Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has downplayed the influence of playmaker Andres Iniesta after the player’s return helped Camp Nou get a victory.
Barcelona has recently a hugely important 3-2 victory over Valencia in a very entertaining and thrilling match which was played on October 22 at the home turf of Valencia in the Mestalla Stadium.
Iniesta remains as one of the greatest players in the last few decades.
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes says that the club will not be signing a player of the Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo calibre even if they spend £ 100 million on Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.
For the longest of time, Iniesta has been an indispensable player for Barcelona as the Spanish midfielder has consistently helped the Catalan club in winning over 25 titles and in every single season, the veteran player has always made over 25 appearances.
Barcelona has been fairly active in the summer transfer window as they have signed Andre Gomes and Denis Suarez, these players are expected to reinforce the midfield department of Barcelona and more performers could be signed which is going to bring more competition to Andres Iniesta and other players.
Fabio de Silva with Cardiff City might be seeing out a contract for the current season despite the interest that the foreign parties have shown in him.
Current goal stopper at Arsenal FC, Petr Cech heaped praises on Spanish play maker Andres Iniesta, after their Group D opening game.
With Spain already looking like potential Euro 2016 champions, the current European Champions have one man to thank for their early tournament success. At 32, midfielder Andres Iniesta is proving age is no hindrance. But why, exactly, is he so important to Spain?
Main man
No longer aided by his long term club and country partner Xavi, Iniesta is now partnered in central midfield by his former Barcelona teammate Cesc Fabregas. While Fabregas lacks the effortless majesty of Xavi, the Chelsea midfielder functions in the same role Xavi thrived in. Fabregas keeps the ball moving at a steady pace for a team that prioritises possession more so than most.
Barcelona have displayed the ultimate form of consistency by winning the league title, according to midfielder Andres Iniesta.
Louis van Gaal has likened the astronomic rise of Marcus Rashford into the Manchester United first-team to the progress made by players like Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez when they were young.
Van Gaal was responsible for bringing through a number of stars during his time at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. He has always had the golden touch in this regard. Iniesta, Xavi, and Bastian Schweinsteiger are some of the players who came through the ranks when van Gaal was at the Spanish and German clubs respectively.