5 - Pau Cubarsí

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Puyol is not better than Pique or Koeman as a pure CB.

Overall, with leadership qualities included, he might be in the mix.

Puyol was way better than either of Pique or Koeman. He held together the back line like no other defender this club has ever seen. In 2003-4, without Puyol we would have finished 10th in the league. 2 of the worst defender I have ever seen in a Barcelona shirt played at the same time, Reizinger and Van Bronckhorst. Puyol was totally cruicial in defence back then and only got better with Rafa Marquez (an actually half decent defender).

Puyol eating Merengues for breakfast

 

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Puyol was way better than either of Pique or Koeman. He held together the back line like no other defender this club has ever seen. In 2003-4, without Puyol we would have finished 10th in the league. 2 of the worst defender I have ever seen in a Barcelona shirt played at the same time, Reizinger and Van Bronckhorst. Puyol was bolldy cruicial in defence back then and only gotr better with Rafa Marquez (an actually half decent defender).

Oleguer was arguably worse. I rate Puyi above Pique and Koeman tho.

 

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Oleguer was arguably worse. I rate Puyi above Pique and Koeman tho.

Oleguer may have been a rubbish player but with him as a starter Barcelona won 2 leagues and a Champions League beating Chelsea, Benfica, Ac Milan and Arsenal. Puyol made Oleguer overperform though.

 

[GloryHunter 007]

Oleguer may have been a rubbish player but with him as a starter Barcelona won 2 leagues and a Champions League beating Chelsea, Benfica, Ac Milan and Arsenal. Puyol made Oleguer overperform though.

He was bang average, not very bad imo.

 

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He was bang average, not very bad imo.

One of the very few defenders in FC Barcelona history not being called up to the nation team even when playing as a starter in a Champions League final to boot, he could not even make the squad. Some people claim Oleguer refused to play because of politics (separatist sympathiser) but he later denied that, he was simply not good enough.