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Werey dey support Madrid a Spanish club, but the mumu wan beef Spain national team because of Xavi and Inesta.

Mugu!!

There are levels to 3-peat!!

Even his mentor Ramos dey shine teeth, thanking God for playing with Xavi and Inesta.

Mugu!

Ibime:
That Modric flopped his first season is not disputed. But I bet he didn't have zero GA though.

I like Iniesta no doubt but he's been the luckiest footballer in history IMO. Never has one player received so much providence for so little.

And it's not a single season. Defenders who come up for corners are beating chest with him.

In the spirit of G/A

Can we agree that Ozil >>> Inesta and Xavi?

Ibime:
That Modric flopped his first season is not disputed. But I bet he didn't have zero GA though.

I like Iniesta no doubt but he's been the luckiest footballer in history IMO. Never has one player received so much providence for so little.

Inesta didn’t register G/A in a calendar year is not disputed. But I bet he didn’t make the flop of the season thou.

If we’re to talk about lucky footballers, Modrić will come first before Inesta.

Side footed banana pass and insha Allah.

If you’re to list what he did in 17/18 to win Balon D’or ahead of Ronaldo, Griezmann and Mbappe, will you list them? That’s what luck is all about.

Ibime:
Over hundred league goals scored in this calendar year below, not one single GA for Iniesta. Help me spell CARRYALONG

If it’s by singling out a season or calendar year to drive agendas, then Modrić a midfielder you love shouldn’t be regarded or rated High for making worst signing and flop of the year.

Ibime:
A defensive hustler can't be a carryalong

An AM whose team will score over 100 league goals and he didn't get one GA inside is the King of Carryalong

So INESTA is a carry along midfielder?

Omo!!

Ibime:
I do. Same way I fancy Iniesta, but not to compare him with killers

Is Kovacic a carry-along?

Will you consider him a carry along Chelsea midfielder?

Ibime:
Hahaha

The controller is not in doubt.

The offensive driver is very much in doubt. Driving forward with poverty output.

Do you fancy Kovacic?

Ibime:
Assist in Euro 2008 final vs Germany
Two assists in Euro 2012 final vs Italy
Assist in World Cup 2010 semi vs Germany

These are what matter, not grabbing camera like Lars Ricken or Eder after being carried along all tournament

It’s either you like Xavi-Inesta or you don’t like them, you can’t like one and slander one.

Both complimented each other, they both needed each other to hit the level they did.

One controls, one spices it with offensive drives.

Xavi without Inesta is “CM version of Jorginho”, receiving pass and giving back while stagnant in a place.

Inesta without Xavi is Kovacic, driving around doing nothing. Just footwork and insha Allah.

Ibime:
2 games only.

No better than Xavis 4 decisive contributions for Spain in single goal knockout games

Drop us one Xavi’s unforgettable clutch moment. Just one.

Ibime:
He has more game winning moments, not assisting one goal when 3 goals are scored. You busy referencing one Iniesta assist in a 5-1 aggregate scoreline against PSG, or a 3-1 win or 2-0 win in UCL final. Those are not game winning. This is game winning

2008 Euro final vs Germany 1-0, Xavi assist
2010 WC semi vs Germany 1-0, xavi assist,
2010 WC QF vs portugal 1-0 xavi assist.
2010 WC 2nd round vs Paraguay, 1-0, xavi assist

So Barcelona and Spain were leading 3:0 in these games?

Ibime:
He has more game winning moments, not assisting one goal when 3 goals are scored

You know the truth, but keep spinning.

When it comes to clutch moments, Xavi is no where close to Inesta. Like, the gap is just big.

This you know, this I know, this everyone knows.

Individual awards
Clutch moments
Solo achievements.

History will always rank Inesta above Xavi in those settings.

Note: I’m not a huge fan of any them to be sentimental.

Ibime:
Iniesta only shows when Barca are utterly dominant producing the odd assist out of three goals scored. Xavi does not need to statpad in a 2 goal comfortable scoreline when Messi and co already have the game in hand.

These are the moments that count from 2nd round to semi, producing the single decisive stat in a Spain team that does not score goals unlike Messi's Barcelona, while Iniesta is doing vibes

2010 WC semi vs Germany 1-0, xavi assist,
2010 WC QF vs portugal 1-0 xavi assist.
2010 WC 2nd round vs Paraguay, 1-0, xavi

Simply put; you’re saying Xavi has more football clutch moments than Inesta?

Like Xavi’s clutch moments will be remembered than Inesta’s??

Like, INESTA??

Ibime:
These are the clutch moments:

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 round vs Paraguay, 1-0, xavi assist


Iniesta:

Assist against Russia in 3-0 win and 1 World Cup final goal after being carried along all tournament with no contribution.

Lol. Inesta last minute goal against Chelsea in 2009 and World Cup extra time winning goal in 2010 will always, always and always be regarded higher than these stuffs you listed.

If you want to know what clutch means when it comes to assist, go and watch Inesta assist to Neyma against PSG in 2015.

There are levels to this clutch of a thing nh. Let’s be honest.

Which one be assist against Paraguay nh.

Ibime:
They did not dominate midfield in 2015. This is revisionism.

2015 was built on MSN direct football not the usual Barca way

Xavi set the template for Spain and Barca in 2008 Euros and was by far the POTT with Iniesta as a carryalong. That was the start of the extreme midfield dominance era. Xavi started it and ended it.

Individual awards, clutch moments, solo achievements without each other.

Inesta >>> Xavi

So there’s no way you’ll say Xavi carried Inesta, it’s not even possible. Never!!

Inesta is even more offensive than Xavi, without him Xavi will be a “CM version of Jorginho” just receiving pass and giving it out without progressing and driving the ball offensively.

Ibime:
Barcelona in their prime also lost to Chelsea so you are saying nothing.

You ain't saying nothing as long as Barca dominated Inter midfield to stupor without Iniesta, they just didn't score the last goal needed

Just goes to show Xavi never needed Iniesta to dominate any midfield.

For Spain, Iniesta played wing and the domination was the same.

But the moment Xavi got old and later left, Barca midfield domination turned to rubble

Inesta won UCL and dominated the midfield in 2015. This was actually achieved without Xavi.

I also think Inesta won a lot of individual awards than Xavi, you can correct me if I’m wrong.

Question is, what and what did Xavi win without Inesta?

I’ll still stand that they are both class when paired together, they can’t function properly without each other, if anyone amongst them did it, it’s Inesta.

If anyone amongst the two had clutch moments, it’s still Inesta.

No be only Lujan Inesta, na Julius Inesta.

Imagine trying to slander Lampard for Inesta?

popizaino:
Let me tell you the biggest mystery............ it is eulogizing Frank Lampard and berating Andres Lujan Iniesta. This act is worse than felony. In fact if wishes were horses I would have love to have them arrested.

You need to be arrested bro.

andrewbaba44:
The biggest mystery remains how modric won the ballon d or

With 2 goals and one assist in the World Cup they claimed gave him the award.

WhoDeyHause:
He did not win a major trophy but taking tiny Croatia to the world cup final is a very good achievement.

He took tiny Croatia to World Cup finals by doing what?

Scoring 2 goals and one assist?

WhoDeyHause:
They played in a very good football team with cassilas that saved them especially in the final against robben. They played tiki taka in spain too so don't say rubbish.

2008 Euro

2010 World Cup


2012 Euro

They bullied wold football bro.

Stop the cap!

WhoDeyHause:
He was not the only player that won champions league that year. It was his playing in world cup that gave it to him. If modric was in spain not small Croatia they will win two world cups

So what major trophy did Modrić win outside Madrid’s system?

WhoDeyHause:
But we disgraced them at camp zoo and thry used ojoro to beat us when we wanted to kill them in 2009.

To stand a chance of getting a point against prime Xavi-Inesta-Busquet, you’ll need to park the bus, load like 5 players in your box18 with instruction of them not leaving the box, you’ll have to fight, cry, you’ll be restless, running around chasing ball.

I may not like Barcelona as a club, but some truth need to be said. NOBODY wanted to face those trio in their prime.

WhoDeyHause:
Balon dor.

Madrid UCL Champions the year he won it.

Show me the trophy he won outside Madrid to prove he isn’t a Madrid system player.

You’ll pass through hell before you even get a draw from that midfield trio.

WhoDeyHause:
Modric took dead Croatia to world cup final and won best player. Casemiro won copa america. They are not system players.

Modric won which trophy Oga?

WhoDeyHause:
They are system frauds who are overhyped by barka people. The same thing is happening now with average pedri and gavi when young world class players like mount, Gallagher, james, bellingham, camaviga are not hyped like that. If lampard was in that team those barkabots will be hyping him as greatest midfielder. Team that uefa helped to win match.

What and what did Casmeiro and Modric win without Madrid system?

Lol. Bant aside, I find it very disrespectful comparing Team B to Team A.

Xavi-Inesta-Busquet will always remain unmatched.

One even called them system players, which will have you questioning what Casmeiro and Modric won outside Madrid’s system.

Unless you are trolling, teamB are kids and amateurs compared to Team A. Xavi-Inesta-Busquet don’t just boss the midfield, they’ll keep stressing and humiliating you that you’ll start questioning if your team is playing with lesser players.

Stop playing please!! They’re GOATED!!

WhoDeyHause:
The shameless trophyless club fan is now bragging with this.
What a big trophy for Mandeadster yoonited. .

Been a while I saw someone brag with this picture.

Team be getting ruined and destroyed by the day, but Na Messi be your problem, not Kweku the traveler.

Stats don’t lie...

Hips don’t lie....

Legend must Legend

Suuiii must be Seeweed