Well, we can't just buy a player only for his free kick abilities. I think Pep has to make sure that the existing players train hard with free kicks. Remember, Alves was ballooning his crosses in the very recent past and none of the Barca players would shoot from distances. Those things changed...
Man I'm not saying that because he scored 50 goals. I'm saying that because of the player he is and what he does with the ball. Finishing is only one aspect of his totality.
Well, not really, there were people like Maradona, Brazilian Ronaldo, Zidane, Maldini (have never seen Pele play) and a few others. But after a long time, football has found Messiah, the best footballer I have ever seen on a football pitch.
There are rumors that Drogba might be on his way out of Chelsea come the transfer season. The problem with buying Drogba could be that he wouldn't agree to sit on the bench at all. And Messi is the one who should play down the middle. Getting Rossi would be a long term thing for Barca as well...
Buying Villa was and is the right decision. A dip in form can happen for players. World class strikers like Torres, Rooney and Ibra have seen barren periods. One has to be patient. What we can do is see which striker suits a certain system best. Wayne Rooney suits Man U's style of play, so even...
Sounds not so reliable at all to me. This was some viewpoint though: Barca legend Johann Cruyff said that the club had sold its “uniqueness for about six per cent our budget" (talking about the shirt sponsorship).
Rossi is already well tuned to La Liga and he would be way more lethal and productive in the Barca side. It would be a good move. And he is a bomb of a player.