Sticking up for the Spanish Ray Wilkins?
Xavi was phenomenal and a metronomic presence in midfield, but Iniesta could do everything he could, as well as dribble like a phenom and pop up for an important goal or two.
To understand the genius of Iniesta, try and dig out a match from 2012 with Barcelona beating Bilbao amidst a mighty downpour - the only player who would control the ball properly and move it through the sitting water was Iniesta; it’s like his brain was the only one of the 22 that could understand all of the effects of the weather and the thousands of small adjustments he’d need to make to play his normal game. He was skinning people, picking perfectly weighted passes and retaining possession while all around him slipped and slid, losing their footing and getting bogged down. The man had greatness.
