This article is a continuation of ‘Players to keep an eye on in La Liga – Midfielders (Part 1)’
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045, Andres Iniesta and Mesut Ozil already making it into the best midfielders’ list, following are the other midfielders who should not be underestimated in La Liga:
Xavi Hernandez: Xavi Hernandez is one of those players who is getting old and La Blaugrana simply can’t do much about it. Xavi is most definitely one of the best midfielders in the history of Barcelona, and with his retirement day coming
close, Hernandez is getting even better with his passing.
When Josep Guardiola joined Barcelona, he played Xavi Hernandez in his first team and introduced a new footballing philosophy, also known as the tiki-taka.
The Catalan manager was a genius and simply knew that this philosophy is going to work fine with Barcelona since they have a player like Xavi Hernandez with them.
The Spanish midfielder is simply out of this world when it comes down the passing the ball around.
There are not many players who are so precise when it comes down to moving the ball around and recently the Spanish maestro was able to set a record for the amount of passes given by a single player in a single fixture.
Xavi Hernandez is definitely a player who is a treat to watch and there are not many players who can play like him.
Moreover, while playing with players such as Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez is able to perform even better as his chemistry with these two midfielders is exquisite.
Sergio Busquets: The Spanish midfielder is one of those most hated players in La Liga and that is because of his play-acting and theatrics on the pitch.
However, there is no doubt that without Busquets at the centre of the pitch http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are simply not the same team which they seem to be.
The tall and physical player allows Barcelona to dominate the midfield and it is Busquets who helps the Catalan giants keep the ball as he is the one who is winning it at all times
Moreover, Busquets’ positioning sense is like no other and even though he is not as creative as Xavi Hernandez or Andres Iniesta, he still gets the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done for his team.
The Spanish youngster’s job is to win the ball in the midfield and pass it on to other players in the centre of the pitch and even though this seems like a very easy task, it is extremely difficult when he faces tough teams with strong midfields.
Busquets has proven himself against much different and strong opposition. The Spanish midfielder was phenomenal throughout the FIFA World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012. Moreover, he was also able to perform phenomenally for the Catalan giants, Barcelona.
La Blaugrana find it difficult to dominate the midfield without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 and the Spaniard is a player who, back in his times, managed to bench a player like Yaya Toure in his very first season.
Yaya Toure had to leave Barcelona because he was not getting enough first-team action because Sergio Busquets got along really well with the team and was the better option for Josep Guardiola.
Even though he is considered to be an actor on the pitch, Sergio Busquets is, without a doubt, one of the holding midfielders in La Liga.
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