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#3 Sergio Busquets

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His intelligence and ball-winning abilities are unparalleled in the Blaugrana's history
His intelligence and ball-winning abilities are unparalleled in the Blaugrana's history

Arguably the best defensive midfielder of the past decade, Sergio Busquets is a role model for upcoming generations. Although underrated, his performances have only been matched by the very top players in the world.

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Busquets is the perfect definition of a creative defensive midfielder possessing great strength and decent short passes which enables him to dominate the midfield. His brilliant his positioning and tackling inspired Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff to say:

"Positionally, he seems like a veteran with or without the ball. With the ball he makes what is difficult look easy: he disposes of the ball with one or two touches. Without the ball, he gives us a lesson: that of being in the right place to intercept and running just to recover the ball."

He has helped the team to claim a lot of trophies and will be irreplaceable once he hangs up his boots or leaves to look for a new challenge.

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