Busquets vs. Schweinsteiger

Busquets vs. Schweinsteiger

who's better NOW?

Short Passing:
Tackling:
Shooting:
Long Passing:
Dribbling:
Vision:
Marking:

Short Passing: Busquets
Tackling: Schweini
Shooting: Schweini
Long Passing:Schweini
Dribbling: Busquets
Vision: Schweini
Marking: Busquets

Different players. I know I wouldnt want Schwinsteiger as the sole anchor of my midfield and I dont think many, if any Barca fans would want to swap.

Likewise, I dont think many, if any Bayern fans would want the swap either.

Schweini is probably more complete because he offers much more offensively, but as a DM I would pick Sergio all day long. He meant be a *bleep* but he's the DM I've enjoyed watching most since Maka (the god) retired.

Busquets is a pure DM while Schweinsteiger is more of a CM.

The roles they play are much different, a comparison really isn't possible.

If you want my overall opinion I'd rather have Busquets, but again, it depends on what role you want them to fulfill.

Short Passing: Busquets
Tackling: Schweinsteiger
Shooting: Schweinsteiger
Long Passing: Schweinsteiger
Dribbling: Schweinsteiger
Vision: Busquets
Marking:Busquets

Schweinsteiger is literally better at every aspect. The only one Busquets might have a slight edge in is marking, but its still close.

juventus101 wrote:Schweinsteiger is literally better at every aspect. The only one Busquets might have a slight edge in is marking, but its still close.

No he is not.Schweinsteiger is better at shooting.Everything else Busquets is better.

Nah,Shweini is a better long passer.Shweini is better at shooting by a mile and better at long passing imo,Tackling is debatable and Busi is better at the rest.

I guess Barca would take Schweini for Busquets if they'd. Pure DM is not hard to find, but a CM like Schweini is hard to find.

Busquets is probably the best DM in the World and suits Barca's style.

I doubt Schweinsteiger would suit any position for Barca.

Schweinsteiger could only really fit in Xavis role, which is basically what he does for Bayern and Germany. He is a far better player than Busquets. Hes better in every aspect except marking. Also, if Vidal and De Rossi are considered DMs, then theyre both better than Busquets. Khedira might have something to say too.

Buscuit has been consistent and best in his role, Schweinsteiger as of recent just regained form.
I'd choose Buscuit as my DM as he has more to offer and is more consistent.

juventus101 wrote:Schweinsteiger could only really fit in Xavis role, which is basically what he does for Bayern and Germany. He is a far better player than Busquets. Hes better in every aspect except marking. Also, if Vidal and De Rossi are considered DMs, then theyre both better than Busquets. Khedira might have something to say too.

This is why no one takes you seriously...

Im pretty sure people do take me seriously. Either way, i dont care about qhat people on an internet forum think of me.

On topic, wasnt it the general consensus around here not long ago that it was betqeen Schqeini, Vidal, and Yaya as the most complete players in the world, with Schqeini being favored the most? Now youre trying to tell me a pure DM is better than him at passing, shooting, etc?

Schwein's the more complete footballer no doubt. Busi on the other hand fits the pass and move, high pressing system perfectly and is very sound technically. His reading of the game is on another level. Can't say who's better than who since they play different roles in teams with different systems.

Just because he's a DM, he can't be better at passing? what logic?

Lol at Schweinsteiger being a Xavi replacement. This forum is good for laugh, with comments flowing here like "Spain dont need Xavi, they can perform as good even without him" or "Xavi dint fit in Barceona before Pep", now Schweinsteiger being a German Xavi and capable of replacing him, no doubt Xavi is such an under valued player.
As for on topic first of all this thread is unneccessary, why compare a DM to box to box CM?
As a player Schweinsteiger is more complete and truimphs Busquets in most of offensive qualities excluding dribbling, but as anchor Busquets has no match, no one can play that role, maybe Arteta but even that is doubtful. Busquets being a massive and annoying playactor does cloud his qualities as a player but he is an absolutely fantastic midfielder and a vital cog for the Barca and Spain style. His game reading, intelligence and first touch passing is great, and he has been very consistently performing great for years and last season was the second most consistent and important player for Barca after ofcourse Messi. Schweinsteiger after World Cup was not that all, he might have picked up some form lately but his last seasons were not that great and I would say even Kroos is better than him.
Anyways shit comparision and isnt sub forum the dustbin of goal legacy? Oh I get this thread.

briarfish wrote:I guess Barca would take Schweini for Busquets if they'd. Pure DM is not hard to find, but a CM like Schweini is hard to find.

No we woudlnt.Why would we trade Busquets for Schweini?
CM like Schweini.We have 2 CM's who are far better than him.Schweini wouldnt get into our starting 11.

Kroos is better than Schweinsteiger...but Xavi and Busquets are the ones that are ubderrated? Haha. What a joke.

Can you believe this...? We have Gustavo who they could have easily compared wit biscuit, just for the sake over-rating in comparing inferior biscuit to schweini, they pulled it up nevertheless.


it's obviously the only thing biscuit can compete with schweini with is marking and even Schweini is also better in that aspect....

I guess Schweinsteiger's more complete than Xavi because he's stronger?

Or he's better than Puyol because he can pass better?

And since when was Schweinsteiger a pure DM?

Short Passing: Tie
Tackling: Tie, slight edge to Piggy maybe
Shooting: Schweinsteiger
Long Passing: Schweinsteiger
Dribbling: Biscuits, but only by a very little bit
Vision: Schweinsteiger
Marking: Tie, though only because Schweinsteiger has a lot of shit to do, if he was the sole anchor, he'd shit all over Biscuits
Manliness: Schweinsteiger by far
Diving: Biscuits by far

With dribbling it's easy to think that Busquets is a lot better, but IMHO that's just because Schweini is a more direct dribbler, he doesn't do much in terms of stepovers or anything, but I've seen him run through 2 or 3 other midfielders without ever losing the ball a lot of times, in fact Schweinsteiger almost never gets disposessed this season. I'll exclude last season for the purposes of judging Piggy since he was never 100% match fit.
In 2010, first half of 2011, and since the start of this season he has been unplayable, you just can't take the ball off him, and you can rarely get past him. He's been a great goal scoring threat, and his vision from deep is boss. He's up there with Xavi in terms of vision from deep, imho, though Xavis style and technique make him the better playmaker.

Busquets is good at one thing, and that's stopping an attack, be it with a nice tackle, or by diving to draw a foul, and he does it well. But other than that, he's an overrated little gimp with great technique. The Angel di Maria of defenses. Wouldn't want that impish tit anywhere near any team I like. Especially not when I look at Spain and think about how I could have Xabi... :X

Judging from the seasons where Schweinsteiger was actually fit, he just shits all over Biscuits. He's better at everything. Though it's a dumb comparison. I'd rather compare Biscuits to Gustavo if we go for Bayern players, and Biscuits got a decent claim to be better here, or compare Piggy with Xavi, who is a better playmaker while Piggy is more complete.

It is amazing how there can be such diverse views about a player.

Schweini may be complete but there are specific things that Schweini cannot even dream of doing like Busquets does. Busquets beats Schweini in dribbling easy. He just shits all over Schweini in dribbling.

It is easy for people to say Schweini has better vision than Busquets because Busquets has never had that responsibility. So as of now, Schweini wins that but hopefully Busquets gets a more advanced role in the coming years.

Schweini can never read play like Busquets. In footballing intelligence terms Schweini does not even hold a candle to Busquets which is why i feel he might be awesome in an advanced role too.

Passing, here it is very close. But i am still inclined to go with Busquets here because of his awesome short passing while he is not slouch in the long passing department.

Overall i would say that Busquets in terms of influence is close to Schweini, but as a holding midfielder i definitely prefer Busquets. But in the CM role, i prefer Schweini because i don't know how Busquets would do there. The minute he plays such a role and does well (which i think he may), he automatically becomes an automatic starter in my team over Schweini in the CM role.

Busquets has a marginally better passing accuracy than Schweinsteiger, even factoring in how Schweinsteiger is a DLP whereas Busquets is a sideways passer.