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Barcelona 08/09; team of the decade?

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Posted 09-04-2009 at 10:12 AM by Matieo10

Team being the keyword here. We all know that on paper, Barcelona have an exceptional squad with depth in nearly every spot of the pitch. The star players like Messi, Henry, Eto'o and Xavi don't do the headlines justice, because it's very much players like Iniesta, Yaya Toure, Dani Alves, Marquez, etc. who make up the real value of such club. They've amassed a total of 72 points in 29 matches, with a possible 99 points in total before the seasons end. They have also scored a total of 85 goals with 24 conceded, a 60+ goal differential which is a feet in itself.

As we look back on the past decade, and pick out teams like the treble winning side of Manchester in '99, the glimpse of the galacticos in Madrid of '02, the surprise package that was Porto in '04, the mighty Chelsea side of '05, and even Barcelona that same year who won the champions league led by a special player by the name of Ronaldinho; does Barcelona of 2008-2009 surpass these great teams? Let's see how each team stacks up =)

1999 Manchester United

Dwight Yorke - Andy Cole

Ryan Giggs - Paul Scholes - Roy Keane - David Beckham

Dennis Irwin - Jaap Stam - Ronny Johnsen - Gary Neville

Peter Schmeichel

2002 Real Madrid

Fernando Morientes - Raul Gonzalez

Zinedine Zidane

Santiago Solari - Luis Figo

Claude Makelele

Roberto Carlos - Ivan Helguera - Fernando Hierro - Michel Salgado

Iker Casillas

2003 Porto

Derlei

Dmitri Alenichev - Deco - Nuno Capucho

Maniche - Costinha

Nuno Valente - Ricardo Carvalho - Jorge Costa - Paulo Ferreira

Vitor Baia

2004 Arsenal

Thierry Henry - Dennis Bergkamp

Robert Pires - Ray Parlour - Patrick Viera - Freddy Ljungberg

Ashley Cole - Kolo Toure - Sol Campbell - Lauren

Jens Lehmann

2005 Chelsea

Didier Drogba

Damien Duff - Eidur Gudjohnsen - Joe Cole

Claude Makelele - Frank Lampard

William Gallas - John Terry - Ricardo Carvalho - Paulo Ferreira

Petr Cech

2006 Barcelona

Ronaldinho - Samuel Eto'o - Ludovic Guily

Mark van Bommel - Deco

Edmilson

G. van Bronckhorst - Carles Puyol - Rafael Marquez - Oleguer

Victor Valdes

These teams did alot. They won domestic titles, continental titles, international titles, broke records from total points, goal difference, undefeated season, they created comebacks, and were special in their each own - they were superb sides that were invincible on their day.

But how does the current Barca side stack up on paper? Let's have a look:

2009 Barcelona

Thierry Henry - Samuel Eto'o - Lionel Messi

Iniesta - Xavi Hernandez

Yaya Toure

Eric Abidal - Rafael Marquez - Carles Puyol - Dani Alves

Victor Valdes

Before I go in-depth, I want to hear what y'all have to say so hit this blog back and tell me what you think

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Its very hard to compare them. In terms of pure quality of football 2009 Barca is equal to or greater than any of the teams. However, what it comes down to eventually is winning trophies. If you don't do that then you don't deserve to be compared with the best. The current Barca team may be excellent football wise, but do they have the mental fortitude to propel themselves to glory? We'll just have to wait and see.

PS. I think the 2006 Barca team was a 4-2-1-3. Kudos to you on your football sense and extensive knowledge. Great topic for debate.

Posted 12-04-2009 at 07:55 AM by Gorayfle Gorayfle is online now

Updated 12-04-2009 at 08:59 PM by Gorayfle

	I think last years barcelona were also probably the best squad in the world with ronaldinho and zambrotta
	Posted 12-04-2009 at 02:33 PM by 10Totti10

	Ahh fair enough, I couldn't actually remember some of the formations of some of the teams - just the key players =)
	Posted 12-04-2009 at 02:35 PM by Matieo10

	Juventusa 05/06 were probably the best team any team ever had -----------------BUffon----------------------- -Zebina----Cannovaro--Thuram-----Zambrotta--- ------------Viera---------Emerson------------- --Camoronesi-------------------------Nedved---- --------------Del Piero--------Ibrahimovic------- trezegeut and mutu on the bench
	Posted 12-04-2009 at 02:59 PM by 10Totti10

	Ronaldinho - Samuel Eto'o - Messi Mark van Bommel/Xavi - Deco Edmilson/Xavi G. van Bronckhorst - Carles Puyol - Rafael Marquez - Oleguer Victor Valdes It should be for 06 Barca. Giully mainly played because of Messi being injured aswell.
	Posted 24-04-2009 at 10:58 PM by Noznoza

	Ludovic was one of the best players in Europe during the champions league run with Monaco in 03/04 - he was a key part of Barcelona's champions league run two years later playing 29 La Liga and 8 Champions League matches. Which begs to differ anything you have to say about Messi, a player who was just about as useful as Aaron Lennon that year.
	Posted 25-04-2009 at 09:37 PM by Matieo10

	I guess this was decided yesterday. Barca: The Team of The Decade.
	Posted 28-05-2009 at 10:31 AM by Gorayfle

	Maybe, I still have a feeling that The Invincibles and the '99 treble winning side were slightly better
	Posted 28-05-2009 at 10:02 PM by Matieo10

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