I hope so! Time will tell. I can’t see the
comparison myself. At the end of the day,
these are very young players who are at
the beginning of their careers; they’ve got
a long way to go. Obviously they’re players
with talent, who are already important
players for Barcelona. They’ve got many
years ahead of them and can become
real focal points for the club and form a
spectacular central midfield. They need
to surround themselves with good
people and keep on growing.
What do you think makes the
perfect central midfielder?
It depends on what you’re looking for and
what the coach wants from them. I don’t think
perfection exists but a midfielder needs to
know how to position himself, keep control
ANDRES INIESTA
oftheball,knowwheretomovetheball,
how to control the game, and understand
what happens on the pitch. The midfielder
makes the team play and marks the style
of the team basically.
A Barcelona midfielder needs to be
precise, very dynamic and must understand
what the coach wants from him. For example,
I always admired Pep Guardiola, he was one
of the players that I first took notice of and
wanted to play like.Is scoring the World Cup winner in 2010
at the very top of your career highlights?
For what it meant and for everything that came
with it, that moment will always be historic.
When we’re no longer around, it will still be
remembered. It’s a moment in history and to
have lived it is incredible. Even today, after allTeam-mates...Xavi and Iniesta
Dramatic...celebrating
a last-gasp goal away
to Chelsea in the
Champions League