Actually, I though that Puyol played even better than Pique...he got under Ronaldo's skin like no defender I've ever seen
maybe. but, i'd rather ronaldo out wide putting balls into a rooney or a tevez than ronaldo inside getting balls to his head. pique and toure did not give anyone anything inside of the box outside of the first ten-fifteen minutes. it seemed as if every single ball that went into the box pique got on the end of
eh!? iniesta was better than kaka, gerrard, or any other midfielder.
how many times has iniesta's name been mentioned in this thread? pique's? toure's? that was a rag-tag defensive unit and one that united "should've" run rampant over. if anything, eto'o was the one that completely broke united's back.
the first 10-15 minutes?
no. there were times that barca would spread the ball around for 40-50 passes, but those were few and far between, and the overall poss. stat for the game was completely unlike a "normal" barca match (28ish mins. poss v. 37ish mins regularly), even against manchester united (like 70-30 last year. 51-49 this year). although, "hold back and counter" was a bit extreme. i was surprised at how well they were put together across the field (versus the previous few games against english comp.).
