good to know since Xabi had as many passes as Cesc who started one game, mmh lack of impact? oh wait yeah you re right you cant gauge that out of stats. But nice attempt at trying to be funny.
no doubt, commanding presence the guy was made for big occasions. Some players just dont choke and Alonso is one of them. Health is a different issue of course.
Fact: he won a meaningless award by a body associated with the same people who rank england 8th team on the planet; that's your fact. But it's all good different people value different things in a player i just dont see anything special about Xavi.
its not about showing off it's about subtlety, but the fact is Xavi is a support player at best, cant take over games cant impose himself in the midfield hence me doubting him being a "footballer"