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He has the qualities in theory, immense workrate/ could put in one hell of a tackle and has improved his short passing game. People thought iniesta couldn't do it but he is essentially playing cm next to a cam Rakitic in the current system, and defensively Rafinha is better than iniesta.

Messi is also an incredibly capable defender, just saying.

His dribbling is insane he may not have as much tricks as isco but he has brutally efficient movement ala iniesta/messi :worthy: This is also the first time i've seen him use his right foot so much and this will help him greatly against tougher opponents. Hope he can get a crack in some...

To Adama's credit he also makes runs to receive through balls from midfielders like the one from rafinha that led to Matheiu's fk goal. Unlike Helilovic who has played for croatia at the senior level Adama has only had 4 games at the top level and he seems to be adapting even if slowly. Not...

He was great but he needs to look towards messi and bulk up like he did.

He'd have to royally fuck everything up to lose a final against a non-madrid side. Motivation won't be a problem for most of the squad so it will really be him just telling the team to play like they did against atletico.

If we can keep up the form and beat atletico in the copa then we will have secured one trophy and probably Lucho will have secured his place next season. If we can keep up this big game form for the rest of the season the League and CL look attainable.

Can only hope.

Yes, he should be playing every easy match and some harder ones here and there.

Pure quality.

He improves with every match, hope he keeps it up, may not make it here but a top 4 Spanish or Epl side will surely take him in the future if he keeps this up.

Thats just nasty.

I need to see a Iniesta-Rafinha midfield before I die.

As undeserved as it was its hardly unexpected. His career has left that much of an impact on the football world that he gets the treatment retired legends get when their bad games are forgotten.

This guy is like permanently the best midfielder in the world to FIFA :lol:

Suarez himself said the defenders in La Liga are built to take on fast technical players after decades of being hammered by the likes of Messi and Ronaldinho. EPL is all about strength which is why the Defenders are more about muscling balls off those burly strikers they have over there.

I'm sure Suarez could have scored that with a lob on his first touch, he would have done it no questions asked 8 months ago but I suppose he doesnt have the confidence to do it while at Barca yet.

You're right, that habit of switching with Messi led to the first goal as well. He hasnt changed what he's been doing but he's ADDED to it by linking up with iniesta/messi in the centre of the pitch too.

You forgot Denis Suarez who's the closest to Iniesta style-wise that we have, Samper even though he is technically a DM unlike Busi he has the mobility and dribbling skills to make him a good CM as well. Rafinha has played well in his games against all levels of opponents so far when he was at...

We probably won't but with this system in place we should be able to dispatch most La Liga teams without hunger and for the CL the hunger is obviously there.