tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post8910280951633730808..comments2022-11-09T07:21:50.273-05:00Comments on Godfather's Panorama: Why Do They Hate FC Barcelona?Godfatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452702344814424402noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post-34853500262689324582011-10-08T08:59:04.000-04:002011-10-08T08:59:04.000-04:00Coming from a Gunners fan, this is definitely well...Coming from a Gunners fan, this is definitely well-received. <br><br>Ok, you are right. Let's call him the complete forward then. But I am sure he'll be excellent in midfield as well. He used to be a midfielder in the early stages of his career before he found his excellent goal-scoring form. <br><br>However, he has never had to play at the back and so, we may never know how good he'll be in that position. I have this nagging suspicion though that if FORCED to defend, he'll do a good job of it as well. Just look at how well Mascherano has completely adapted to defence--you would think, from watching him play these days, that he was a natural center-back all along when we know that he used to play at other positions before he got to Barca.Godfatherhttp://1godfather.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post-20939884908991596492011-10-08T03:22:32.000-04:002011-10-08T03:22:32.000-04:00As always, nicely written piece! Agree with the po...As always, nicely written piece! Agree with the post 99%, my 1% disagreement comes from saying "Messi is what you should think about when you try to envision the all-round complete player". As a football person, it would have made perfect sense if messi was called an all-round complete forward. A "complete player" has the ability to work as a forward, a mid-fielder, a defender and sometimes where occasion demands a goal-keeper.<br><br>This distinction is reserved for a few who might not be as famous or prolific as our darling messi. Two players readily comes to mind, Michael Essien and Wayne Rooney. Readers, I am not saying these players are better than Messi, far from it. However, from record these two have actually played and excelled in most available positions on the soccer field.trip_penhttp://tripen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com