Re: Xavi? The greatest CM ever?

by DeviAngel Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:23 am

Robert Prosinecki any1 ?

by FennecFox7 Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:58 am

In before alex's love letter to xavi..
oh wait :coffee:

by The Franchise Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:23 pm

rwo power wrote:
The Franchise wrote:.I wonder how many actually saw Matthäus considering he stopped being a centermid in like 92 and became a sweeper not long after that...
Well, I can still remember the 1990 World Cup pretty vividly. There was a reason he won the 1990 Ballon d'Or and got several other honours around that time. And for those who hold high that Xavi is a WC and EC winner - well, the same is valid for Loddar, too.

Well I dont doubt you have a recollection of him, but I somehow doubt all the people who think the same have seen the same.

by alexjanosik Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:12 pm

Giggity5313 wrote:In before alex's love letter to xavi..
oh wait

A well thought out and constructive post.Keep it up. Thumbs up

by RealGunner Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:17 pm

by DuringTheWar Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:20 pm

Is he even the best midfielder barca have at the moment? iniesta is younger and more skillful, xavi better at setting tempo but does that make him a better midfielder?

rivelino and valderrama both come to mind as well

by The Franchise Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:31 pm

Younger isnt an attribute.

Yes, Xavi is better.

Valderrama...stop it.

by DuringTheWar Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:22 pm

The Franchise wrote:Younger isnt an attribute.

Yes, Xavi is better.

Valderrama...stop it.

age has to be considered when comparing them

valderrama is in that category of "great player held back by his nationality"

xavi would've won diddly-squat playing for colombia

by The Franchise Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:54 pm

How does it? Explain how Iniest beig younger makes him better.

And I didnt say Valderrama wasnt a great player, nor am I punishing him for not winning things. But there were countless names who were better than him.

I mean, of all the names you could of named that was a strange one.

by DuringTheWar Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:25 pm

Iniesta can still improve, xavi has peaked.

I mentioned valderrama as i was just thinking of center mids that play a similar way to xavi - off the top of my head, and i thought of him

by RealGunner Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:45 pm

IMO Riquelme is/was better than Valderrama

by Lord Awesome Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:16 pm

Aimar >>> Riquelme. Laughing

by CBarca Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:08 am

What does age have to do with anything?

The only thing age has to do with is potential tbh.

And nobody is talking about potential in a 'greatest _____?' thread...or they shouldn't be.

by culefan Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:10 am

socrates..i think riquelme was an am

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