The retired Manchester United legend has voiced his admiration for La Blaugrana, claiming that their style of play is the blueprint for other teams to follow.
The veteran defender expressed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 have made a great contribution towards the game with their great philosophy and distinct style of play. He added that the Catalans are responsible for ‘redefining’ football and making it better.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 full-back was full of praise for Pep Guardiola’s men and lauded their inventive style of play. He claimed that the fact that the current Spanish champions have won 13 out of 16 competitions in the last three seasons clearly sets them apart
from other teams in the modern game.
Neville claimed that the current Barca team are the second strongest side in the history of football, with Arrigo Sacchi’s AC Milan being the strongest.
The Englishman applauded that way the team is being run and said that he is clearly impressed by the accolades they have managed to achieve.
The Spanish giants have indeed risen to become one of the best teams on the planet as they are considered to be a destructive force all over the world.
Barca’s dominance over Spanish football can be seen by the fact that they have remained the champions of La Liga for the past three years.
Apart from being hugely successful in domestic football, the Catalan giants have also qualified for the final of the UEFA Champions League thrice in the last six editions of the prestigious tournament.
Not only have they been the finalists, they have also managed to win the European trophy on all three occasions.
While writing his article for the Daily Mail, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gary-Neville-c14447 was quoted as saying:
"The first truly great team I watched was the AC Milan line-up of the late eighties and early nineties. They dominated the game with five European Cup finals in seven years and had great players."
"Now, 20 years later, we are witnessing in Barcelona, who face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in the Champions League semi-finals this week, the next great team. A truly great team not only wins multiple European Cups but also redefine football with new ideas, a new improved way
of doing things. “
Gary Neville made around 400 appearances for Manchester United before retiring from football after the Red Devils were crowned champions of England last year.
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