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I'm just saying, can Pirlo or Xavi commandeer and puppeteer an army of playmakers like Busquets? Can they blend into the shadows and masterfully control the game, while totally invisible, like Busquets?
 

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I'm just saying, can Pirlo or Xavi commandeer and puppeteer an army of playmakers like Busquets? Can they blend into the shadows and masterfully control the game, while totally invisible, like Busquets?

Is Sergio aware of how he's doing it or is he invisible to the shadowy workings of his footballing talents as well?
 

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Gimme an army of Flaminis. I'll solve north korean nuclear crisis simultaneously kicking the opponent's ass. :o
 

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Hmmm... good question. Maybe Sergio is a puppet of someone else? Puppetception! :eek:
 

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no one controls a game like Xavi

I havnt seen a player dictate a tempo/style of a team ever

Hes underrated on defence, so is the whole barca MF and forward line THEY PRESS LIKE THEY ARE ON ROIDS *cough*

Xavi > Busquests
 

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You don't understand, Dominate. Busquets is Xavi.

Think about it, who the fuck was Xavi before Busquets?

And think a little more. Barca's record breaking quintuplet season - Busquets debut. Spain wins WC - Busquets international debut tournament. Everything Xavi has won in his long career, Busquets has already won it by the age of 24.

Will just leave this here:

 
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Hmmm... good question. Maybe Sergio is a puppet of someone else? Puppetception! :eek:

This theory could explain the dives as well. Sergio's body isn't his to control.
 

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I'm just saying, can Pirlo or Xavi commandeer and puppeteer an army of playmakers like Busquets? Can they blend into the shadows and masterfully control the game, while totally invisible, like Busquets?

if they played peek-a-boo as well they could since your dumb ass hasn't figured out object permanence yet :o
 

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I mean, just look at this hard evidence that Xavi is controlled by Busquets:

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Clear as day.
 

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Shit sorry Jammin I forgot you don't play football

MY BAD

Thought you'd understand the dynamics of Xavi being one of the best CMs in history

MY BAD

Maybe when you play for a bit we could talk but idk..... fifa will do
 

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Shit sorry Jammin I forgot you don't play football

MY BAD

Thought you'd understand the dynamics of Xavi being one of the best CMs in history

MY BAD

Maybe when you play for a bit we could talk but idk..... fifa will do
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/021/0/7/******ed_jumping_sheep____by_kookiemonsterinc-d4n6br9.png
 

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wtf how did you even find that pic.. very specific
 

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On to the next one.

Necro and Allthefat were having such an intelligent discussion. I purposely didn't post because I was enjoying reading it and didn't want any trolling to fuck it up.....then YOU log on :D
 

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Comparing both of them is, again, quite simplistic. There are too many aspects to be considered which can't be analyzed because it's a team game. Players' weaknesses are often masked by other players in the team - particularly that of midfielders or central defenders. Do you think Nesta in Miami is performing as well as he would have had he been at Milan now?

Pirlo is in no way a complete or a perfect midfielder. Nor is Xavi. But both of them are the best at what they respectively do.

(I actually agree that Xavi has less weaknesses than Pirlo.)

Thank you Necro for blessing this thread with some much needed objectivity

You're wrong. Curva made a "thank you" banner when he left.
Board tell friendly words for him every time they're asked and praise his time here.

Thing that maybe escape you is that he left Milan for Juve. That's where the flowers and rainbows end. He become an player for the rival team and will naturally be threated like one. It's not a hard concept to get.

That is a justifiable reason not to like Pirlo, but some of the crap that was posted here before I made my point was really pathetic and childish. I don't care if someone doesn't like Pirlo's playing style or his character, but to belittle his achievements and call him a limited player is just pure ignorance no matter how you look at it.
 

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necro is a biased pirlo fan boy
 

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jivara picking out objectivity is like britney spears talking about her virginity after singing hit me baby one more time.
 

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if pirlo could move fast enough and defend his name would be schweinsteiger.
 

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