Busquettes was never a key player for Barca, any number of players could play his role in the side. Messi, Xavi and Iniesta where the 3 star players![]()
Yes he was the key anchorman, which is why they let Ya ya go
Busquettes was never a key player for Barca, any number of players could play his role in the side. Messi, Xavi and Iniesta where the 3 star players![]()
Yes he was the key anchorman, which is why they let Ya ya go

So key, they tried to replace him with Song![]()
There are plenty of holding players, equally as good, if not better than Busquettes![]()
he's an understudy who joined 5 years after Ya Ya left.So key, they tried to replace him with Song![]()
There are plenty of holding players, equally as good, if not better than Busquettes![]()
Barcelona sold Yaya to keep biscuits and Song was bought purely as cover and nothing more.
Biscuits allows the other 3 to do their thing. Without him....well..... Barcelona would be a hell of a lot more vulnerable.
hes the makalele of their team.

Barcelona sold Yaya to keep biscuits and Song was bought purely as cover and nothing more.
Biscuits allows the other 3 to do their thing. Without him....well..... Barcelona would be a hell of a lot more vulnerable.
hes the makalele of their team.

They didn't want to sell Yaya Toure they just weren't prepared to pay him 250k a week, and Man City where. As for Song I watch a lot of La Liga, and for the first few months of the season he was starting ahead of Busquetes, the year they bought him. Busquetes is a decent player, but he isn't anything special, and there are plenty of holding players better than him, that could play that role in the Barca side just as well![]()
Pep obviously rated Busquets.
first choice in midfield for several seasons.
So consistent that pep Never tried to replace Toure
Song signed after pep left I think in 2012
Wasn't Busquets injured a bit during the start of 12/13?
He played 41 games that season to Song's 25. Xavi played 43 and iniesta 42

So you agree with UIR, that not having a Busquetes at Bayern is one of the reasons his possesion football isn't as effective?
Do you think he is a better holding player than Schweinstieger, or Lahm?
I personally think he is not fit to lace the boots of either![]()
2 games in a few days I have watched where a team looks utterly clueless. Liverpool and bayern.
and you wonder why Barca $ucked since they let Yaya leaveYes he was the key anchorman, which is why they let Ya ya go

tbh German league $uck big time, only competition was from Dortmund who struggled with injuries .. they reached CL without really taking our breath away tbhWon the German league by 20 points in April and reached semis of CL. Hardly doing a bad job
not sure really .. tbh even best managers will need time to adjust to PL style of footballIn a way I agree, I reckon he believes any team can play like that. He believes that's how football should be played and therefore anyone and everyone should play it that way. The other purist in North London is dumb as well as stubborn. Just didn't get the physical side of the game for too long.
Question then, if he was available tomorrow, would you not want Pep?