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#3 Michael Laudrup and Andres Iniesta
Very few players have shown the ability to control a football like Laudrup did in his heyday. Even fewer have shown the verve and tenacity to manipulate it creatively, in the manner he did. Andres Iniesta is one of them.
Laudrup is widely regarded as the creative force behind Cruyff's Barcelona, one of the most creative football team's to have taken to the field. Iniesta performed a similar role in Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, which was quite possibly the greatest football team ever.
Both shared vision which could not be matched by their counterparts. Passing and the ability to split defenses at the slightest of opportunities comes as second nature to them. Iniesta has also shown an ability to dribble out of tight spaces, much like Laudrup who people claimed had the ball glued to his feet.
Their similarities are not just in their qualities, but also in the success they brought to their teams. Barcelona had not enjoyed the kind of success they did during Laudrup's time and the story is very similar when it comes to Iniesta.
