The Closest British team to Barcelona

Who is the guardiola of British footy then? Also ox reminds me of sanchez.

Ox is better than him

Arsenalfaithfull wrote:Who is the guardiola of British footy then? Also ox reminds me of sanchez.

Wenger or Rodgers?

My first thought was Southampton was closest to Barcelona but then I thought of Portsmouth so I checked it and it is Portsmouth is closer. (677miles to 665miles)

RealGunner wrote:Ox is better than him

Sorry i used to rate Sanchez highly, but with each game he looks as average as it gets. Maybe its form issues but its been on for too long

Sanchez has been average ever since he joined barca

I don't know what happened to Sanchez he was a totally different player at Udinese.

He was actually quality, but he's shite now.

Another case of Barca using a Ferrari like it's a Fiat

Cesc was WC at arsenal. borderline WC at barca now

Messi the talent sucker

Well Barca have players who were big fish in small ponds.

Sanchez at Barca = Downing at Liverpool

Ganso wrote:Messi the talent sucker

Messi is Swackhammer

#saveuspepbatista

#saveussosa

Ganso wrote:Messi the talent sucker

Well these players had a lot of space to work in at their previous clubs

virtually every team plays defensive vs barca and tries to counter. Only specialists can survive at barca. if u watch closely its as if barca play their games in a HALF sized pitch . Puyol and masch are always near that centre circle with loads of players in one half.

Thats why cecs and sanchez haven't been so spectacular as in their previous clubs.

OX will NOT bench Alexis at barca.

Its like when Pep got asked by the British media whether he would like to sign Wilshere, he replied, "why would I sign wilshere, I have players like that at Barca B". He was referring to thiago of cause. If thiago went to a British team and was the main man in midfield, everyone would say he is world class- if he goes back to Barca he wont have as much of an influence on things.

Cesc and Alexis had teams centered around them, not so much at barca.

They are still worldclass!!

Schweini wrote:Sanchez at Barca = Downing at Liverpool

15 goals + 5 assists in his 1st season at Barca, scored against Madrid in all the league games + ravaged by injuries = Downing ; 0 assists , 0 goals.


I like your reasoning. Many of you will drool over him if he joined your club.

We are Just messing around mate, no one is serious here. Apart form the sanchez thing maybe.

Albiceleste wrote:

Matias Rodriguez (Alves) Coloccini (Pique) Mascherano (Puyol) Zabaleta (Alba)
Banega (Xavi) Gago (Busquets) Sosa (Iniesta)
Di Maria(Alexis) Messi (Messi) Aguero (Villa)

#saveuspepbatista

Sosa?

Di Maria should be the Iniesta and Higuian should be the Villa and Aguero the Alexis

Di Maria the Iniesta?

we should all be modelling our teams around chelsea

#champions of europe
#conquerers of the nou camp
#messi's kryptonite
#crossbar

mtfootball wrote:Di Maria the Iniesta?

You seen him for Argentina mate? that's the exact position/role he plays.

Centrally providing the magic with great dribbling and passing.

Plus he's a lot better at being Iniesta than Sosa is ffs.

While Gago seems to be the tempo setter and Masch the DM.

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:we should all be modelling our teams around chelsea

#champions of europe
#conquerers of the nou camp
#messi's kryptonite
#crossbar

-------------------------Carrol (Drogba)---------------------
martin kelly (Mata) Gerrard (lampard) M.richards (ramirez)
-------------phil jones (mikel) jagielka (meireles)---------------
L. baines (cole) lescott (terry) r.ferdinand (cahill) g. johnson (ivanovic)
---------------------hart (cech)

Barry at CAM.

Not Gerrard, or Cleverley, or Ramsey, or Wilshere, or heaven forbid Lampard himself... but Barry?

RedOranje wrote:Barry at CAM.

Not Gerrard, or Cleverley, or Ramsey, or Wilshere, or heaven forbid Lampard himself... but Barry?

the players u mention are too attacking


Gerrard could work though. He showed he can defend at the EUROs!

Schweini wrote:Pick the most Barcelona-like 11, from players who are from Britain. Can we make a team here ?!

---------------------Hart (Valdes)----------------------
Johnson (Alves)---Terry (Puyol)----Cahill (Pique)---Cole (Alba)
-------------------Carrick (Busquets)------------------
-----------Allen (Xavi)------Wilshere (Iniesta)-----------
----Walcott (Pedro)---Rooney (Messi) -----Bale (Villa)



just a shame we can't have a senior team for GB.

Just a shame Rooney has lost his pace and dribbling ability, or this would have been a GOAT team for WC Qualifiers

lol I see Bale.