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At the very least Alba has pace. Alves really has nothing to boast defensively

There is absolutely no sense that could possibly support that Alves>Alba defensively

:lol: :lol: :lol: Alves was easily the worst defender in our squad.

Espanyol defender, Jordi Amat has officially joined Swansea on a 4year deal with transfer fee of €2.5M. Spent last year on loan at Rayo :worthy: What a deal from Laudrup, he makes amazing transfers

Well they are sitting back and then counterattacking, but it's not ugly football, quite the contrary actually.

Actually speaking they target Alves more. Obviously he's going to leave more space on his flank to attack but he does get back quickly when needed. He is more impressive defensively late in the game when opposition players are tired yet he has almost unlimited energy to sprint at them.

Pirlo got humiliated there.

He's having a bad game defensively I'll give you that. Consistently speaking though he manages to get by defensively off of his pace

Italy really attacking with intent. Spain need to pick their game up

It's definitely not "cancelled out", his positive aspects far outweigh his negatives

Pique has Pedro syndrome. Solid for the NT, poor at club level.

Rafinha is definitely good enough for us and would do well with a loan spell, however it's so early and rash to say he's better than Thiago.

Ancelotti, Isco, Carvajal, Suarez/Cavani There's bound to be more competition for the title next year

He's more box to box and energetic than Xavi. You'll see him in between the CB's collecting the ball, on the flanks linking up with the wingers, and even at the edge of the box ready to play one-two's. He'll get more refined and secure as he ages and is destined to be a phenomenal player. As...

Oliver with a sexy croqueta down by the touchline

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That's a valid statement but I simply don't understand when fans simply turn their back on Thiago and then go on to claim that Roberto and Rafinha are the real star prospects and Thiago can't compare to them.

Goal Jese 2-0 or as my commentator says "HEE-SAY"

I'm sorry but it's pretty obvious that Thiago is the better of the two. Saying otherwise is just a knee-jerk reaction against Thiago because of this saga.

Digne is a beast