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Yeah I said that. I believe that football is beauty/art, and that teams that win (or even don't win) with style and great football are superior and worth more than teams who win playing bollocks football. That's why Zidane embodies a lot of why I love football, even though other players might...

Not to overly praise a Real Madrid legend on a Barcelona forum, but he was one of my footballing heroes as a child. I have gone off him a bit since managing Real Madrid and licking Cristiano Ronaldo's arsehole a bit much, but he remains one of the best midfielders/attacking midfielders I have...

I appreciate your insights about the attack and how CM is overworked. I don't agree that Pedri is Xavi level though. No disrespect to Pedri, but Xavi is a contender for an all-time XI and the best midfielder I have seen since Matthaus. Pedri for me won't ever be at that level. Hardly anyone is...

I remember when Casemiro made the team of the season in England over him. It was ridiculous then and would be even more ridiculous now. Casemiro has always been a yard dog who lacks Rodri's technique, passing and game IQ. That was a month before Rodri won the treble - in a season he was likely...

Fair enough.

That's true. I was never a fan of Varane really, that is my point. I expected him to be mediocre at United and he was. Real Madrid don't sell top players in their prime generally.

Yeah 2010 was the Argentina hammering. I am thinking of the game in 2018 when Spain returned the favour. Friendly games are hard to remember.

Yeah I got confused lol. My mistake. I had totally forgotten about that game. Cheers for correcting.

Yeah, sorry - I think it was 2010 the time before. It will be an interesting game if it comes to it. Hopefully more competitive than the Argentina-Italy game was.

I am not convinced he's a number 10 either, but nobody should ever expect or even find realistic Messi level performances from any player, not just Pedri. Sounds like you think he's better deeper. Lots of arguments about it in here.

Spain v Argentina might well be the least played game between two heavyweights in recent years. In all of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta's time, they never met in a tournament at any point. Might make sense when you consider World Cup seedings and that they don't play in the same continental...

Good defender, but never thought he was anywhere near as good as he was made out to be. Ramos and Pepe were both far better. He was good though. But no surprise to me that he struggled a fair bit at Man United. He was well in decline when he joined them. He was brilliant when France won the...

Fair enough mate. He always seemed more of a CM to me, but I acknowledge you guys have seen him far more than I have as I am not a Barca fan. I am upvoting most posts - even conflicting ones - since most people are putting forward decent points and I respect that.

Like KingLeo said, America isn't a football country. It isn't really built to hold 'soccer' matches, and a lot of these stadiums are NFL stadia that they call 'multi-purpose'. The pitches are compromised too, often being plastic. I have played on plastic pitches myself - it doesn't bother me...

It seems like there's a lot of conflicting views on here from Barca fans, as to whether Pedri is a central midfielder, a number 10, or a hybrid. A lot of you guys can't come to a consensus on it. Like I said (and it's the impression you get from watching him) he's a hard guy to define...

It sounds like you don't rate him much then :ROFLMAO: I agree though - he is a talented dribbler but he doesn't really know what he is doing half the time and - even though I say you can affect games outside of goals and assists - he doesn't affect games qualititavely or quantitatively. He...

Colombia have more cute and creative players who could carve them open. Uruguay are a very high-pressing team too and their energy and dirty nature could make that game a fight or a battle. Either way, Argentina have a tough game ahead. If Colombia or Uruguay turn up and Argentina still...

There's something about these Spanish midfielders with a surname Hernandez.

Canada did well to be fair, and had a lot of decent chances. Both Argentina goals came at points too when the game was fairly evenly contested. 2-0 was a bit harsh on Canada. Still, Argentina move forward. But I fear they'll have to play significantly better than they have been, whether it is...

Fair enough. I know what you mean. He's not exactly like a Rodri or Busquets or even Xavi (who wasn't a DM), but he's not a pure attacking midfielder either. He's a bit in between, like an 8. I still think - me personally - that his skillset leans more to pure CM. But I fully understand your...