The Xavi Hernandez Appreciation Thread

Headshot

pffft

Micheal Carrick beats them all

Spiritoftheseventies

Mr Alan wrote: »

Hes good alright, but hes no Alonso.

thread closed.

Again Ill second that

carlop

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Jesus Xavi had no idea you liked him . For me Alonso gets the nod.

I don't suppose you were watching El Clasico, or indeed have seen any match involving Barca or Madrid this season?

The_Kew_Tour

As a Man U fan all I can say is that Xavi is world class nobody matches what he can in his position the man has it all

The man is genius. He joy to watch. Lets just sit back and admire.

O I only wish Carrick could only do half the things:(

Spiritoftheseventies

carlop wrote: »

I don't suppose you were watching El Clasico, or indeed have seen any match involving Barca or Madrid this season?

Sorry stranger but dont think we have met. Check the Arsenal Barca match thread. Course i have ****ing seen the Barca.:rolleyes:

kmart6

Headshot wrote: »

pffft

Micheal Carrick beats them all

Have to agree with Headshot!

Carrick has been vital for the opposition in helping them to score this season!!

Big Knox

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Jesus Xavi had no idea you liked him . For me Alonso gets the nod.

Jesus i'm a liverpool fan and a huge fan of Alonso but Xavi is a different level altogether, it's not even close to be fair...

carlop

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Sorry stranger but dont think we have met. Check the Arsenal Barca match thread. Course i have ****ing seen the Barca.

Lol I don't think we have met. I don't understand how anyone who has seen Barca and Madrid play this season can choose Xabi over Xavi.

Spud83

carlop wrote: »

Lol I don't think we have met. I don't understand how anyone who has seen Barca and Madrid play this season can choose Xabi over Xavi.

A mild case of Dyslexia is the only thing that could explain it to me.

Kaizer Sosa

carlop wrote: »

Lol I don't think we have met. I don't understand how anyone who has seen Barca and Madrid play this season can choose Xabi over Xavi.

I think he was joking. You are joking aren't you SOS??:)

Le King

Xavi>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Xabi Alonso

Xavi6

Just when you think this place can't get any more ridiculous.

Spiritoftheseventies

I still prefer Alonso. Not saying he is better but as a pool fan am going to let my bias get the better of me once more.

SlickRic

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

I still prefer Alonso. Not saying he is better but as a pool fan am going to let my bias get the better of me once more.

fair enough.

i 'prefer' Benayoun to Ronaldo.

i know who i'd want in my team first though.

if someone came in claiming to 'prefer' Carrick to Alonso, i'd love to see your reaction.

Spud83

*thread needs more facepalm pictures*

Ush1

SlickRic wrote: »

fair enough.

i 'prefer' Benayoun to Ronaldo.

i know who i'd want in my team first though.

if someone came in claiming to 'prefer' Carrick to Alonso, i'd love to see your reaction.

Have you not heard the Carrick defenders though? He's won medals!:P

Spiritoftheseventies

Ush1 wrote: »

Have you not heard the Carrick defenders though? He's won medals!:P

You cant argue against logic like that can you

SlickRic

either way, Xavi is king.

he won last year's Champions League final, not Messi. well, him and little Andrés.

actually, the 3 of them, but you know what I'm getting at

he won El Classico on Saturday.

magic.

the Xavi-Messi axis is utter perfection. i've rarely seen two players so in tune with each other.

Spiritoftheseventies

SlickRic wrote: »

either way, Xavi is king.

he won last year's Champions League final, not Messi. well, him and little Andrés.

actually, the 3 of them, but you know what I'm getting at

he won El Classico on Saturday.

magic.

the Xavi-Messi axis is utter perfection. i've rarely seen two players so in tune with each other.

Will be interesting to see how the Special one deals with them. Promises to be an intriguing affair.

Vanbis

Osu wrote: »

Xavi>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Xabi Alonso

If i had a choice of any player in the world it would be Xavi6 Xavi.

Jazzy

probably the best midfielder in the past 10 years. a joy to watch

SlickRic

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Will be interesting to see how the Special one deals with them. Promises to be an intriguing affair.

i predict the biggest anti-climax ever.

cake walk for Barca, especially at Camp Nou.

Vanbis

SlickRic wrote: »

cake walk for Barca, especially at Camp Nou.

I agree but i think Inter will get a result at the San siro, no better man then Mourinho and also Javier Zanetti up against Messi.

Warper

Xavi, like Puyol seems to be getting better with age. He is the classiest midfielder in the game and hardly ever places a poor pass. His pass accuracy is mental - it must be close to 90% every game. He must have the best pass accuracy rating in the history of the game. The trio of Iniesta, Xavi and Messi are magical.

Brazil are my main fancy for the WC but Xavi is playing so well, he is nearly forcing me to back Spain as cover.

Warper

Vanbis wrote: »

I agree but i think Inter will get a result at the San siro, no better man then Mourinho and also Javier Zanetti up against Messi.

No amount of tactics will stop Barca getting through. Inter will get blasted off the park like everyone else.

Mental Mickey

Warper wrote: »

Xavi, like Puyol seems to be getting better with age. He is the classiest midfielder in the game and hardly ever places a poor pass. His pass accuracy is mental - it must be close to 90% every game. He must have the best pass accuracy rating in the history of the game. The trio of Iniesta, Xavi and Messi are magical.
Brazil are my main fancy for the WC but Xavi is playing so well, he is nearly forcing me to back Spain as cover.

1000% agree. Three magical players. When they are on form, I just sit back and..... Pity there's no drool "smiley" on this site!

Spiritoftheseventies

Always curious to know how the likes of Xavi and Messi would fare on a liverpool team. Any ideas where Rafa (being Rafa) would play them?

Xavi6

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Always curious to know how the likes of Xavi and Messi would fare on a liverpool team. Any ideas where Rafa (being Rafa) would play them?

Liverpool thread

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Either that or your dreams

Spud83

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Always curious to know how the likes of Xavi and Messi would fare on a liverpool team. Any ideas where Rafa (being Rafa) would play them?

the bench.

Spiritoftheseventies

SlickRic wrote: »

i predict the biggest anti-climax ever.

cake walk for Barca, especially at Camp Nou.

Pep mentioned the two group games were very tough.

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Warper wrote: »

Xavi, like Puyol seems to be getting better with age. He is the classiest midfielder in the game and hardly ever places a poor pass. His pass accuracy is mental - it must be close to 90% every game. He must have the best pass accuracy rating in the history of the game. The trio of Iniesta, Xavi and Messi are magical.

Brazil are my main fancy for the WC but Xavi is playing so well, he is nearly forcing me to back Spain as cover.

Torres, Villa, Silva, Mata, Iniesta, Xavi, Fabregas..what an attacking selection.


I bet none of them ever nutmegged Figo though.:cool:

dfx-

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Pep mentioned the two group games were very tough.

He also said Madrid were the second best club in the world..

The second group game minus Messi and Ibrahimovic was men v boys

Lukker-

It'll be like Chelsea vs Barcelona in 2009. Inter will have Iniesta and Xavi in shackles in CM, without them Messi will get no space and fade like he did vs Chelsea last year.You can't outplay Barca with total football so Inter will just play the counter attack. Barcelona are overrated, there I said it.

RichTea

Lukker- wrote: »

It'll be like Chelsea vs Barcelona in 2009. Inter will have Iniesta and Xavi in shackles in CM, without them Messi will get no space and fade like he did vs Chelsea last year.You can't outplay Barca with total football so Inter will just play the counter attack. Barcelona are overrated, there I said it.

You're either insane or haven't seen a lot of Barcelona.

timetogetfit

What did you guys think of Fernando Redondo?

kinaldo

timetogetfit wrote: »

What did you guys think of Fernando Redondo?

There aren't enough superlatives in any language.

Lukker-

RichTea wrote: »

You're either insane or haven't seen a lot of Barcelona.

I've seen plenty of them, tbh I think a team with a half decent defence will fare much better than Arsenal did. If Real were were clinical in front of goal at the weekend they easily could have had 3 goals, Barca took their chances that was the only difference.

Rekop dog

baz2009 wrote: »

Torres, Villa, Silva, Mata, Iniesta, Xavi, Fabregas..what an attacking selection.

How can you leave Jesus Navas out of this list:eek::eek:. Could be the most exciting young player in the world cup.

dfx-

kinaldo wrote: »

There aren't enough superlatives in any language.

There is this though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSVgLlww1Jg

Him and Jose Bakero were my favourite La Liga players of the mid-nineties..

CR 7

Rekop dog wrote: »

How can you leave Jesus Navas out of this list:eek::eek:. Could be the most exciting young player in the world cup.

Without actually going?

Fizman

I'm really looking forward to seeing how the midfields fare in this fixture, as Wesley Sneijder has put in some incredible performances over the last few rounds.

Rekop dog

Park Ji Sung wrote: »

Without actually going?

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His injury isn't too bad, expected back in May

JPA

Rekop dog wrote: »

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His injury isn't too bad, expected back in May

Is someone with chronic homesickness going to go to South Africa for a month?

Rekop dog

JPA wrote: »

Is someone with chronic homesickness going to go to South Africa for a month?

He's come out recently and said this isn't a problem anymore. He's 100% going to be in the squad if not starting.

CR 7

Rekop dog wrote: »

He's come out recently and said this isn't a problem anymore. He's 100% going to be in the squad if not starting.

Did not know this. Did he get the horse placenta treatment?

Will he be able to displace Silva or Iniesta though?

Rekop dog

Park Ji Sung wrote: »

Will he be able to displace Silva or Iniesta though?

He went Navas, Xavi, alonso, Fabragas and Silva with Villa up front in the warm up game against France. Iniesta was injured though, I'd say Fabragas would be the most likely to make way for him. I think he's sticking to 4-5-1 as well so Torres will have to make do with the bench. If only we could have such ‘problems':pac:

Frisbee

They play 4-3-3 so it won't be up to Navas to replace Iniesta (who plays CM), he'll have to get in ahead of the likes of Mata, Cazorla etc.

gimmick

Lukker- wrote: »

You can't outplay Barca with total football so Inter will just play the counter attack. Barcelona are overrated, there I said it.

Yes Eamonn, they are. Sure Pique was a Man U reject.

Park Ji Sung wrote: »

Without actually going?

As mentioned above, he is over that condition for all intents and purposes. Which is a great thing, as he is, for me, the best right winger in Spain at the moment. I think he will be first choice in the World Cup.

RichTea

Lukker- wrote: »

I've seen plenty of them, tbh I think a team with a half decent defence will fare much better than Arsenal did. If Real were were clinical in front of goal at the weekend they easily could have had 3 goals, Barca took their chances that was the only difference.

Define a team with a much better defence - United? Inter?
Barcelona were cantering in that match. They had so much more to offer.

Davaeo09

So how do people rate Xavi's world cup?