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patrickmuf:
I tell una say France go collect if them line up with front 4, but una dey follow me argue.

Who been dey talk say nothing concern am with midfield and possession?

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.

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.

Ibime:
Rodri noisemakers

I was expecting to see 100 passes at 95% accuracy only to be disappointed to see 67 passes at 86% accuracy.

Fabian Ruiz made the same number in less time on the pitch , made 2 through passes to Rodri 0, made same tackles and more interceptions

He is just lucky to face a non existent France midfield while having 4 ball keepers beside him, while France only has 2 poor midfielders. Na Digne win the game for Spain which was the weakness we highlighted

A40:
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

Jamiuokolaa:
If Busquets nor dey Barca as part of the tiki-taka system, you think say he for dey start for Spain those years?

Rodri has been excellent for both club and country with different players - give him his flowers biko

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.

Ibime:
Yamal handball that ball before Digne kicked him

Are the VAR blind?

FIFA favouring Barca people again

patrickmuf:
I don't think he is better than Busi but he no slush...

MorataFC:
i think Spain want to write another history, na so dem do in 2010 losing their first game to lift the trophy

A Lamine Yamal lo defiende hoy este tío pic.twitter.com/x5wV4y0OPy

— Tage (@Tagelca) July 14, 2026

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?

Jamiuokolaa:
"He is lucky"?

How come he has been lucky for both club and country?

I know you prefer different qualities in your dream midfielder but it wouldnt take anything away from you to accept that Rodri has consistently delivered when fit.

• Excellent in a Champions league final /Competition

• Outstanding in Euros final/Tourney

He is on the verge of a WC triumph as one of the best players in the competition

Them Makelele, Ballack, Lampard and co would kill to have such achievements

Lana1:
Besides that, I think there needs to be some leniency with fouls that happen from the blindspot of the offending player. Digne no get eyes for back. No way he could have known Yamal would be there and even if he tried retracting his leg last minute there would still be contact

A40:
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

Ibime:
That does not detract from the fact he had a 67 pass game at low accuracy not a killer game like is being hyped here

Any collection of ball keepers (outnumber plus technical superiority) will silence that outnumbered French midfield. That's how Spain subbed him for Zubimendi in Euros final and did not miss a trick and went on to win the game. Make Una die the hype.

Ibime:
Well that is debatable, but what is not debatable is that Yamal handballed the ball before Digne kicked him. How did VAR not review that?

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

Well said culee,folks with agenda can't tell us shit.

Sportsweb:
They were making noise with Pedri when everybody with eyes knows Rodri is the one running that team

Lana1:
Ref pretty much had his mind made up on that penalty. He don already blow before Yamal even hit the ground. VAR might have felt the same too.

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.

It's agenda

andrewbaba44:
Omo me I no Dey here to come Dey defend busquets ,if Rodri win wc and you say e pass busquets I no go even Dey worried ,when 9 of my boys go get wc medal 😂

Bimmarlykay:
So Busi no get these attributes? Niqqa just admit you started watching Busi from 2016.

A40:
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

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.

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.

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.

A40:
Post Busquets own whether you no go tear ACL like Conor McGregor