BOLTING Casillas and Iniesta

Iker to Man City
Iniesta to the real FCB

saban to leeds

What's the deal with Iniesta?

I'd like to see him elsewhere

ETA: The Casillas saga needs to end, too

Just fricking go completely with Lopez, already

only defensive mid roles up for grabs at bayern with Martinez and Schwiensteiger injuries, Iniesta doesn't fit well into the system IMO The bayern attack is based upon big strong players in the middle, and speed and agility on outside. And they've gotta run out of funds eventually. Maybe with Robben's exit comes Iniesta

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Iniesta doesn't fit well into the system IMO

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You mean the system that made him a household name? He's not as direct as some Bayern players but he's the perfect Guardiola player. He's a fantastic dribbler and works between the lines better than nearly every other AM in the world.

Before Pep Iniesta was not considered a great player. Though young and promising, he was often a deputy to the more established players. He was often a sub off the bench, and was willing to play anywhere, despite the fact he preferred to play centrally. Under Guardiola he blossomed into a world class player.

Iniesta's game works horizontally, which fits with what Pep wants to do in terms of spacing, making the field as wide as possible closer and closer to goal. Iniesta's movement off the ball and ability to move with it means he is rarely dispossessed. Yet he has the ability to slalom from deep ( the first Italy game from the Euros has some great examples of this) and pick a pass. But his job as a "space negotiator" is more about probing for openings then dealing directly with the final ball. His assist record bears that out.

Well he's better than Thiago for now, though he plays much differently.

He's versatile enough to slot in anywhere in midfield. With BM dominating possession as much as they do, they don't need big players as much as they need players who always know what to do with the ball. It'd be an interesting experiment.

Lahm is the best defensive mid on the team and bayern is nowhere close to running out of funds. I have more comments to make later when I have more time.

Watch your fricking tone.