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The Xavi Hernandez Appreciation Thread

Xavi6 · 2008-06-30 09:43:43

That's right folks, it's time to lavish praise on the Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament and the most creative midfielder in the world. So where does he rank in terms of all time great central midfielders? Did he merely have one lucky good tournament or is his presence the catalyst for Spain's revival? (Somehow he was an…

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#352 05-08-2014 10:11pm

Amirani

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Fantastic player. Heartbeat of what were arguably the best and most successful club and international teams of all time.

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#353 06-08-2014 3:07am

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partyguinness wrote: »

A beautiful player. The best and strangely I dont feel sad, instead I feel honoured to have been a witness

I look forward to telling my 2yr old son about him in years to come.

"Daddy, how good was the Barcalona team from 2006 to 2012'

"Son, they were the best. The most beautiful football I have ever seen. Only Maradona in his prime gave me that special fuzzy feeling inside. The main man was Xavier "Xavi" Hernández i Creus (as I squint into the middle distance with my best Jimmy Magee/Antonio Bandaras emphasis)"

ps I was very disappointed when he didnt get a run out in the last game against Australia.

No need to lie

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