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In reality, it isn't his fault. The real scapegoat should be Del Bosque and how he continues to play Xabi Alonso and never gave any minutes to David Villa.

Obviously 60 million is too much for him or any one player really. But I would love him to come to Barca. Wonderful player.

I insist he hasn't been good since 2011. Lots of giveways and silly mistakes but other than that missed sitter, he didn't do much wrong. Alonso now should never be picked for the Spanish team ever again.

Yeah Spain have no room for error now. They must win both against Chile and Australia or they are out.

I just don't see Pedro adding anything other than running around like a headless chicken. And to top it off, Alonso is STILL in, and yet Koke and Villa remain on the bench.

Why is he anywhere near a starting line up today??

Yeah I wish that's where he would go. Still a quality footballer even if he's not able to be the man at Barca anymore.

I could see Lucho possibly convincing Xavi to stay, but I think he wants to go now, honestly.

Xavi should come to the US and play with Villa. I think this is for the best honestly, painful as it is.

Chelsea is a bad move for Cesc. He should have stayed and toughed it out. Chelsea could potentially ruin what's left of his career.

Hope he does well. Our fan base can be brutal at times.

We can still play tiki taka if Xavi is gone but we need to EVOLVE as well. Ditching the false 9 would be a great start and actually getting a striker. Getting a cb to partner with Pique. Adding pieces is the key. But the players have to be willing to accept it and it starts with Xavi...

I think it's clear he wants to go. But if PSG won't buy him, then who will? His wages are high and there aren't too many who can pay them.

It's more the players than our style I think. Tiki taka could still be effective but the players are old now. Xavi must go. Iniesta is getting up there in age too. Busquets has been poor for a couple of seasons now. In attack, Messi has been Messi (Though I'm a bit worried about him now)...

He should be starting the next game. Bench Alonso for Javi Martinez, and put Villa in place of Silva. That would be the best option at this point IMO.

Love Xavi but he's done now. And he's holding the team back. He should either go to Qatar or preferably join his buddy El Guaje in NYC.

Even if Spain get into the KO round, it's hard to see them making an impact with this form. The double pivot kills their passing flow, and defensively it isn't good anymore. VDB has all the blame for this.

Del Bosque has ruined Spain. His subs are awful also.

I have a feeling he's leaving as well. He's usually so adamant about staying when asked this question. It truly is the end of an era and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

No, he's a legend. A truly great player no matter what. We miss him more than we want to admit.