The ESPN FC crew were full of praise for Barcelona's offense, led by captain Leonel Messi, in their win over Tottenham Hotspur. While Andres Iniesta may have moved on from Barcelona, new signing Arthur discusses how he hopes to emulate his habits and successes. Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic lauded teammate Lionel Messi, after the Argentine was pivotal for the Catalans in their 4-2 win over Tottenham. Arthur Melo turned one way, turned the other way and turned into Xavi Hernandez. At Wembley of all places, a kind of spiritual home for their history and identity, stage of moments that defined them, culés saw Barcelona be Barcelona; Sergio Busquets be Sergio Busquets, not misplacing a single pass -- literally, not figuratively -- and Lionel Messi be Lionel Messi, only more so somehow, a 90-minute highlight reel, sillier by the second. They saw Xavi too -- or could have sworn they did -- on...
Friday, October 5, 2018
Likening Arthur to Xavi is inevitable but should be done with caution
The ESPN FC crew were full of praise for Barcelona's offense, led by captain Leonel Messi, in their win over Tottenham Hotspur. While Andres Iniesta may have moved on from Barcelona, new signing Arthur discusses how he hopes to emulate his habits and successes. Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic lauded teammate Lionel Messi, after the Argentine was pivotal for the Catalans in their 4-2 win over Tottenham. Arthur Melo turned one way, turned the other way and turned into Xavi Hernandez. At Wembley of all places, a kind of spiritual home for their history and identity, stage of moments that defined them, culés saw Barcelona be Barcelona; Sergio Busquets be Sergio Busquets, not misplacing a single pass -- literally, not figuratively -- and Lionel Messi be Lionel Messi, only more so somehow, a 90-minute highlight reel, sillier by the second. They saw Xavi too -- or could have sworn they did -- on...
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