5 Reasons Why Iniesta Should've Stayed At Barcelona For Another Season

#1 Age is just a number

Iniesta is 34 years old.

The maestro, Andres Iniesta has been on the top of the game ever since he first walked onto the pitch for F.C. Barcelona. The Spaniard is true royalty in the world of football.

There is nothing the legend has not won. You name it. He's got it. The League title, the League Cup, the Champions' League and the Euros, all multiple times over. And of course the big one, the World Cup. He has narrowly missed out on the Ballon d'Or on two separate occasions, owing to the bias towards goal-scorers in the voting process.

If there was an award for the best midfielder every season, there's little doubt that the Catalan would've had a separate cabinet for individual trophies won over his career. Far from finished, he's still the focal point of the Barcelona attack.

A separate article or two might need to be written on his style of play and the effortless nature in which he conducts himself on the pitch. No matter which ground he plays on, a standing ovation is all but certain for the 'genius'. A word we don't use lightly.

Owing to his style of play, the unbelievable ease with which he operates, no need to run or tackle, no need to get worked up. Just keep calm. And play ball. And that this lad has done forever and, we reckon, can forever.

What we're basically enquiring, of Barcelona, of ourselves, is: "Is Andres Iniesta no longer good enough for Barcelona?"

If you think differently, we urge you to give us names of five creative midfielders who are decidedly better than the Spaniard. Give us three, or even one. In fact we dare you.