I feel calm when i see him in defense alongside one of the young clowns because he's always composed and keeping them in check. Like Puyol.
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26th February 2009 09:24 AM #31Momo un Bello Uomo
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26th February 2009 09:58 AM #32The Preacher
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Yes, Rafa is reaching his top form. I love how he tackles and though he is not the fastest man on the planet, he easily compensates for it with great positioning. In my opinion, alongside Vidic we can say that he is the best defender in the world at the moment. Or at least one of the best to generalize it my previous statement a bit.
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26th February 2009 10:31 AM #33Senior Member
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Really? He was better before his injury.. I still thinks he makes some terrible mistakes, and some very, very stupid freekicks. And at times he seems totally unfocused.
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26th February 2009 10:37 AM #34I walk the line
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Yes he has lost concentration since the CL final..and in fact the SuperCup game against sevilla after we wont he CL and sevilla won the UEFA was his worst ever performance. Since then he's been slowly improving and is looking much better now. However u are right he still does stupid things at times. But he also puts in good performances like the lyon game.
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26th February 2009 10:39 AM #35Senior Member
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He sure does. He has been very good this season, no doubt, but I still thinks he has a level more.. If he can keep concentration for 90 minutes, he would be in top5 of best defenders in the world.
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26th February 2009 10:42 AM #36I walk the line
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Without a doubt.
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26th February 2009 10:21 PM #37Senior Member
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Agreed with the posts above. He is one of the best central defenders we had in years
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26th February 2009 11:41 PM #38The Preacher
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Maybe I exaggerated a bit, but still he is a very good defender.
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr.
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1st March 2009 11:34 AM #39
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When having his good day he is up there among the best. However, he cost us points on more than few occasions.
As a team that plays offside trap and stands high on the pitch we cannot afford to have slow central defenders. Especially not both of them
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1st March 2009 06:51 PM #40
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Slow, late and almost cost us penalty. Sell. Sell. Sell
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2nd March 2009 11:49 AM #41Senior Member
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If he keeps costing us points, and simply seems to continue losing focus, we maybe should ship him off. But heck, I'm sick of our defense.
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2nd March 2009 04:37 PM #42Sueco estrella
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I don't know what I think about him... he is great when he is good but he does so many stupid and foolish things sometimes.. I don't think there is anyone in barca who does so many mistakes... He costs us penalties, cards and freekicks...
Something must be done with our defense to next season, if it's selling him and getting a new CB, I don't know?Last edited by mmandela; 3rd March 2009 at 05:39 PM. Reason: spelling
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3rd March 2009 10:06 AM #43
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I agree, he gave his best years in Barcelona already, time for someone younger.
I`d miss his passing abilities though. Rarely can you find a defender that can control the ball and read the game so well
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11th March 2009 09:12 PM #44Sueco estrella
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Great assist for him today when Henry scored the first goal
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11th March 2009 09:25 PM #45
Great assist.
Possibly the best ball playing defender in the world.
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