Comments on: Recreativo Huelva 0, Barcelona 2, a.k.a. “Breaching the great wall.”

By: eklavya

eklavya — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:55:55 +0000

and its seems arsenal are worried about losing cesc, so they have told him to not to say anything in public…

By: ursus arctos

ursus arctos — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:56:38 +0000

Eden Hazard is a 17 year old, small, attacking midfielder (sound familiar?) who is the great hope of Belgian football and one of the most highly-hyped under-18 players in Europe at the moment. At least half a dozen G14 clubs have been rumoured to be after him.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:14:30 +0000

Hazard… interesting… same as Riesgo in spanish, and he’s a goalkeeper.

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:12 +0000

good news over on peps blog that iniesta may be ready for el clasico! or if that is too optimistic perhaps he will be ready for the villareal game at least, lets keeo our fingers crossed.

also, i noticed an article on barca keeping track of a guy called Hazard who plays in belgium. what a great name for a football player. messi should have been called hazard. although i cant even count the amount of puns i have heard using messi’s name in regards to “messi-ing up defense” or “messi-ing up his shots” or even the messiah

By: jake

jake — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:10:45 +0000

Ciaran, I’m glad you mentioned Clichy. If Abidal does leave (which I really hope he doesn’t), I’d want Clichy. In my opinion, he’s one of the most underrated players out there. Give Caceres a shot at LB, but we shoulld still train him up as a CB. The versatility would be great though.

By: Isaiah

Isaiah — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:40:24 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up, Ewan.

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:17:47 +0000

I was thinking a little more long term Waleed. Caceres is a very solid defender, in any position. Going forward however, he is no Dani Alves.
I feel Caceres and Pique will definitely be he first choice centre back pairing for some time to come. They have a very good balance, the height and ball playing of Pique and the athleticism and no nonsense defending of Caceres. Looks pretty perfect as soon as they both reach the heights they look like they will…

By: ewan mcdonald

ewan mcdonald — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:32:38 +0000

so im a madrid fan…go figure….

By: Waleed

Waleed — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:35:39 +0000

Ciaran, I thing giving Caceres a chance on LB is an option that worth considering..

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:45:38 +0000

goal.com’s reviews tend to be a bit erratic.
Sergio Busquets was given time at the start of the season to get himself adjusted to the level while Yaya got himself back to 100% after his back problems in the summer. Now that Yaya’s back he’s no1. Busquets will get plenty of opportunities because he was able to raise his game but the the CL matches, the real deal, always started with Yaya.
The comments about Abidal’s form were way-off mark about this season. He has been dominant this season. I think that is the most accurate word… Dominant.

I would love to get a backup/alternate for Abidal with a lot more attacking flair. I love Juan Manuel Vargas but he is totally stinking it up with Fiorentina. Gael Clichy is great going forward but wouldn’t play second fiddle to Abidal. I dunno who…