Android17:
2 things is;

1. The Stones-Rodri dynamics just started in the 2nd half of the season but Rodri had held his own from last season as well.

2. People are responding like anyone said Busquets was inferior to Rodri. I did not. Sometimes evolution does not mean "better version". It could just mean more adaptable.

Do you know Pep reverted to his Cryuffian tactics in the 2nd half of the UCL final? That means that Rodri played the Busquets role in the 2nd half when his performance improved. Rodri can hold his own in that role without Stones as an anchor. He has proven it many times.

See it like 2 different GOAT level boxers. Their styles are different. Rodri interprets his role differently than Busquets would have. If Rodri played for Barca of 2008-2012 for instance, the midfield may have had less flair and absolute control but Rodri would have had more assists and goals than Busquets.

Kilishihunter:

Pirlo that gattuso or matuidi was his bodyguard, busquets was both a deep lying playmaker and a defensive midfielder, Can we then put pirlo's defensive abilities besides busquets?
Oga You play too much eeh

BlueAngel444:
he brought Chelsea down by buying 600m worth of players, abi by dashing out players u guys wanted out? Abeg explain it to us let it make sense. Boehly f up was in replacing Tuchel

Celebrating progress is not a bad thing, is it? Nkunku is not a player with experience? Between Badiashile and Koulibaly who has more experience yet who do u want to start and whom do u want sold. Ur talking experience like it's not the same experienced players that finished Chelsea at trophless 12th.

Nobody told u to wait 3yrs o, so don't act like an over engaged chick. You can choose to be sad or even hopeless about the changes but leave others to celebrate na.

Seeing as u rate the team in West ham and Tottenham

pkasso:
The DM position covers two profiles, the destroyer/ ball-winner and the DLP/ Controller profiles. Busquets is more of a destroyer even though he has playmaking capabilities, which was more visible in his game in the latter stages of his career. Pirlo on the other hand was more of a DLP than a destroyer. They call them regista in Italy

Busquets was better than Pirlo defensively, but everything else Pirlo kill am.

airmark:


Since you have another team in Spain you are supporting, no true Chelsea fan should take you serious.

andrewbaba44:

Carrick is good and very underrated ,but was never on busi levels 👌

Still wondered why he never won more than 34 caps for England in a 15 year period

pkasso:
England were obsessed with playing 8's and B2B midfield runners. Their stupid managers would try to shoehorn Scholes, Lampard Gerrard in their 442. going as far as playing Scholes at LM. Carrick was a different breed of DM, and the coaches couldn't see what was in front of them. If he was Spanish, he would get the same hype as Busquets. Even till today, Southgate still laments the dearth of ball-playing 6's in English football. The only one close enough is Rice, and his passing and build-up play is average.

andrewbaba44:


Maybe to set it up to suit Gerard ans lampard

England managers and their set ups sha ,South Gate don copy pep Dey play arnold for midfield

Even gareth Barry was more regular for the national team than carrick ,not taking anything away from Barry though

Michael carrick is one of the most underrated English player out there

pkasso:
Even me wey no be coach know say that setup no fit work. Lamps and Stevie G had similar profiles. It should have been one of them, not both. Their Golden Generation would have done a lot better, if they had better coaches. World-class talent from front to back. Just imagine someone like Klopp or even Tuchel handling that team. Na die.

Even the Capello they brought in was too old-school, dey carry 90's tactics when football was heading in another direction. Everybody dey try different systems, but England still dey play old-school 442.

Barry na your stereotypical hardworking, strong English midfielder. He had a bit of technique, but was nowhere near Carrick. Rice is the closest thing to him in today's England team.

BlueAngel444:
Deco going to get rewarded for being a faithful servant to Barca. New director post

Greatihex:
wait, she get another team for Spain wey she dey support? No wonder.

andrewbaba44:


Capello wey Dey implement tactics like septuagenarian then

They wasted their golden generation ,I think it was only the Spanish that have better talents than them then ,they weren’t even far apart

They have another golden generation now ,South Gate have done his best though ,they are only behind France and Portugal in terms of talent ,but i still think they won’t still win anything ,a tactically sound coach would have destroyed Italy at the euro 2020 final

TLona1:


I like the way you put it. The problem is how they're trying to downplay Busquests' abilities and making it look like he didn't play his part during the glory days of Barca.

BlueMann:
Germany don cast

BlueMann:
Germany don cast

andrewbaba44:
Brazil cannot beat Morocco and still cannot beat Senegal

Overrated bozos

Android17:
I never waded into the conversation about who is better etc. so maybe you should be sure what you are replying to. But I can categorically tell you that Pep Guardiola will not start Busquets over Rodri against Inter like he did not start Walker over Akanji. It is not even debatable.

Kilishihunter:

Raphinha no play

popizaino:


I was very sure about my response “Dey play”. Be it against inter Milan,real Madrid or Genk or fc twente, there is no way Rodri will get the nod ahead of Busquet under Pep. Somethings are just impossible to imagine. Busquet is an embodiment of pep guardiola philosophy. Rodri is a lesser version of Busquet,so are you telling me Pep Guardiola will use a lesser version when there is the real version in the most important game?

And about the issue of Walker,i had wanted to ask you since the UCL finals but i decided to let the sleeping dog 🐕 lie but since you brought it up, then i will be force to ask you how does it sound that Walker whom you claim is the most IMPORTANT player to pep guardiola set up in this current city side is left to sit on the bench in the most IMPORTANT game of pep guardiola and the club?

Kilishihunter:

See chief the reason why we are defending busquets is not really vs rodri, I personally believe rodri has the temerity to be the more recognized CDM by the time he hangs his boot since he's playing under a great coach and the best team in Europe currently but that doesn't mean we'll allow every disrespect over him to slide just like how each and every one of us will do to each of our favorite players and club legends, Busquets is like one of the few 21st century pioneer, a forerunner to the 2 in 1 (Regista + Defensive midfielder who actually did lots of defensive work for others to operate) roles the new cats like Rodri and co are improving on to bypass him