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philfearon:
My Best Barça eleven will be :

Andoni Zubizaretta

Alves. Puyol. Pique. Miguel Bernardo

Xavi. Marquez. Iniesta.

Messi. Kubala. Ronaldinho.

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cumz:
Best all time lineup


Valdez

Alves. Puyol. Pique. Abidal
Xavi busquet. Iniesta
Messi Suarez (first). Ronaldinho



Sub
Deco
Rivaldo
Neymar
Suarez
Cryuf

philfearon:
It's usually easy to root more for people you saw play in your generation!!!

tesppidd:
I actually wanted to mention Pique,

But it struck me it's only a top 10 list.


Nobody even mentioned him;

Top 10 is arguable but Pique must make top 12.


We are really really sleeping on Pique's contributions to this club,

We must look beyond his clownish acts and looks.

10Dove:
MVB? No way... There are many ahead of him Even Eric Abidal is ahead. Lucho sef is ahead.

Olamyyde:
Messi
Cryuff
Kubala
Xavi
Iniesta
Ronaldinho
Edgar davids
Puyol
Guardiola
Dani alves

Olamyyde:
Luis suarez above xavi and iniesta...smh

IKON360:
oya list your top ten Barca players, also take into cogniznace their contributions to the club. Just 10.
In fact lemme start

Messi

Johan Cruff

Louis Suarez the first

Pep Guardiola, the player

Ronaldinho

Xavi

Iniesta

Puyol

Rivaldo

Koeman

Antoni Ramallets

IKON360:
with that bomb of a left foot. I may name up to 6 players before I name Rivaldo

IKON360:
that Rivaldo's goal, I didn't know that goal was that relevant. I just knew the goal was fine. Ah well Barca has had some legendary players

scantee:
Functioning link. Pls oo

SerVik:
Not working

TLona1:
I need the link please.

TLona1:
where can I stream the match?

tesppidd:
Hear we might be kicked out of copa del rey.

larride:
You are not comparing Xavi with Iniesta so what were you doing when you made the statement “Iniesta made Xavi?”

Xavi started playing in 1998 and he won the league in 1998/1999, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006.

How did Iniesta made Xavi thick and hot? Is he the one that implemented tiki taka?

Without Xavi at the center there’s no tiki taka, the system is all about Xavi, he’s the one that keeps it moving, he’s at the center of the whole thing, what exactly is Iniesta role or job when Xavi is outscoring and out-assisting him from the central position whereby Iniesta plays closer to the goal than Xavi.

I repeat, leave Xavi out of your discussion, you can continue your merry-go-round with Iniesta and his shaku shaku mentee like Hazard. Leave the midfield maestro out of it.

larride:
I have no business with Lampard and Iniesta comparison but you saying Iniesta made Xavi is a statement that should get you a place in Hague.

2006 UCL
Iniesta: 0 goal 0 assist
Xavi: 0 goal 0 assist

2009 UCL
Iniesta: 0 goal 1 assist
Xavi: 0 goal 1 assist
Xavi was awarded MOTM by UEFA

2011 UCL
Iniesta: 0 goal 0 assist
Xavi: 0 goal 1 assist

2015 UCL
Iniesta: 0 goal 1 assist
Xavi: 0 goal 0 assist (played just 18mins or thereabouts)

Euro 2008
Iniesta: 0 goal 1 assist
Xavi: 1 goal 3 assist
Xavi named UEFA Player of the tournament

Euro 2012
Iniesta: 0 goal 1 assist
Iniesta named UEFA Player of the tournament
Xavi: 0 goal 4 assist.

Who is the shaku shaku dancer? Who carried who?

larride:
Nobody was robbing peter to pay paul. The arguement was between Lampard and Iniesta but somehow you brought Xavi into the argument, are you sure you are not arguing with yourself like this?

Xavi broke into the team in 1998 but you want us to skip the 1998/1999 season and we should start counting from 1999/2000 because that suit your narrative.

Now you have changed it to “Till Ronaldinho came up” before it was “When Iniesta came”. What exactly was Iniesta doing in all those years when Ronaldinho was providing those classics? Dancing shaku shaku as usual?

Are you talking about 2006 UCL final with Arsenal or did Barca play another team in 2006 UCL final? The same match that both Iniesta and Xavi started on the bench? Iniesta came on and had the same impact Xavi that was on the bench had which is ZERO. No goals or assist.

Xavi was the one leading the tiki taka and not Iniesta, XAVI was the system itself, XAVI made the system possible, no wonder Barca and Spain has not been able to replicate that tiki taka since Xavi left?

I ask you again, what was Iniesta contribution to UCL 2009, World Cup 2010 and UCL 2015? Show me the stats and not dribbles like hidden skaku shaku Hazard.

Ibime:
Xavi:

7 goals and assists in Spain knockout matches including 3 assists in finals.

2008 Euro final vs Germany 1-0, xavi assist,
2012 Euro final vs Italy 4-0, 2 xavi assists,
2010 WC semi vs Germany 1-0, xavi assist,
2010 WC QF vs portugal 1-0 xavi assist.
2010 WC 2nd rounnd vs Paraguay, 1-0, xavi assist

larride:
Xavi was never in the discussion until you brought him into the discussion that Iniesta made Xavi. We have been asking you to bring out the stats to back up your statement, how did Iniesta made Xavi?

Iniesta made his debut in 2002 so do not make seems as if he just started playing in 2005. Your golden era did not start in 2005 you this barka boy liar.

Let me puncture your liars one after the other.

1. before Iniesta, Xavi won the league in this first season in 1998/1999 season.
2. Xavi only has 103 caps more than Iniesta and not “more than 200 caps” like you claimed.
3. Your golden era started in 2008 after Luis aragones Spain won the Euro 2008 with a possession based system with Xavi at the center of it.
4. What was Iniesta contributions to Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012 Spain’s win? Bring out the stats to back up your claims.
5. Where did Iniesta win trophies without Xavi or Messi? I will be waiting. Kindly tell us the season and the contribution of Iniesta to the said trophy.

Xavi had everything more than Iniesta, more passes, more goals and assists, more key passes per game, more chances created than Iniesta, so I ask again, what exactly is Iniesta doing or what is he complimenting? It’s better you concentrate your arguement on other shaku shaku AMF like Iniesta and stop comparing him with a midfield god like Xavi

BlueAngel444:
Xavi that is the definition of the Spanish and Barcelona golden era.

larride:
No wonder you are a barka bot.

Was Rijkaard playing tiki taka as a system? Can you even call Xavi a regular under Rijkaard?

Luis Aragones started using a system that fitted Xavi, a possession based system during Euro 2008 which Pep replicated at Barca during his reign. The man behind the success of the system for both Spain and Barca was XAVI, no wonder when Xavi left Barca, no more tiki taka but kati kati.

How exactly did Iniesta made Xavi when Xavi was outscoring him from central midfield, I’m sure if I dig deeper, Xavi will have more assist than him. Iniesta scored 35 goals in La Liga from an AM position for Barca in 16years compared to Xavi 58 from central midfield? Are you not even ashamed for Iniesta?

You can argue Iniesta unproductively anyhow you like, don’t you ever dare compare him to a midfield mastero like Xavi.

larride:
Are you not the same person that said Iniesta made Xavi?

Heywhizzy:
Godfatherism is deeply rooted in Nigeria, even on this thread.. so Ibime equated Iniesta to Kovacic and some mumu dey follow yarn am

raumdeuter:
40 shots 0 goals

Abeg was is the shots per goal ratio

Who can epp me divide
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LongD:
Na wa o. It's only on nairaland that legends will be called frauds and carry alongs

BlueAngel444:
the rare and irreplaceable lampard, their are few midfielders like him that ever lived