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Barcelona's 2008-2012 and 2014-2017 teams would probably disagree - they were built around Messi being able to do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted....incl
by NickC25 3y ago
Barcelona's 2008-2012 and 2014-2017 teams would probably disagree - they were built around Messi being able to do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted....including going on an unbothered stroll for as long as he wanted, whenever he wanted. His whole MO is that he has the unique ability to flip a switch from walking around aimlessly to getting the ball and tearing an entire midfield and defense to shreds in the blink of an eye.
I think they did pretty well, didn't they win a few big titles?
- hef19898 3y agoFC Barcelona between 2008-12: - had Pep Guardiola as coach - players like Messi, Xavi, Iniesta But sure, the only super star during that period was Messi... The 2017/18 team had, in addition to Messi, Iniesta, Suarez and Alba But again, of course it was only Messi who carried them. Sure. But even if he did, which he did not, there are only two players like this in his generation, Ronaldo and Messi. That means the vast majority of "rockstar" emoloyees by definition cannot be in that league.
- RollAHardSix 3y agoXavi, Busquets, Iniesta, and in 2014 Neymar. Messi is the GOAT, but Barca is one of the worst teams to say built to allow one player to do what he wanted. Barca built an entire system and slotted the greatest single-team field of all time players to play that system.