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I agree. It's Puyol's positioning that makes him (and all the great defenders) stand out .

We really missed Iniesta tonight. His One-Two's with Messi (they both have a telepathic connection), his trickery and his turns around the edge of the box. That was one of the reasons why Messi was so quiet for most of this game, he was generally isolated and had no one to link up with in the...

Puyol is not faster than either Masch or Pique at the moment, certainly not Masch.

I've said it before that a player like Alex was not a priority and that a CB was a priority.

I really don't understand this assumption that it's not 'realistic' to expect either CR or Jose to stay next season. I don't think SAF decides to retire, especially not now and especially now that the hated neighbours are trying to provoke his wrath. SAF is way too competitive and proud to leave...

You already had a great system last year and 4 games are too early to write off what Jose or CR have achieved the last 2 years. What Cristiano has done in his career at Real is absolutely mind-blowing. It's just because of his immature, egotistical personality and the fact that he plays in an...

He was never bad to begin with but Abidal just provided us with more consistency and solidity in that position. Since there wasn't a big deal of difference in terms of the quality between Alba and Adriano,it doesn;t really surprise me that we have competition in that spot.

I always felt that Real were at their best when they used their speed for counter-attacking football. With teams playing deep and asking Real to break them down, they just looked clueless at times in how to break down the opposing defense. It wasn't through a lack of effort. I always felt that...

Modric still needs time to forge connections and understanding with his team-mates but with the way Ozil and the midfield are playing, Mourinho will have no choice but to make Modric a regular starter. Maybe drop one or two players to teach them a lesson.

I thought he was pretty dissapointing for the most part. His first touch and control was pretty awful. His dribbling isn't very good as well and neither is his finishing. He kind of reminds me of Theo Walcott. Both players have speed but nothing else. Tello is a very un-Barca like player and so...

I've said it before and i'll say it again. For us not to get a proper CB this off-season could end up being very costly in the end.

I tried to get into this sport during the playoffs but I just couldn't. I thought i might give the regular season a try but oh well.....

Madrid don't seem to have a midfield at the moment. Ozil looks like he's aged 10 years since the summer and Alonso isn't playing well either. They just can't seem to control the midfield and either try long balls or attack from the wings. There's also very little protection for the defense. That...

Argentina have no midfield and no defense. They'll be lucky if they make it to the quarters at World Cup. Unfortunately Messi will get blamed but that midfield was beyond pathetic,they couldn't string a couple of passes together.....

I always liked Mortensen. Btw where did he say that???? Does he have a twitter account or something???

You are not the only one to notice this. For me , Iniesta last season at times looked a little fatigued and Xavi at times showed his age. Xavi's off the ball movement is incredibly slow compared to a few years ago. Just go and watch the games from a few seasons ago and the difference between...

I never liked the Cesc signing no matter the amount. As for Alexis, I actually hadn't seen a whole lot of him playing in Udinese but he seemed like the type of player (an attacking pacy winger) that was a real need at Barca. As for signing SOng for 1.9 mil, that would make anybody here happy...

The difference between the Real madrid side of that season and what it is now is night and day.

Keita is actually a better passer than Song although Alex is more physical and a little bit better defensively. There's not a great deal of difference between the two. I don't think Song is worth 19 mil, especially for somebody who's not a starter when everyone is healthy. A DM was not a...

Santi is good but I think Silva is a little bit better.