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@womenhavehivemind9043 So in your logic Busquets passes the ball to other team s players over 90% of the time.What has Messi to do with your shitty logic?The worst got you ever!
@@thierry18 that's just the truth. At his best he was average but was made to look better than he ever was because of Puyol and the Guardiola's influence. And at his worst... the less said the better.
@@evila9076 Pique was legendary but his prime ended too soon. He should have retired in his 31 to 32 range. The problem was that Barca with Barto tarnished their legacies by not replacing them. His last good season was 2018/19.
@@mdmassi Theoretisch ist es Counterpressing aber seit Klopp in England trainiert, und er ja mehr oder weniger der Inbegriff von Gegenpressing ist hat sich der Begriff quasi auch im englischen etabliert.
He's the kind of player that some people only notice once he's left the club. It's hard to replace Busquets. He was the classy type that kept things simple which was crucial in a team full of players who are built different.
He's the kind of player some people only notice if they know a lot about the game. I'm sure every manager has been salivating over Busi the past decade because... they know.
Very true, his absence is the reason barcelona is struggling so much rn
Рік тому+1017
When I realized what he actually did, I couldn't watch any other player. Everything went through him. And I mean everything. Adjusting spaces with teammates, cutting dangerous passlines, connecting players between eachother, recovery, zonal defense, long range milimetric passing and actual dribbling from the skinniest guy to ever play in the league. We will value him more with time.
learning to enjoy holding midfielders and field progressing midfielders makes football so much fun to watch, even though theyll never be as flashy as creative midfielders fowards or even defenders
I think it was Iniesta who said something like "if it wasnt for him, tiki taka football would not be possible". I think that is the best compliment he can get, and very true. People in that position used to be way more rough and 'scary'. He is elegant and makes it look easy which is the hardest thing to do in football.
As you mentioned, he tricks people into thinking he’s slow and not very reactive. Your only move then is to engage and try to recover the ball, only to find out he can actually move, dribble, feint, cover the ball, and do pretty much whatever he likes with you while you just keep running at him, leaving space that he then exploits. Very smart player this Busquets guy.
Media has destroyed the way people look at footballers and teams. They've started to become more brain-dead and clueless. They've taken away what really matters in football and what makes it a better sport.
Fun fact from a spaniard that followed the team during those years: Here in Spain there were a lot of doubts coming from the press and the overall fans when Busquets was first selected to play with the national team (in 2009). The fact that they had just won the Eurocup the previous year, combined with Busquets' clear inexperience back then, really put a lot of pressure on the guy. This all got to the point that Del Bosque (the coach back then) had to specifically come out and publicly defend the guy on a press conference and say: "if I was a football player I would like to play like Busquets". I remember thinking that he did the right thing by defending him, but that the statement itself sounded a bit forced just cuz Busquets was literally in like his 2nd or 3rd season playing pro. Turns out Del Bosque knows a bit more about football than I originally suspected 😅
Me acuerdo perfectamente. Además del hecho de defender al jugador, Del Bosque creo que fue sincero en su declaración, cómo jugador ocupó la misma posición que Busquets. Otra cosa que añadir, Busquets es justicia poética por el maltrato que recibió su padre por la afición del Barcelona.
Ironically he’s the best DM in the world!! Thanks bussi for showing the world that you don’t have to be big, fast and athletic to play football. You were pure elegance ❤️
@@andrefdyou wish. Busquets has just gotten old now. At his prime, he’s ahead of any version of Casemiro. Not even trying to downgrade Casemiro, but Busi was just that good.
Sergio Busquets was magic, I have never seen another play like him. He is always planning something, he sees the whole game. Like Muller in a way, a player that you can't quantify in stats and attributes, he just wins you games
yes you can, and you can quantify mullers contributions too, i hate it when people say 'you cant see this in stats' as if statistics is some theory that isnt always applicable, yes you can see it in stats, you can see everything in stats. you can look at busquets' passing accuracy, his touches, the amount of times he blocks opposition passing lines per game, just like how you can look at muller's amount of runs to space. these are all statistics, every quantifiable factor is part of statistics, not just ooooh how many goals did he score?
One of the most underrated talented player 21st century gave us. Unassuming, unnoticing yet delivers so perfectly. I'm yet to see a defensive midfielder who's calm and holds the ball better than him
As someone who plays in the midfield, busquets is my idol. Pressure resistant, simple passing, great defensively & effective dribbling are what makes him a worthy barca starter. He was ahead of his time.
@@mikeal616lampard was great too.i once loved Chelsea way of playing football in his era.But is role was different than busquet.lampard was physical,quick and contributed more in goals.His long range goals were so fascinating to watch.
As someone who play as GK I really appreciate players like Busquets. It really makes your job as GK incredibly easy. You know there's someone in there that could read the game well and make the opponents worked hard in your own 1/3.
What you gotta appreciate is his anticipation skills. He ain't a fast player. The guy's got no pace. Theoretically the opposition should be able to get there and make the pass before Sergio can get in the way. However, it's his knowledge of the game and anticipation of passes which sends him in the right direction soon enough to cut off the pass. It's a player like this who would most likely have some of the best success as a coach/manager because of their immense understanding of the game. I see good things for Sergio in the future.
I agree that Busquets could definitley become a great manager of the game, especially because of his resemblance to Guardiola when he played as a CDM, having similar knowledge in the positions and of course being in the middle of gameplay which really opens up their eyes because of this central posistions with players all around them
Thanks for the great video, I know Busquest is not defined by his titles, but showing his cabinet might be a good reminder of how good and essential he was. The guys won everything.
Busquet is basically mastered the fundementals and stick with it. He doesnt try to do anything flashy just perfected the basics and execetu it flawless
As, a Real Madrid fan, it is sad to see Busquets go. But, we all know, he was One of The Best DM’s of his decade and Overall, a Brilliant Player! Edit: There were Quite a few Good/Great CDM’s in this Decade. But, Sergio was a Good Shout for “The Best”. Really Sad that he just might Retire. Edit 2: Oh yeah, and don’t fight to Much about this in the Replies.
Busquest was a maestro When i started playing midfield when i was young my coach try to implement Busquest philosophy He said our third touch is suppose to be a pass So the first two touches where always critical and as a Barça fan Busi you'll be missed dearly thank you for all those years
He actually came off as a genius player. I understand that there are literally players who can see plays and spaces of pictures that we don't actually understand or perceive the same. I think every player is always out of position at some point in the game, I feel like he maybe was always on position just depending on what he needed to do or be. And he was calm with it, a lot of control and minimal movement because he already knew the space or pass. Like most greats, but damn Bus did it walking. What a legend.
If football, if life, were fair, he would be considered one of the best ever in the sport, not just in his position. Truly unique, genius, will be sorely missed
Just like Messi this guy will be hard to replicate, it all comes down to IQ and confidence, the guy hard no presence at all in the field but he did crazy things, what a rare talent to find, let's wait another 100 years folks...loll
He is the type of guy who comes, don't want any big attention, does his job, stays quiet and leave without much noise.... Just like Philipp Lahm or Lucio
He's by far the best 6 in the last decade. His positional play his spacing and his perfect technic is the best what football could show you. And he is the master of interceptions (unbelievable statistics) while he had to cover a HUGE space for his teammates. You can't compare him with another player of his generation. One of the greatest of all time (it's a shame he was never close to a best player of the world trophy)
@@goku445 Carrick. Carrick and Busquets have an eerily similar style of just going un-noticed during games but overall do a lot for their teams as the fulcrum/holding midfielder. Carrick had a similar impact on United. United had not won a league title for 3 years. Sir Alex signed Carrick to sit in front of the defense, so Scholes could roam freely, and it's no coincidence that United went on to win 3 league titles in a row and win a UCL after signing Carrick.
@@shahzadirani Interesting. I'm not an EPL fan so I was biased reading your comment but after seeing a video and the praise he gets from legends of the game including Pep, Xavi, Wenger, it is quite convincing.
I have been watching football for almost 2 decades. I have been a Real Madrid fan since childhood. Busquets is one of the greatest midfielders there has ever been. He is criminally underrated.
Super super super player. The Xavi Messi Iniesta triangle worked because Busquets was the absolute wall giving them the freedom to express. Poetic footballer.
I always fancied S.Busquets over other midfielders because of precisely what people thought. Seems he doesnt do much. But play that position. The man moves the game
Its easy to understand why in a team surrounded by stars ⭐ he doesn't shine soo much but exactly this is why he's important, he makes them all a team in which he's the center and the switcher...
Just look at Barcelona from the previous season, conceding only 20 goals over the whole campaign to now, where they regularly concede within the first few minutes of the game. He was so important to that stability, its actually super interesting to see just how much he brought to the team
In the 2010 world cup. Busi didn't play the 1st match and Spain lost. After that he played every minute till the end of the final. At first i was shocked to see Alonso, Fabregas etc in the bench but this guy who didn't dribble, didn't shoot was always there. That's when i stated noticing him more and more. As I kept on observing him, I realised what a gem he was and how he controlled the play whitout even getting noticed. The opposition players sometimes looked foolish in front of him. Thank you Busi for teaching me how to watch football and prooving intelligence is above all abilities!
@@kvbvl7285 but the thing is he rarely holds the ball. He is usually the first person to receive the ball from the defence and immediately plays it to the next attacker. Other times he positions as an outlet pass to an attacker who is under pressure.
@@eldhoabraham1444 what I mean by holding the ball is that he keeps the ball and is the master of evading the press because of how great he is at holding the ball. During tiki taka era he was absolutely phenomenal at this.
Finally getting recognised, busquets Xavi and iniesta I loved when I was young I was obsessed with Spanish players even nowadays I have them in my all time dream team
Youngsters today needs flashy skills or most goals. For me, it's someone like busquets, iniesta, pirlo, even messi (his ability to dribble and hold the ball). This is football for me.
Great video! Another skill maybe worth mentioning is how press resistant he is. I'm sure that goes along with his intelligence and composure, but he is fantastic at beating the press and punishing teams that are overaggressive.
If you actually watch busquets you'll see how good he is, same with xabi Alonso, was always underrated cos they both don't "stand out" in games, but they're literally running the game
All these casuals in the comments either saying he’s overrated or mediocre 🤦♂️ don’t know football at all. Thinking football is just about running and shooting 😂
He's not the type of DM that chase down opponent and body charge them to win the ball. He reads the game, predict the movement, then make a perfect interception to cut the attack and recover the posession.
I'm going to paraphrase, but anyway Vicente Del Bosque once said "If you watch the game you game you don't see Busquets, but if you watch Busquets you see the game." When he said that I didn't understand him, but when I started paying close attention to what he does, I could see that Busquets made Pep's Barca what it was. His awareness and the way he controlled and facilitated the game from deep was amazing, rarely losing the ball and dropping into pockets of space playing one touch passes into Xavi and Iniesta that would put the opposition in danger when they tried to press him, this left space for Neymar, Messi and the other world class attackers to do damage. Case in point, Messi's iconic winning goal in El Clasico at the Bernabau, the move started in Barca's defensive third, when Real Madrid pressed very high, Busquets pass to Roberto(who drove very well with ball btw) was key and is overlooked, but that simple pass and Roberto's run carved a hole in Madrid and allowed Barca to win the match, if he delayed that pass by a split second Madrid could've won the ball and they would've probably created a chance to win the game. He's a Top 3 DM of all time imo. Great player who's impact on the beautiful game is understated, he's influenced players like Rodri who absolutely balled out in the CL final and long may it continue.🐐🐐
as a Barcelona fan I can confirm, in his prime you almost never notice his presence on the pitch only when he intercepts or tackles, otherwise he is quiet, doing his job in the background, rarely scores and never cared about scoring. what is fascinating is he isn't fast or strong physically but he is extremely smart and skillful, that is what made him one of the best players to ever play in in DM position.
Sergio Busquets is the only player in history to dribble players very slowly😂😂. It sometimes seems impossible how he do that but al the end he does his job the best
Ok honestly I've never doubted him as soon as saw his name i knew ill watch it. I remembered watching a Real Madrid vs Barcelona, and yh I'm a Madrid fan but anytime he touched the ball i loved it.
it’s awesome to see him use the opponents speed against them. just a simple move to the side and that guy is history. what a player!! btw i hated all the hate and shit talk he was getting in like 2020 and 2021
Diminutive, slim, the keystone in one of the biggest Premier League upsets ever. Leicester winning the league?! Kanté! Chelsea winning the Champions League?! Ksnté France winning the world cup?! Kanté I follow Man.U, and we've been without any stability in midfield since Carrick left. There's so many ways to play that role in today's game, but 'ball winners' have been in decline for a while. Kanté showed the world they still exist. Lunging into tackles, body on the line, unreal stamina, and I think that's the key attribute to these players, they can run for days. It's either one extreme or another, tacticians sitting deep and providing cover for teammates going forward, or ball winners pressing, running themselves into the ground. Most underrated position
The younger you are, the more you enjoy the flashier players. The older you get, the more you appreciate the simple players. Busquets is undoubtedly become my favorite CDM to watch overtime. He makes everything so simple.
The way other team reacts if he gets the ball, no one tried to press him and just holding their own position because he is really good at picking out teammates and controlling the space.
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Some english lessons for you.Opponent means player of opposing team and Busquets almost never finds those,muppet.Learn your english or use AI.
@womenhavehivemind9043 😂😂😂
@womenhavehivemind9043 So in your logic Busquets passes the ball to other team s players over 90% of the time.What has Messi to do with your shitty logic?The worst got you ever!
@@RaymarFootball Laughing man speaks ridiculously bad english,pun intended.Your narrative makes no sense.
Can you make a video on Sergio Ramos ?
being an undisputed starter over a decade for a star-studded team like Barcelona is a massively underrated achievement.
Barca fan here and i think Alba and Pique had a similar achievement despite being terribly inadequate.
@@evila9076 As a Barca fan how can you possibly say that about Pique?
@@thierry18 that's just the truth.
At his best he was average but was made to look better than he ever was because of Puyol and the Guardiola's influence. And at his worst... the less said the better.
@@evila9076 jordi alba was good man
@@evila9076 Pique was legendary but his prime ended too soon. He should have retired in his 31 to 32 range. The problem was that Barca with Barto tarnished their legacies by not replacing them. His last good season was 2018/19.
I don't think his playstyle is boring at all.
The way he deals with gegenpressing is flashy, like a real matador.
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love this analogy brother 💯 🔥
This is actually a great Analogy.
Is it really called gegenpressing? I m from germany and wondering cuz it s a german word
@@mdmassi Theoretisch ist es Counterpressing aber seit Klopp in England trainiert, und er ja mehr oder weniger der Inbegriff von Gegenpressing ist hat sich der Begriff quasi auch im englischen etabliert.
He's the kind of player that some people only notice once he's left the club. It's hard to replace Busquets. He was the classy type that kept things simple which was crucial in a team full of players who are built different.
He's the kind of player some people only notice if they know a lot about the game. I'm sure every manager has been salivating over Busi the past decade because... they know.
And now, after he left.. we're suffering a lot.
Very true, his absence is the reason barcelona is struggling so much rn
When I realized what he actually did, I couldn't watch any other player. Everything went through him. And I mean everything. Adjusting spaces with teammates, cutting dangerous passlines, connecting players between eachother, recovery, zonal defense, long range milimetric passing and actual dribbling from the skinniest guy to ever play in the league. We will value him more with time.
💯 accurate
learning to enjoy holding midfielders and field progressing midfielders makes football so much fun to watch, even though theyll never be as flashy as creative midfielders fowards or even defenders
The greatest cdm in the game, he did all this with such flare that made barca's midfield have no holes
If you know what you do you don't need to run all the pitch, you let the ball do it for you !
I think it was Iniesta who said something like "if it wasnt for him, tiki taka football would not be possible".
I think that is the best compliment he can get, and very true. People in that position used to be way more rough and 'scary'. He is elegant and makes it look easy which is the hardest thing to do in football.
As you mentioned, he tricks people into thinking he’s slow and not very reactive. Your only move then is to engage and try to recover the ball, only to find out he can actually move, dribble, feint, cover the ball, and do pretty much whatever he likes with you while you just keep running at him, leaving space that he then exploits. Very smart player this Busquets guy.
Hahaha
On point
haha indeed, makes him seem like he's playing the opposing team like children 😅
The media is obessed with flashy skills. He was the epitome of fundamentals
Media has destroyed the way people look at footballers and teams. They've started to become more brain-dead and clueless. They've taken away what really matters in football and what makes it a better sport.
You said it best. Im not reading any more comments.
He and Müller🤝
Fun fact from a spaniard that followed the team during those years:
Here in Spain there were a lot of doubts coming from the press and the overall fans when Busquets was first selected to play with the national team (in 2009). The fact that they had just won the Eurocup the previous year, combined with Busquets' clear inexperience back then, really put a lot of pressure on the guy.
This all got to the point that Del Bosque (the coach back then) had to specifically come out and publicly defend the guy on a press conference and say: "if I was a football player I would like to play like Busquets".
I remember thinking that he did the right thing by defending him, but that the statement itself sounded a bit forced just cuz Busquets was literally in like his 2nd or 3rd season playing pro.
Turns out Del Bosque knows a bit more about football than I originally suspected 😅
Me acuerdo perfectamente. Además del hecho de defender al jugador, Del Bosque creo que fue sincero en su declaración, cómo jugador ocupó la misma posición que Busquets. Otra cosa que añadir, Busquets es justicia poética por el maltrato que recibió su padre por la afición del Barcelona.
This guy revolutionalised the defensive midfield role, Its crazy how he's never mentioned in the GOAT midfielder conversations
It was Makelele that did in the modern era.
Makelele revolutionized it. Busi perfected it.
Ironically he’s the best DM in the world!! Thanks bussi for showing the world that you don’t have to be big, fast and athletic to play football. You were pure elegance ❤️
Casemiro is better.
Delusional United fan
@@andrefdyou wish. Busquets has just gotten old now. At his prime, he’s ahead of any version of Casemiro. Not even trying to downgrade Casemiro, but Busi was just that good.
Rodri???
ironically means as a joke, unironically is the word you were lookin for
Sergio Busquets was magic, I have never seen another play like him. He is always planning something, he sees the whole game. Like Muller in a way, a player that you can't quantify in stats and attributes, he just wins you games
Over 90% pass accuracy is a pretty nice statistic though ;)
yes you can, and you can quantify mullers contributions too, i hate it when people say 'you cant see this in stats' as if statistics is some theory that isnt always applicable, yes you can see it in stats, you can see everything in stats. you can look at busquets' passing accuracy, his touches, the amount of times he blocks opposition passing lines per game, just like how you can look at muller's amount of runs to space. these are all statistics, every quantifiable factor is part of statistics, not just ooooh how many goals did he score?
One of the most underrated talented player 21st century gave us. Unassuming, unnoticing yet delivers so perfectly. I'm yet to see a defensive midfielder who's calm and holds the ball better than him
As someone who plays in the midfield, busquets is my idol. Pressure resistant, simple passing, great defensively & effective dribbling are what makes him a worthy barca starter. He was ahead of his time.
Yea but you're a garbage midfielder
Mine is lampard
@@mikeal616lampard was great too.i once loved Chelsea way of playing football in his era.But is role was different than busquet.lampard was physical,quick and contributed more in goals.His long range goals were so fascinating to watch.
Busquets overrated
@@lucatoni98 explain how?
Busquets is like that one kid In a school protect that does like 90% of the work but gets no credit.
As someone who play as GK I really appreciate players like Busquets. It really makes your job as GK incredibly easy. You know there's someone in there that could read the game well and make the opponents worked hard in your own 1/3.
What you gotta appreciate is his anticipation skills. He ain't a fast player. The guy's got no pace. Theoretically the opposition should be able to get there and make the pass before Sergio can get in the way. However, it's his knowledge of the game and anticipation of passes which sends him in the right direction soon enough to cut off the pass. It's a player like this who would most likely have some of the best success as a coach/manager because of their immense understanding of the game.
I see good things for Sergio in the future.
I agree that Busquets could definitley become a great manager of the game, especially because of his resemblance to Guardiola when he played as a CDM, having similar knowledge in the positions and of course being in the middle of gameplay which really opens up their eyes because of this central posistions with players all around them
right he might be slow but his brain is faster than everyone else's
@@bxrnyfxMessi basquet brain
Wow 👏
When I was a kid, Busquets used to annoy me, for me he was just there. It wasn't until 2014-15 that I really came to appreciate him.
I’m gonna miss the Spain era of football the football they played was so beautiful
Hey man, they just won the Nations League. Don't give up on them yet!
@@evanmayer744 Yes but tiki taka doesn't exist in their game anymore
@@evanmayer744 barely
That "beautiful" style has been beyond finished since a long time ago, move on.
@@ahmadmuliawan0008lol y u mad
Thanks for the great video, I know Busquest is not defined by his titles, but showing his cabinet might be a good reminder of how good and essential he was. The guys won everything.
Busquet is basically mastered the fundementals and stick with it. He doesnt try to do anything flashy just perfected the basics and execetu it flawless
As, a Real Madrid fan, it is sad to see Busquets go. But, we all know, he was One of The Best DM’s of his decade and Overall, a Brilliant Player!
Edit: There were Quite a few Good/Great CDM’s in this Decade. But, Sergio was a Good Shout for “The Best”. Really Sad that he just might Retire. Edit 2: Oh yeah, and don’t fight to Much about this in the Replies.
Not one of the best "The Best" especially of this decade
@@karthikbhan3675the best of this decade actually. Top 3 cdm of all time behind Rijkaard and Matthäus.
@@karthikbhan3675name your best and we'll see lol
"One of"?
@@tamaghnosaha2520In my opinion, he was “One of” The Best. Edit: All people Probably have different opinions, but that’s mine.
Busquest was a maestro
When i started playing midfield when i was young my coach try to implement Busquest philosophy
He said our third touch is suppose to be a pass
So the first two touches where always critical and as a Barça fan
Busi you'll be missed dearly thank you for all those years
Once I heard: "look to the match and you wont see Busquets. Look to Busquets and youll see the match"
He actually came off as a genius player. I understand that there are literally players who can see plays and spaces of pictures that we don't actually understand or perceive the same. I think every player is always out of position at some point in the game, I feel like he maybe was always on position just depending on what he needed to do or be. And he was calm with it, a lot of control and minimal movement because he already knew the space or pass. Like most greats, but damn Bus did it walking. What a legend.
If football, if life, were fair, he would be considered one of the best ever in the sport, not just in his position. Truly unique, genius, will be sorely missed
Just like Messi this guy will be hard to replicate, it all comes down to IQ and confidence, the guy hard no presence at all in the field but he did crazy things, what a rare talent to find, let's wait another 100 years folks...loll
Yea last couple of years though the lack of pace I think def caught up to his game sometimes he did make some crazy tackles that hurt the team
I still feel Rodri is an advanced busquets not as stylish but just as effective with better physical qualities
@@faizameen2170yeah he is better physically but he is nowhere near busquets’ game iq and midfield control.
there's a 18 y/o kid who play for Liverpool name Stefan Bajcetic, born in Celta. He's the Busquets regen, everything about him is so similar
Thanks for another great video, Raymar! Busi is a straight up legend. What a player.
Playing football is simple but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is
Visca Johan, rest in peace legend! We owe it all to him 💙❤️🫡
Busquets inspired me to play as a DM. It feels he does nothing but he definitely changes the outcome of every match.
He is the type of guy who comes, don't want any big attention, does his job, stays quiet and leave without much noise.... Just like Philipp Lahm or Lucio
He's by far the best 6 in the last decade. His positional play his spacing and his perfect technic is the best what football could show you. And he is the master of interceptions (unbelievable statistics) while he had to cover a HUGE space for his teammates. You can't compare him with another player of his generation. One of the greatest of all time (it's a shame he was never close to a best player of the world trophy)
which older player would you compare him to?
@@goku445 Carrick. Carrick and Busquets have an eerily similar style of just going un-noticed during games but overall do a lot for their teams as the fulcrum/holding midfielder.
Carrick had a similar impact on United. United had not won a league title for 3 years. Sir Alex signed Carrick to sit in front of the defense, so Scholes could roam freely, and it's no coincidence that United went on to win 3 league titles in a row and win a UCL after signing Carrick.
@@shahzadirani Interesting. I'm not an EPL fan so I was biased reading your comment but after seeing a video and the praise he gets from legends of the game including Pep, Xavi, Wenger, it is quite convincing.
It took me 5-6 years of watching football to understand what busi is doing...
His lane and pass blocking defensive ability is very very good...
A tactical player to his core .
I have been watching football for almost 2 decades. I have been a Real Madrid fan since childhood. Busquets is one of the greatest midfielders there has ever been.
He is criminally underrated.
Super super super player. The Xavi Messi Iniesta triangle worked because Busquets was the absolute wall giving them the freedom to express. Poetic footballer.
One of the best midfielders ever. His vision is unmatched
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Please just do a Beckenbauer video
I enjoy your videos btw when will you make a video on raul anytime soon?
Do about Michael laudrup most creative midfielder the current era doesn't know??
I saw him live in the MLS and was so shocked and amazed after watching him for 5 minutes. He is the heartbeat of the team
Even though he's not flashy he does have incredible ball control and passing...Better than certain attackers
This is one of the many reasons why I love this channel. Thanks for pointing out this kind of players! He’s a true legend
I always fancied S.Busquets over other midfielders because of precisely what people thought. Seems he doesnt do much. But play that position. The man moves the game
Busquets' style of rythem is very rare. Hard to find someone so clean and calm in the most chaotic times. football will miss players like Busi
I am a madrista and I think This man was the glue that held togethor Barcelonas attack and defense
It fascinating how Spain produces top tier midfielders and now they have got new ones like Pedri, Gavi , Rodri and many more
Its easy to understand why in a team surrounded by stars ⭐ he doesn't shine soo much but exactly this is why he's important, he makes them all a team in which he's the center and the switcher...
Basquets is the true definition of the Johan Cryff philosophy / he is impeccable, effortless game is you ask Me / writes a Real Madrid fan ✊🏾
Just look at Barcelona from the previous season, conceding only 20 goals over the whole campaign to now, where they regularly concede within the first few minutes of the game. He was so important to that stability, its actually super interesting to see just how much he brought to the team
In the 2010 world cup. Busi didn't play the 1st match and Spain lost. After that he played every minute till the end of the final. At first i was shocked to see Alonso, Fabregas etc in the bench but this guy who didn't dribble, didn't shoot was always there. That's when i stated noticing him more and more. As I kept on observing him, I realised what a gem he was and how he controlled the play whitout even getting noticed. The opposition players sometimes looked foolish in front of him. Thank you Busi for teaching me how to watch football and prooving intelligence is above all abilities!
Yup. He's a building block. He keeps structure, controls pace and holds the ball. A position overshadowed but definitely vital.
@@kvbvl7285 but the thing is he rarely holds the ball. He is usually the first person to receive the ball from the defence and immediately plays it to the next attacker. Other times he positions as an outlet pass to an attacker who is under pressure.
@@eldhoabraham1444 what I mean by holding the ball is that he keeps the ball and is the master of evading the press because of how great he is at holding the ball. During tiki taka era he was absolutely phenomenal at this.
@@kvbvl7285 yep I agree. He's calm under pressure always
Alonso was never in the bench
Like u know fool 😂
He's the definition of "Stats aren't everything" He isn't flashy or scores wild goals. He controls the game.
Thank you for shining a light on this wonderful midfielder. Busquets was another magnificent jewel in Barca's crown.
Finally getting recognised, busquets Xavi and iniesta I loved when I was young I was obsessed with Spanish players even nowadays I have them in my all time dream team
A man the myth the legen. Mr simplicity himself
Youngsters today needs flashy skills or most goals. For me, it's someone like busquets, iniesta, pirlo, even messi (his ability to dribble and hold the ball). This is football for me.
Great video! Another skill maybe worth mentioning is how press resistant he is. I'm sure that goes along with his intelligence and composure, but he is fantastic at beating the press and punishing teams that are overaggressive.
Best cmf in history.
He is an inspiration for us weak, slow players. Unsung hero.
He makes football look very easy to play
Busquets and Casemiro were pivotal for Barça's and Real's dominance in the 2010s
He was the best defensive midfielder I've seen. I don't think he was underrated, at least by real football fans.
If you actually watch busquets you'll see how good he is, same with xabi Alonso, was always underrated cos they both don't "stand out" in games, but they're literally running the game
Can you make a video on Italian defenders and talk about Nesta, Baresi, Maldini, Cannavaro, and Zambrotta
That football that Barcelona played, was the most brilliant I’ve ever seen and I guess, we’ll ever see.
All these casuals in the comments either saying he’s overrated or mediocre 🤦♂️ don’t know football at all. Thinking football is just about running and shooting 😂
I don't see a single comment like that.
@@meinkalenderkonto2407 idk I made this comment a year ago, I was probably attention-seeking.
@@meinkalenderkonto2407 it’s mostly the replies to the other comments. You’ll find most arguments in there.
Your flat out honesty is cazy. You're a legend 😂
@@ukpaichukwuemeka8171 lol, I don’t even remember making this comment.
his back heel passes were impeccable
We can absolutely feel his absence this season in midfield
He's not the type of DM that chase down opponent and body charge them to win the ball. He reads the game, predict the movement, then make a perfect interception to cut the attack and recover the posession.
Another thing I would like to point out Is that he rarely gets injured.
Who wants to tackle a slow guy??
You think you can just steal the ball from him, YOU MAKE A BIG MISTAKE!! 🤣🤣
I'm going to paraphrase, but anyway Vicente Del Bosque once said "If you watch the game you game you don't see Busquets, but if you watch Busquets you see the game."
When he said that I didn't understand him, but when I started paying close attention to what he does, I could see that Busquets made Pep's Barca what it was. His awareness and the way he controlled and facilitated the game from deep was amazing, rarely losing the ball and dropping into pockets of space playing one touch passes into Xavi and Iniesta that would put the opposition in danger when they tried to press him, this left space for Neymar, Messi and the other world class attackers to do damage. Case in point, Messi's iconic winning goal in El Clasico at the Bernabau, the move started in Barca's defensive third, when Real Madrid pressed very high, Busquets pass to Roberto(who drove very well with ball btw) was key and is overlooked, but that simple pass and Roberto's run carved a hole in Madrid and allowed Barca to win the match, if he delayed that pass by a split second Madrid could've won the ball and they would've probably created a chance to win the game.
He's a Top 3 DM of all time imo. Great player who's impact on the beautiful game is understated, he's influenced players like Rodri who absolutely balled out in the CL final and long may it continue.🐐🐐
Simplicity is the Ultimate form of Sophistication
He is going to be the future Barcelona coach
These players are the type show us how much we didn't know about football. It's only when they don't play we realise.
as a Barcelona fan I can confirm, in his prime you almost never notice his presence on the pitch only when he intercepts or tackles, otherwise he is quiet, doing his job in the background, rarely scores and never cared about scoring. what is fascinating is he isn't fast or strong physically but he is extremely smart and skillful, that is what made him one of the best players to ever play in in DM position.
Perfect description of Busquets
As a midfielder myself I have even learnt a lot of the game from busquet just from this video.
Yo, THAT’S A CRAZY PENALTY SAVE!!!😳
That clip u showed at the beginning
He's so underrated, arguably the 2nd most influential player in Barca after Messi
Well, one needn't go far to appreciate Busquets' greatness. Just find a Barcelona game where he's missing and the difference is obvious
One of the best midfielders ever! Super under rated.
Sergio Busquets is the only player in history to dribble players very slowly😂😂. It sometimes seems impossible how he do that but al the end he does his job the best
Ok honestly I've never doubted him as soon as saw his name i knew ill watch it. I remembered watching a Real Madrid vs Barcelona, and yh I'm a Madrid fan but anytime he touched the ball i loved it.
Hes the definition of skilled futsal midfielder... He did everything a midfielder in futsal did on football pitch... Hes so great at close control...
Nobody mentioning Busquets tricky off ball movements. He can open the formations so casually
"If you watch the game, you don't see Busquets. But if you watch Busquets, you see the whole game"
it’s awesome to see him use the opponents speed against them. just a simple move to the side and that guy is history. what a player!!
btw i hated all the hate and shit talk he was getting in like 2020 and 2021
Diminutive, slim, the keystone in one of the biggest Premier League upsets ever. Leicester winning the league?! Kanté!
Chelsea winning the Champions League?! Ksnté
France winning the world cup?! Kanté
I follow Man.U, and we've been without any stability in midfield since Carrick left. There's so many ways to play that role in today's game, but 'ball winners' have been in decline for a while. Kanté showed the world they still exist. Lunging into tackles, body on the line, unreal stamina, and I think that's the key attribute to these players, they can run for days. It's either one extreme or another, tacticians sitting deep and providing cover for teammates going forward, or ball winners pressing, running themselves into the ground.
Most underrated position
very tough position indeed
The younger you are, the more you enjoy the flashier players. The older you get, the more you appreciate the simple players. Busquets is undoubtedly become my favorite CDM to watch overtime. He makes everything so simple.
True player sticks out the most when he doesn't play! Love Busquets
Thank you for making this video, you are the best man!
I love his playstyle, keeping possession
Everybody that knows football always knew hes an all time great 6
the way he controls the midfield in slow motion😂
Many, many games were dependent on how good of a match Busi was having.
Busquest & iniesta the next briliant coach
Most Underrated, Pure gem
BUSI💙❤️
The way other team reacts if he gets the ball, no one tried to press him and just holding their own position because he is really good at picking out teammates and controlling the space.
"Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is"-Johan Cruyff
Thank you for bringing out busquets with this video ❤🥺
One of the most intelligent players I've ever seen. BUSQUETSSSSSS ALSO shoutout to the best assist from this lad to Messi.
He is like pos 4/5 player in dota, literally they key to win, one of best support ever, sergio anchor busquest
SIMPLICITY. one of my all-time great midfielders.
The true core of FC Barcelona best ever team.