Is Pique a World Class CB?

Half the player Chiellini is

is chiellini really this good? i haven't watched juve or serie a since like 2010 to make any justifiable assessment of him. is he really that good or is this just another flavor of the month type defender? cos i remember after brazil beat spain at the confederations cup thiago silva was hailed by many as the defender for the new era. he played well today, i think i might have to watch him to see if he plays anywhere near this level regularly.

Got rekt repeatedly tonight even vs Benzema.

His lack of athleticism always exposes Barça when there is a lot of space.

Busquets and whoever the RB was left him naked in the wind all night long though. He was never that great a 1v1 defender. He's more of a team positional guy.

Busquets still is rated because he starts alongside Iniesta and Xavi and does 'the things that the camera doesn't catch' which is a funny way of saying pass to LB/RB

'the things that the camera doesn't catch' Hall of Fame:

Khedira
Busquets
Benzema 2016-now

sportsczy wrote:Busquets and whoever the RB was left him naked in the wind all night long though. He was never that great a 1v1 defender. He's more of a team positional guy.

Alex Vidal was the RB. He is the one that thought having tattoos and sporting the wrist band like Alves would make him into one. Thought Valverde would have started Semedo though, guess he didn't want a trial by fire.

ES wrote:Busquets still is rated because he starts alongside Iniesta and Xavi and does 'the things that the camera doesn't catch' which is a funny way of saying pass to LB/RB

lol so true, you've got to love football technicalities, and how they can make the most minuscule thing seem so important. not too different from the whole 'goalkeeper playing with the feet' conversations

had a bad game, relax. It's not like this game is the norm of his performances.

well bale cant outpace pique so he got something going for him.

Se Queda

Pique is a world class CB ar sucking Ronaldo's dick

Ronaldo's bitch ?

Over reaction as usual, still a top CB, his main weakness though has always been his speed, and with Ronaldo free with so much space to roam from the half way line, bit unfair on Pique. Glad we got Umtiti now though, beast of a defender

retired from Spain NT

Mr Nick09 wrote:retired from Spain NT

Great.

Finally. Now they actually have a chance of winning the EC

Nacho>>>

So who's starting beside Ramos Nacho? Inigo? Azpi?

He got bullied by Barca fans into a mid season retirement…

Thanks legend

When Puyol announced his retirement, I remember I got a bit sad. When you're a legend, even your fiercest rivals can't help but respect you.

But Piqué? I honestly feel nothing. I'm genuinely not trying to be mean, but I couldn't give a rat's fury ass.

Wish him all the best of course.

one of the most overrated CB's of my lifetime

passion merchant

Retired immediately is just such a weird move. Why not wait until the end of the season? Fragile

Sometimes I thought he legit was world class and then at times I felt like he was basically the Draymond Green of defenders.

Damn, I guess he has so many other things in life to move onto but never thought he will so abruptly retire like this... just goes to show in todays world how things are. Young fans who grow up on social media n the internet in general jump on everything and big name players can never get a rest these days from criticism. Its all too negative n I can understand from Pique's POV. Barcaforum is a prime example, just so many clueless bandwagoner kids XD From his POV he underperformed recently but after taking so much shit n a big pay cut in the summer it seems he doesnt have to take anymore shit from unappreciative fans who so quickly forget what hes done for Barca n been a good performer for so many yrs.

As much as some ppl hate Pique nowadays, there is no denying hes been a legend of the club n a top CB with a top career. Sad end to his career but anyone who would deny otherwise is just jealous

Leaves our CB situation bit dire though. How many games are there b4 the WC to be played? We could always play Frenkie there though...