Michel Platini, ex president of the UEFA

EX president of the UEFA

Michel Platini desvela the three players that the Barça misses

Published:3/06/2019 - 15:06h

Updated:3/06/2019 - 15:06h

Michel Platini always has admired the style and the philosophy of game of the FC Barcelona. During the last seasons, the culés have harvested fewer European successes and the French recognised that the staff misses especially to three players

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It does a decade, the command of the FC Barcelona in the European panorama was total. Pep Guardiola, from the bench, decided to trust the Masia and jointed to a generation irrepetible that was able to win it absolutely everything. During the last seasons, the command culé has been still in LaLiga and in Glass of Rey, but has evaporated in Europe.

Michel Platini, the one who went president of the UEFA, conceded an interview to Sportive World in which it analysed some appearances of the current situation of the FC Barcelona. The French recognised that the Barcelona team misses to several players during the last years and, in concrete, signalled three of them.

First, it appointed to the two last that went : Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta. "Messi has reason when it says that it misses to Xavi and to Iniesta to his side. This Barça, his game, is not the same without the two small geniales at the side of Leo, the same that Busquets, that can not take out the equal balloon", commented Platini.

Besides, the ex president of the UEFA, appointed also to a third legend culé, Carles Puyol, that contributed to the changing room the harp and the prowess. "I create, sincerely, that with Puyol in the field, the Barça does not lose by 4-0 in Anfield in front of the Liverpool. It is missing a man like him that do not leave that his mates go to rack and ruin", said.

Platini Also remarked, on Puyol, his enormous capacity like central defence. "I do not forget that it was a tremendo defender, but they ask it to him to Cristiano Ronaldo or other big players to which has marked. They are basic footballers in the big teams, was a boy of the house, that felt more than anybody these colours and the defence of this shield, from boy", ensured, comparing it with Baresi, Tardelli or Maldini.

Messi, favourite for the Balloon of Gold

Platiní Also did his quinielas for the next edition of the Balloon of Gold and planted to Leo Messi like big favourite. In spite of have not attained the Champions League, the level showed by the captain culé is, for the ex president of the UEFA, sufficient as for eclipsar to the rest of candidates.

As second favourite, planted to Cristiano Ronaldo. "In these moments the clear favourite is Lionel Messi, followed of Cristiano Ronaldo, but are still in the month of June, remains long by in front and several competitions for contesting. But the level of Leo, in spite of the defeat in front of the Liverpool has been very upper to any one", sentenced.

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