I genuinely cannot think of any midfielder in football history who was as good as him.
He’s the best player in the world at 20 years old with 13 goals and 3 assists playing as a midfielder for the biggest and most pressure club in the world with an incomplete squad at his disposal.
Its not even about goals but their importance, he’s winning games, equalizing scores all by himself and many times at the very last minute.
Considering his young age (20) and if he were to improve further on passing and tempo dictation, does he have a chance to go down as the most complete midfielder of all-time? (Matthaus probably holds that spot)
I think we are witnessing something special. Alright I see people with the fabregas shouts and I get it. He was an unreal player from his debut, but as he got older, his star fainted a bit, until he went to Chelsea and had an unreal few seasons again.
I truly believe that if JB stays at Real Madrid, he will become synonymous with the words “Best Midfielder of the last 30 years”. At his age, the way he plays (he can do it all), the way he engages the crowd and gets them going, for England and RM, is so crazy.
A player truly beyond his years and if he doesn’t get any serious injuries, I think he will be due a Ballon’dor or two. Only issue is that he’s English and if he can’t deliver a trophy for the international side I very much feel it will be a black mark struck against his career…
Generational midfielder who came from Birmingham City, who’d have guessed that!