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Busquets - The Backbone Of FC Barcelona

Busquets

I have seen a lot of fans criticizing Busquets. Some fans believe that he has passed his prime and no longer deserves a starting role. I understand that he has aged but he is not that old to be sidelined. For me, Busquest is and always has been the pivotal part of Barcelona. He is like the backbone of our team. He may not be as vocal and authoritative as Pique but he is one our leaders on the pitch. I always say that he is our silent leader with most tactical mind in our team.

Most importantly, he plays the most vital role in our team. As you all know, Barca love to attack with their fullbacks. In fact, our fullbacks like to play in the opposition's half. So, have you ever thought why we haven't conceded a lot of goals from counter attacks? It's because of Busquets. As soon as there is a counter attack, he drops deep into the defense in-between our center backs to make it a back to stop the counter attacks and also buys time for our fullbacks to get back into their position. He has been doing it for years and there is literally no other player in the world who can do this job better than Busquets.

Busquets is also the player who connects our defense with our attack and keep the tempo of the game. Just look at the our record this season. Barcelona haven't won a single game in which Busquets wasn't in the starting lineup. That will tell you the importance of Busquets.

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