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Bimmarlykay:
You're slamming your own head without you knowing it,These men you're mentioning,if Rodri was present then, he'd be a ball boy.

Like how you were slamming your heads when Xavi left and Busquets had to step up. I was in them Barca threads seeing you people weep, wail and gnash teeth after another Busquets disasterclass

The koko of the matter is Rodri has dominated as the main man of his teams. Busquets has been a passenger. Simple

popizaino:
Think of Danny green in spurs winning team think SB. While Tony parker, Manu ginobili,khewi Leonard, Tim Duncan regularly got the praise, there was a silent assassin doing is his bit.

That's why I called him Derek Fisher. They are the same person. However Derek Fisher cannot be called upon to decide games, when they do it's a bonus. That is not comparable to a Tim Duncan, Kawhi that is expected to carry the team. Therein lies the difference

popizaino:
Masherano was not brought by Barca to come and play defence,it was to deputize SB and if possible send SB away but somehow that role was too big for him to fill,only SB could do SB work.

Alexander Song was also brought to come and pursue SB away but the fate that befell masherano as Barca dm also befell him.

Up till his retirement, SB was the number one name of every coach list even before messi cus even Pedro Rodriguez can assume the role of messi but no one could do that of SB.

Mascherano is not a technical player. He's a butcher that you tried to shoehorn to play a role that does not suit his strengths

Mascherano does not have the tekkers to play DM role for a possession based team like Barca. It's the same way Pep chased Hart and brought Bravo to play his style till Bravo quickly became a calamity then they bought Ederson

Song had a purple patch, nobody saw Song as future Barca level when he started but Barca long throat philosophy of poaching Arsenal players. Eventually you will buy awoof that will run your belle. Mid players like that are not a flex for Busquets

Like I said Busquets only thrived when he had the absolute best midfielders of his generation at his disposal. Every time he's had to carry a midfield and be the best player and not just a passenger he has failed. That's not up for debate

Rodri has the track record of being the best player of tournaments never mind his teams. Busquets has always been a bus rider. The facts don't care about sentiments

popizaino:
If you believe that football qualities reduces with each passing year and that footballers are not as technically gifted as they use to be and that football is generally weaker these days, what makes you think SB would not have done better than Rodri is doing in this current team?

Because Busquets is a limited player. You're talking to someone that prematurely rated Busquets till I saw him outside Pep Barca setup and the slippage was shocking.

Go through my posts I'm not a slave to old data. If I see new information I pivot accordingly. My slander of Busquets goes as far back as before the pandemic. No be today

Busquets in 100 years cannot do what Rodri did for City pre ACL injury

Busquets is a passenger, what Charles Barkley will call a bus rider all all time great teams have them.

Busquets is like a Derek Fisher useful but replaceable I would have called him KD on the Warriors but at least KD was a star man on a loaded team, Busquets no be even star man

While Rodri is the engine like a Jokic, Giannis type. He's relied on to actually carry teams.

That's why in a team with Erling Haaland and KDB he was voted Best player in the CL and came to Spain and chop Player of the Tournament at the Euros.

Rodri is the complete midfielder that will do his job in the middle and still come forward to give you goals.

Never compare passenger like Busquets to him. If he was not born in the Xaviesta era he would be a Iberian Nicky Butt

Xavi won with Marcos Senna by his side. Busquets is not special

Post Busquets own whether you no go tear ACL like Conor McGregor

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
U dey compare Busquet with Kroos, Modric , Ribbery and Robben? Dis guy na clown🤡


You should be comparing Busquet with Casemiro, Kante.

Take Rodri to 2010 or 2012 era, he won't make the Spanish squad as a DM substitute.

You are a goofball. No amount of salaye can remove the bus passenger tag from Busquets.

Busquets has never been the best player at his position never mind an entire tournament or season

Busquets without Xavi and Barca tax is Latino Nicky Butt.

Just let Rodri win WC as Spain generalissmo in midfield and you dare mention Busquets where people gather whether them no go stone you bottle

Sportsweb:
If Rodri plays for Barcelona, they would have crowned him greatest Midfielder of all time by now..

I tire oh

I've been cooking Busquets tey tey sha and have been preaching the gospel of Rodri no be today. And I used to rate Busquets till I saw him post Xavi. The fall off was criminal.

No dey compare that fraud to General Rodri, I no go gree that one

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Flawed logic, Curbasi is a teenager yet he's benching many senior Spanish defenders.

Who would start ahead of Cubarsi? Eric Garcia? Le Normand? Don't make me laugh man.

How many good senior defenders do Spain have

MorataFC:
Busquets could not be in the Ballon d'Or conversation in those days, just because of Messi and Ronaldo’s dominance, do you really think Rodri would have won the Ballon d'Or in that era?

OK be in the Modric and Kroos conversations. That one no be excuse. Shey Ribery no win Balon D'or?

Robben and co.

When did we watch any era of Barcelona and say they are winning cos of Busquets.

Honest question. If you put Busquets for Man City. Can he play what Rodri has been playing? Rodri can do Xavi's job and Busquets job combined at an elite level. They are not on the same level. We don't know that Busquets can even play outside Barcelona setup. We have no evidence of this

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
I no wan dey stress this thing my chairman.
This era, dem no too get plenty quality midfielders again unlike what we had before.
Barca hired shitty coaches, from Koeman to Xavi. Prime Busquet, Rodri no reach at all.

Rodri was starting for City yet a washed and aged Sergio Busquet still dey bench am for Spain. E get why?

Lool what does that have to do with anything?

I'm telling you Busquets has done absolutely nothing outside of Xavi tax. All his successes he has had are with Xavi by his side

You are blaming coaches and further buttressin my point. He's a Pep and Xavi merchant

National team politics and seniority is why Busquets started ahead of Rodri. That's how it usually works especially in an experienced based position like midfield. Unai Simon is starting ahead of Raya right now but we all know Raya has been the best keeper the last 2 seasons. That's how it works

Busquets is a bus rider. He has never been important for winning on any team and every time he has been asked to lead a midfield he has failed woefully

Using 'prime' for an average player like Busquets is a misnomer. I was initially tricked till I saw him extensively play without his safety net of Pep and Xavi and it has been disgrace and calamity for Spain and Barcelona ever since

I have seen Rodri as a general lead his teams to trebles, PL 4peats, Euros and a World Cup Final. The difference is clear

Ibukzy:
He was not the Oympic Coach that won the Gold medal

I know that's why I put bracket there. I was chronicling Spain's general progress

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
😂🤣😂

U wan dey compete for ballon d'or wey prime Messi and Cr7 dey paste 91 goals and 69 goals in a calendar year with trophies to back it up?

No go too far. Was Busquets even the best midfielder on the team

We saw Xavi win without Busquets. Even when they were winning together Busquets was not the main don

Xavi retired Oya Busquets lead we no see

Meanwhile Rodri led City to treble even settling a CL Final himself

Euro 2024. Win again

Now as the midfield generallismo he's led Spain to the WC Finals

When did Busquets ever do this to be compared with Rodri?

In fact if Spain win a WC now he will be in the Matthaus, Xavi, Rijkaard, Pirlo, Kroos level. Busquets no even dey the discussion. Bus driver different from passenger

patrickmuf:
Baba, which kind yarn be this?

Busquets that kept Rodri out of the team until he retired? Go and watch Euro 2020 and you'll appreciate just how good that guy was. At the tail end of his career, he still bossed the midfield against all the teams Spain came up against.

Based on seniority was why he was starting. Wetin e play?

He no boss nothing. They were fighting for their lives against Croatia, barely scraped past them and the Swiss on penalties before losing to Italy

His legacy post Xavi is getting destroyed by Bayern, Liverpool, Roma executing generational comebacks on his head. Dominated by Atleti and Juve

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
The guy dey underrate Busquet. Yes, Busquet is not fast like Rodri but Busquet positioning is better than Rodri, Busquet knows how to draw fouls too if e choke for him. Busquet can also dribble his way out easily better than Rodri na why e hard for Busquet to concede penalty or even collect red card. His body feint & footwork is superb. What I give Rodri is pace, physicality and great shot

Where was all this after Xavi and Iniesta retired?

Where have you seen Busquets in Balon D'or conversations

patrickmuf:
I know Ruiz and Olmo are not like Xavi and Iniesta but those two always deliver for Spain. They're very technical and good on the ball. I dare say they're more defensively solid.

Busquets has never been as good as Rodri even when Rodri dey Atleti.

I've never seen Busquets hold his own side outside Barca setup. He's way younger than Xavi and Iniesta and instead of carrying the torch he was finished when they left.

Unlimited22:
At this point, it is definitely arguable

Rodri na giran

He good pieces

Plus the players Busquets played with are better

Xavi and Iniesta in Barca, them two and Alonso amd Fabregas in Spain

E no arguable. We saw Busquets after Xavi retired.

Busquets can't do anything with Pedri, Ruiz and Olmo. Now imagine Rodri with Alonso and Xaviesta.

BlackManta:
England you are my last hope

Fake prediction. This Spain defense shebi na when you score one before you go begin reason 3

I wan see if England go jogodo themselves tomorrow. They have no reason not to beat Argentina apart from inferiority complex

Unlimited22:
That's why Rodri has to win the WC for that convo to hold because he is the better player.


He go use technicality wound you but he's also a ball winning machine.

Rodri does not need WC to pass Busquets. Only Barca bots compare Busquets to a complete midfielder like Rodri who dey even score before ACL slow am down.

Rodri is one man MOPOL

popizaino:


Sweet confession

Wetin I talk wey wrong or confession? Who stands out for Spain individually apart from Yamal and Rodri?

Of course they have a Crack head coach as well who to be fair has been building a monster under the radar.

Runner up 2020 Olympics (he was coach)
Gold medal 2024 Olympics
Euros Champion

They were hiding in plain sight as the new demons to take over

patrickmuf:
Busquet win world cup as starter na.

Busquets enjoyed Xavi tax. Rodri na one man MOPOL

fredoooooo:
Cherki throw suru pass

Agba Winning Eleven

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Spain use offside set up comot mbappe

Just a cerebral team.

Yamal never even play anything for this World Cup.

Unless Spain open yansh for Messi unto Barcelona parapo. Neither of them go fit escape that belt. Definitely not England

Nemesis0147:
omor
France are not tactical …na only run dy sabi

That their mid midfield finally exposed. They can overrun weaker teams but when they are equally matched they struggle

What do you even do now if you're France? Surrender and keep scores respectable or come outside patapata and chop confirm pasting

Spain have their pin code. Ko gba beski. From first half I don comot mind.

E no be like say Mbappe dey pitch sef

nateevs:
Baba just carry the midfield for head.....dictating the pace of the game with minimal effort.

E dey play like corrupt politician wey get all the judges for him pocket

Oro di Hmmm. Oro pe si je oh

AirBere:
If Spain win today, it could be that they're simply that good and their talent pool is insane especially in the midfield department.

Yeah but their players don't jump out. Their style of play sef is not must see TV.

Ask yourself who you would take in your team apart from Rodri and Yamal, maybe Cubarsi for upside but you wouldn't take the rest. Yet they look a class above France who most people argued is the most talented team in the competition

Rodri na midfield general I've been saying it forever. The way he dey control that midfield ko gba beski

Who are those saying he didn't deserve Balon D'or. Them no know ball

That ACL injury is what slowed him down a bit

CrystalTiger:
Coaches sef though..

Why's Doue on the bench for Barcola?

I was so confused. Barcola is super sub for my eye and has always been. That's someone you bring on for tired opponents not when the game is still delicate