What a player never the flashiest or the most eye catching but had the fundamentals down so well and seldom made any mistakes
What a duo he and xavi were hell I argue barca would have dominated the late 000s by virtue of having them both at their prime messi notwithstanding
The lad also had uncanny ability to come with monumental goals to help out his teams even though he rarely scored for no 8 he scored his country's most important goal and his clubs most course changing (that screamer at bridge)
Always felt Fergie went to light on midfield in our 2 confrontations with each other though his hand was forced in 09 by fletchers undue suspension he def went too light on 11that mid was just too weak to be of any substance to counter the 2 masters at their peak as it was just too old and lightweight
What a player and always seemd like a class act
And seems to be doing fairly well in japan
