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    #61
    Originally posted by paulg View Post
    Alonso has to be up there, his mixture of tackling and immaculate passing is wonderful to watch.
    Gerrard isn't far off, to my mind. Legs going, but his close control, passing and shooting are still there. He even took decent corners in the Euro's!
    I haven't seen (m)any Stevie thunderbolts recently...
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      #62
      He's not necessarily wrong, apart from the 'much better' bit.
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        #63
        On what planet does Alonso "offer nothing"? He's more their metronome than Xavi is. I get that he *may* restrict Xavi a bit. Also Martinez is a fantastic player but he's quite different to Alonso and is more inclined to get forward.

        Also I loved that my Manc mate said all that crap - "offers nothing" - on the same day Xabi went and scored both goals v France
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          #64
          Originally posted by Kenneth View Post
          He's not necessarily wrong, apart from the 'much better' bit.
          Perhaps the "offers nothing" bit too?
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            #65
            Originally posted by Shaggy View Post
            On what planet does Alonso "offer nothing"? He's more their metronome than Xavi is. I get that he *may* restrict Xavi a bit. Also Martinez is a fantastic player but he's quite different to Alonso and is more inclined to get forward.

            Also I loved that my Manc mate said all that crap - "offers nothing" - on the same day Xabi went and scored both goals v France
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              #66
              Originally posted by Shaggy View Post
              Manc mate of mine - not a dick, smart bloke and knows his football - thinks it's "a joke" that Alonso gets in the Spain team, that he offers nothing, restricts Xavi and they'd be better off with Javi Martinez who is "much better".


              Alonso is the 5th most capped Spanish player of all time.
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                #67
                Alonso is on a par with Xabi and Iniesta, imo.
                The times they are a changin'.

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                  #68
                  Originally posted by Gibbo9 View Post
                  Alonso is on a par with Xavi.


                  Iniesta is on another level but plays a different style really. In his position, Alonso is easily top 3 in the world.
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                    #69
                    Whoever said Ozil needs to have a word with themselves

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                      #70
                      On today's performance, Pirlo is better than Xabi Alonso.
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                        #71
                        On any day's performance, Pirlo is better than Xabi.
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                          #72
                          Xavi > Alonso > Pirlo
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                            #73
                            I'll get my tints off and say this. Pirlo~Xavi>Xabi.

                            I love Xabi but he is definitely not better than Pirlo. between Pirlo and Xavi, it all comes down to personal taste. I'd take Pirlo. Mind you before this season, he has been utter gash like Stevie has been but his move away from Milan has done him good.

                            At this level, I'd say Pirlo better than Xavi. Even over the courses of their careers, Pirlo is better.
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                              #74
                              Agree to disagree there. Xabi Alonso for me every single time. Pirlo is fantastic btw, but Xabi is just near perfection for me.
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                                #75
                                Originally posted by Tee View Post
                                Agree to disagree there. Xabi Alonso for me every single time. Pirlo is fantastic btw, but Xabi is just near perfection for me.


                                Yup I'd go for Xabi everytime.

                                Difficult to compare players who are a different sort of player. If that makes sense.

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