TheSuperNerd:
"Busquets is the 'white-form' of Mikel"

Cc: Sir Joseph1013

I think Sir Zicky just dropped a very powerful fact.

If Busquets was Nigerian playing for Chelsea and and Mikel was Spainard playing for Barca..... Hehehehehe... Don't you think you will rate Mikel above busquets?

Coz truth is they play the same way in the DM/CM role only that Mikel has more skillsets than busquets as can be seen in the green-and-white.

TheSuperNerd:
"Busquets is the 'white-form' of Mikel"

Cc: Sir Joseph1013

I think Sir Zicky just dropped a very powerful fact.

If Busquets was Nigerian playing for Chelsea and and Mikel was Spainard playing for Barca..... Hehehehehe... Don't you think you will rate Mikel above busquets?

Coz truth is they play the same way in the DM/CM role only that Mikel has more skillsets than busquets as can be seen in the green-and-white.

joseph1013:


This is a disappointing comment. Busquets is irreplaceable in the Barcelona team. Busquets gives some of the most difficult kind of passes that break opposition lines. He is widely acknowledged as the best defensive midfielder in the world. That's what TheGoodJoe was saying about defensive midfielders. Because they are not flamboyant, their roles tend to be underplayed.

You believe the way he breaks down opposition plays will not thrive in a team like Juventus and Chelsea?

TheSuperNerd:
I ENDORSE THIS POST

Let Truth speak and not sentiments.... Saying Mikel is not World-class but calling Kante World-class is like saying......... #lawd I don't even know what to call it...

joseph1013:


That's a good debate. I submit that if Busquets was at Chelsea and played the same number of games and was as consistent, he would be World Class. If Mikel played at Barcelona and experienced the highs and lows he experienced at Chelsea in Barcelona, he would not be World Class, he would still be a great player.

Busquets is too consistent at a high level over a great number of games across many competitions to ignore.

joseph1013:


That may be true. I can agree with that.

There are many very good players that are not on my list. The decision on Mikel is not personal. Players like Jordi Alba, Pepe, Pique, Ivan Rakitic, Mesut Özil, Toni Kroos, Kevin de Bruyne, Gareth Bale, Kroos, Xabi Alonso, Alexis Sanches, David Silva, Thomas Müller are not on the list. No one can argue that these ones are great players, even legends, like Mikel. But are they World Class? I will disagree.

edi287:

Mikel has never had a season as good as Kante did last season. This season he has been immense as well.

goldfish80:

Busquets recycles possession. He does not break down defences. Can you mention a match Busquets decided on his own? I can mention games kross, Modric, Xabi Alonso, Yaya, Pirlo, even Montolivo, Verrati etc won on their own.
Can you say the same of Busquets? Be honest

TheGoodJoe:
Wilfred Ndidi's goal against Derby County in the FA Cup.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htRTejkxJik

Kog45:
True talk but do u think Busquets w make it at Chelsea coz Chelsea as a club from d onset always go for powerful midfielder e.g.Makelele,Essien,Diarra,Kante,Matic,i can say only Mikel was different in his approach and positional play.

I don't believe Busquets w make it at Chelsea coz at chelsea u must have d strength but i can tell u Mikel w be highly successful at Barcelona coz he has d flair that suit Barca style.

joseph1013:


Easily.
Juventus 1-3 Barcelona, Champions league final. Busquets was the man of the match. Check out ratings from football sites.

Frankly, the only he is overrated are people who "think they know football". This was a player who at the age of 21, replaced the great Marcos Senna (from the Euro winning squad of 2008) to represent his country in the World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012. He replaced Yaya Toure from the Barcelona first team. And has been first choice for both country and club. He forced Javier Mascherano to play Centre Back although Mascherano has had more experience in his position and has never played as a Centre Back before. So we can observe that everywhere he went, he has replaced more experienced and proven players before him.

What I will do is give you what his coaches and teammates said about him.

"You watch the game, you don't see Busquets. You watch Busquets, you see the whole game."
~ Vincente Del Bosque

“Busquets is the best defensive central midfielder in the world. He's tactically very strong and will only become more important for Barcelona in the future. He can follow in the footsteps of Carles Puyol and Xavi. He's very humble and calm, but doesn't mind speaking up when he sees fit either. If I was reincarnated as a player, I'd like to be like him."
~ Pep Guardiola

“Without Busquets, Barcelona and Spain could never had achieved what we have achieved”
~ Xavi

"If I were a player, I would like to be like Busquets."
~ Vincente Del Bosque

Kog45:
True talk but do u think Busquets w make it at Chelsea coz Chelsea as a club from d onset always go for powerful midfielder e.g.Makelele,Essien,Diarra,Kante,Matic,i can say only Mikel was different in his approach and positional play.

I don't believe Busquets w make it at Chelsea coz at chelsea u must have d strength but i can tell u Mikel w be highly successful at Barcelona coz he has d flair that suit Barca style.

forgiveness:



Gareth Bale and Alex Sanches are World class. Pepe and Pique!?

joseph1013:


None of them is World Class jor

goldfish80:

These quotes by his coaches and colleagues are all hype like I said earlier.
I don't like quoting articles but if you Google most overrated players in the world, the number of times you will find the name Busqets appear is quite alarming.
Truth is that he is a very good player but he is not a great player.

Players I class as great are players who you build a team around and expect them to carry the team on their shoulders.
Neither the Barcelona team nor Spanish national team were built around Busqets. Bring Busqets to Arsenal or Chelsea and task him to lead the team to glory, he will be found out.

safarigirl:
Kante world class? Joseph, I thought you said players who have achieved for club and country? What has Kante done in France? How many years has he played?

If Kante is World Class, then put Aubmeyang and Mahrez who were duly recognized by FIFA as world class too. Let us also remember Benzema as world class

The term "world class" is very subjective in nature, so the fact that some people say Mikel is World class doesn't make them 'sentimental' or ridiculous, especially if there are stats to back it up. Also, saying he isn't is also a personal opinion with facts to back it up. Nobody is wrong or right


As far as the world knows though, Mikel is a god in Nigeria and it's no small feat to be regarded as such in a country that has produced the likes of Kanu, Okocha, Finidi George etc

edi287:

Mikel has never had a season as good as Kante did last season. This season he has been immense as well.

TheSuperNerd:
Says one who is "what/who" again?

MIKEL IS WORLD-CLASS. Live with it or remain in denial.

enomakos:
how many game did oriol play for chelsea sef?

tbaba1234:


Last season, Mikel was central to Chelsea's revival. It was not a coincidence that results improved after Mikel came back into the team. Mikel was one of Chelsea's key players in their Champions league run. Probably, MOTM in the final..

He was not flamboyant so his work gets overlooked.

irrefragable:
I don't have the time to argue football with anyone because most times you don't achieve anything and it usually leads to insult. An average Nigerian's idea of world class is just a bit above average in the world stage that's why we hype our own too much here.

A lot of you are already tipping Nigeria to get an upper hand in the two - game encounter with Cameroon just like you did against Egypt in the nations cup qualifier. Let me tell you that game is a 50-50 chance which could swing either way even if Cameroon hadn't qualified from the group stage in the AFCON.

I followed this thread earlier and i saw some people write off Cameroon from getting to the final of the tournament. I LAUGHED. there is no way you could write off any of Egypt, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria as not being favorite to lift the afcon anytime even if their players are playing with half-leg. It's like writing off Brazil in the world Cup or writing off sevilla in the uefa cup. All I'm saying is some teams do feel it's their birthright to win the trophy in a particular tournament and it's stupid to write off that team even if you feel they are weak.

So what I'm saying is 1. MIKEL IS NOT WORLD CLASS (PERHARPS ALMOST) 2.THE GAME NIG VS CAM IS 50-50(NO FAVOURITE, COULD SWING EITHER WAY)

All in all, like i said i don't argue football nothing good ever comes out of it and this is just my opinion. Everybody is welcome to his /her own opinion.

Hey, come here. You cannot throw shades and run away. You must get a response by fire by force.

edi287:

True, but his performances were no where close to Kante. Kante had much more impact in Leicester than he did.