Friday, 19 November 2010

Xavi Hernández Career Assists

Currently the world's best playmaker (and arguably one of the greatest ever), Xavi Hernández has led both club and country to unprecedented levels of success. In the space of just 2 years, he has managed to conquer every single major trophy on offer: World Cup, European Championship, Champions League, Primera Division and Copa del Rey, in addition to several other domestic, continental and intercontinental titles.

Under the management of Pep Guardiola, Xavi has been given far greater freedom of the midfield and without the presence of Deco and Ronaldinho he has flourished. Not only a fantastic technician and ball hoarder, he also possesses a deadly killer ball and over the course of his career has directly set up over 150 goals for club and country.

Here is a 3-part video celebrating his fantastic vision and creativity:





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ben · 749 weeks ago

fantastic player, fantastic clip collection. i am in total agreement he should be listed amongst the legends, but looking at the video i was struck by not only the quality of the passes, but also the quality of the finishing -- eto'o in particular, but also messi, henry, and ronaldinho wasn't half bad either. they often say that xavi makes the everyone around him look better, but if i had eto'o to pass to on my pub team, i'm sure i'd rack up a few assists too! i can't believe barcelona got rid of eto'o, his finishing, pace, energy and intelligence are indispensable.

i guess what i'm trying to say is individual accolades are often overhyped -- not to take anything away from one of my favorite players but i can't see xavi being a world beater playing for fulham, say. barcelona and spain in some ways are built around xavi. of course there are some exceptions -- messi on just about any team would be a deadly.
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Lee · 748 weeks ago

yes, i totally agree ben. well said. Steven Gerrard would be another player on just about any team would be as deadly ! ( not a fan of gerrard, i personally do not have favourite players and clubs but am crazy over football ! )
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Lee · 748 weeks ago

another great compilation of yours ! Indeed one of the best pass masters ever. However i think players like gerrard and lampard are more complete as they can defend and attack too. plus their goal scoring sets them apart. I am not taking away credit from xavi, he is defenitely more creative than these two but lampard and gerrard are more complete. thats my opinion. give me yours.
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BackwardsGooner 61p · 748 weeks ago

I think Xavi's defending is underrated because it's not very "visible". Gerrard likes to perform crunching slide tackles which look good on camera, but in his current role as an attacking midfielder (same with Lampard), he doesn't have much positional defensive responsibility. Xavi's pressing game (as with most Barcelona players) is excellent and you often don't see it unless you focus specifically on hiim during a match.

In fact, this is a very good video which shows his work off the ball:
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Lee · 748 weeks ago

yes, this video shows it.
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Lee · 748 weeks ago

whats the song for the first video ?
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Lee · 748 weeks ago

another question. are yougoing to make a ineasta compilation. I like hima lot. I think he can dribble at defenders well and knows when to pass or set a through ball. he makes good runs into the box and can cause havoc. it would be nice if you can make a video about him. i know it is not easy as i asked you for a malouda one. but pls try, if you can. thanks a lot. pls reply.
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BackwardsGooner 61p · 748 weeks ago

Yes, I was actually going to make one in the next few days!
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Lee · 747 weeks ago

really ! thank you ! looking forward to it!
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BackwardsGooner 61p · 748 weeks ago

Human by The Killers

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