, but he ended up doing so because of that
aforementioned strong mentality.
I'll never forget the discussion in the Monaco dressing
room after the UEFA Super Cup that we won with
Pedro's goal.


'Andres, we need you, here you're very important,
very very important, it can't be that you go on like
this. Barcelona can't afford you not to be playing. We
really need you, you're different, when you're not
with us it costs us so much. Believe it, Andres, please
believe it because we're telling the truth, we need
you'.


We saw that Andres was in a real moment of turmoil,
in those months a lot of negatives happened at once.
But he, along with the help of his family, turned
everything around due to his incredible mental
strength.


Sometimes, I get this feeling that Andres Iniesta can't
be properly explained as a player using mere words,
he does everything in such a way that it appears easy
and tricks anybody into thinking they can do it.
That's a lie, nobody can do it like he does. On the
pitch, he's transformed, that's where his real
personality appears, it's his natural habitat.
If he isn't touching the ball then he's unhappy, I can't
remember a single big match where he hasn't
excelled. I've never even seen him raise his voice,
never.


When he complained he did it with respect, in
arguments he never screamed or shouted but simply
put the team ahead of his own wishes.
This isn't easy because every player has an ego.
I can recall the Champions League of 2006 when I
was injured, he took full responsibility playing as a
defensive midfielder, in both Lisbon and Milan.
What incredible performances he gave there.
We reached the final and then Rijkaard didn't put him
in the starting line-up.
When I found out I spoke to Puyol, 'How is Andres
not playing? Why isn't he playing Andres? He isn't
playing, he isn't playing.'
Carles simply looked at me and said 'I don't know, I
don't know.'


The truth is, nobody knew and nobody could
understand the decision.
He had gone from making key contributions in
Lisbon and Milan to not playing, but when he
appeared in the second half everything changed.
He put things in order for us, together with Larsson
and Eto'o he made the difference.
Surely on the inside he was livid, but his first thought
was about how he could help the team.


That anger helped him to be even more useful, any
other player may have thrown in the towel and
sulked, but he didn't, he simply didn't say a word and
then demonstrated on the pitch just why the coach
had made a mistake. That is Andres.


Now that I'm basically out of elite football, I realise
just what it means to play at the top level, I appreciate
what it is to represent Barcelona.
When he leaves, he will understand what I'm saying.
He's won everything and played incredibly whilst
doing so, he's respected by everyone and admired the
world over.


He departs in the manner in which he deserves,
nobody has a negative word to say about him.
Soon he will realise just what he's achieved in his
career and what he has represented, he's proven
everybody wrong, but that's Andres.

Amazing piece. The part in bold got me nodding my head in absolute agreement.

calculator123:

less than what?..I don't blame you sha,messi raised the bar too high.His average is another player personal best..wait,you even said lesss than average,biko tell me
Can a less than average player score more goal and assist in a league where the present world best is?
Can a less than average player score freekicks consistently than other players this season?
If this your new definition of less than average,then you need cane(KOBOKO)

Shame on you. your bias/love for messi did not let you see the Europe i put in my comment which indicate champions league.. you better give your lil brother the Koboko to use on you

Awesome01:
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Nice idea. So you mean he should play the same tactics that C. Ronaldo is using, by conserving his energy, in being absent in most league and cup games and reserve all his energy for the big price i.e. UCL., and not getting burnout towards the end of the season after single handedly carrying the team.

But then, if you've observed Messi, you'll know he cannot pretend on the pitch, if he's tired, he is tired, if he's weak, he's weak.

Its just a pity that we use him exhaustively ever since Neymar departed. He cannot rest even when he needs it because we always rely on him, without him the team becomes just a pack of deadbeats.

I just hope things change next season when we we have players like Coutinho, Dembele and hopefully Griezman firing with all cylinders.

Pretend?no I'm not talking about that, play well in the champions league? yes. i don't think what Ronaldo has been doing his pretend the guy has some sort of character that will MAKE him always want to do well in ANY match.. so I so i don't think its pretense. what happen is just the realization of his age and physical output has dawn on him and Zidane so they rest him a lot in the League and Spanish cup but whenever he's played he'll always want to do well he has a reputation to uphold except he's not in good form.. then again messi plays midfield,all round and still score must mean barca.'s midfield is shit.. but to be honest it's all character messi can't just stay upfront i bet he'll lose form if he did roaming around is his best style

tesppidd:
it is much easier to be upfront waiting for kroos and modric to get the ball to you than for you to go get it yourself and set up somebody else.

stepping up in the champions league knock out stages!!!

Yes it should be easy Guess he has Iniesta Rakitic Suarez and co to do what Kroos and Modric do fir Ronaldo

philfearon:

Okpoko... Ronaldinho won it in 2005 without the UCL, Messi won it in 2012 without the UCL, C. Ronaldo won it in 2013 without the UCL.
Like i said, it's because the award has been bastardized, that's why the likes of you go up and down the place exposing your ignorance!!!
The WPOTY is not an award for the best player of the Tournament winner... it's an award for the best player of the Year in review, putting all things in consideration!!!

Ode i think Griezmann was the best player in 2016 but then again he wasn't the winner, was he? Mumu like you that will be stuck in the past and will not get with the program.. i have favorites too in all other sport i understand what you are feeling but you shouldn't be teary eyed na.. oma ga o.. Now for the last time I'm not debating this based on who has performed well statically that hasn't been the yardstick for some time now. statically Toni Kroos was tge best player of 2014 world cup messi won the golden ball how? Fifa knows.. Salah has been considered as a contender for Ballon d'or this year why? he has played well and he's in contention to wun champions league bastardized or not let him not win it,i doubt if he'll be top 5.. you'll be here shouting best player statically updan.. calling someone newbie. ignororant.. i pity you.. better jump to 2018 and see how it's done.. if messi don't win WC better go and buy ballon for him

LordAdam:


I don't take the words of anyone who calls the beautiful game "soccer" serious. And this is coming from someone who majorly communicates in AmE.

Small boy that is about to get his 6th Ballon.

Still waiting for your explanation why the player who only shoots ball into the net has the most assists in RM.

You guys should start screening the type of people that joins your fanbase. I fit count this one IQ with my fingers.

-Lord

Possible

Ovie56:
Ode i think Griezmann was the best player in 2016 but then again he wasn't the winner, was he? Mumu like you that will be stuck in the past and will not get with the program.. i have favorites too in all other sport i understand what you are feeling but you shouldn't be teary eyed na.. oma ga o.. Now for the last time I'm not debating this based on who has performed well statically that hasn't been the yardstick for some time now. statically Toni Kroos was tge best player of 2014 world cup messi won the golden ball how? Fifa knows.. Salah has been considered as a contender for Ballon d'or this year why? he has played well and he's in contention to wun champions league bastardized or not let him not win it,i doubt if he'll be top 5.. you'll be here shouting best player statically updan.. calling someone newbie. ignororant.. i pity you.. better jump to 2018 and see how it's done.. if messi don't win WC better go and buy ballon for him

I'm not understanding your gibberish. So, can you just Fûck off, please?
Traitor!!!

Oh the shame when come Saturday the 26th, these white fowls go trophyless

Of course iniesta had an angel at Stamford bridge


A fallen angel

Mr Ovrebo

Nihilstjnr:
Of course iniesta had an angel at Stamford bridge


A fallen angel

Mr Ovrebo

No player in the history of your team is 1/10 as good as him


Remember he has more UCL than ur shithole team, more League titles than ur team, more CWC than your shitty team, More Uefa super cup than that good-for-ntin team you support.


Therefore,


Iniesta>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Chelshit

hensben:
Farewell Don Iniesta

FYI, my friends nick named me Iniesta during school days.

Were you unproductive?

Ibime:


Were you unproductive?

I was just about to spam your mentions when i read the dude's comment about the Don being greater than all Chelsea Legends combined

Ibime:


Were you unproductive?

I was not really a great goal scorer but I control the game very well. I am a midfielder or rather, I was a midfielder.

Nihilstjnr:
Of course iniesta had an angel at Stamford bridge


A fallen angel

Mr Ovrebo

Lol
Was the angel in Johannesburg Howard Webb too?

What about Euro 2012 final?

His angel isn't fallen bro neither is he in the sunken Place.

jonsnow92:
Lol
Was the angel in Johannesburg Howard Webb too?

What about Euro 2012 final?

His angel isn't fallen bro neither is he in the sunken Place.

Man don’t care about all of that.

Xavi mentioned iniesta’s angel at Stamford Bridge and I called his name.

Dazall

Nihilstjnr:


Man don’t care about all of that.

Xavi mentioned iniesta’s angel at Stamford Bridge and I called his name.

Dazall

He also mentioned the angel at J'bourg.

Is the angel Webb?

Gabi says Griezmann has told them he's staying

Godin says the same thing, infant Godin went to chastise the fans booing Griezmann in the game on Sunday and reportedly told those fans that Griezmann would stay.

Juanfran says the same thing too.


Seems we are stuck with Suarez fellas. Pick your Bibles and Qurans fellas, we need prayers.

I don't believe it, it is just "saving face" tactics. Pique did the same with his "se queda" tweet about Neymar

jonsnow92:
Gabi says Griezmann has told them he's staying

Godin says the same thing, infant Godin went to chastise the fans booing Griezmann in the game on Sunday and reportedly told those fans that Griezmann would stay.

Juanfran says the same thing too.


Seems we are stuck with Suarez fellas. Pick your Bibles and Qurans fellas, we need prayers.