There is no relief for Sergio Busquets. A substitute will arrive, someone who will occupy ‘his’ pivot in the barca and its locker in the locker room. But none like Badia’s. ‘Busy‘ is a special player. He is that friend who empowers you, rescues you in the most important moments and that sadly you do not value as he deserves because he has always been there. And of course, when he leaves, you miss him.
Survive so many years in the barca it’s not easy at all. Always in the shade, forgotten in grand galas, without daring ‘looks’, or words out of tune, He has normalized being one of the best pivots in history.
‘Busy‘ has been a blessed constant contradiction. Play slow to pick up the pace, receive from behind to control the entire field, run forward to defend what’s behind… And many have never come to understand it.
In the end it all comes down to that. In understanding things. How curious that those who have had enough of criticizing him don’t really know what’s behind a sport as ‘simple’ as football, note the irony. Caviar for people who want fast food.
Not all palates are prepared for haute cuisine. However, those who do enjoy it like no other. Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola, Xavi Hernandez, Luis Enrique, Tito vilanova, Vicente del Bosque… Everyone wanted to be “the best in the world”.
Busquets shone at the height of positional football, a perfect setting for a ‘boy’ who, under the orders of Pep Guardiola It would demonstrate everything that can be done on a pitch practically ‘without running’. And he continued to do so later, when everyone wanted ‘his Busquets’ but couldn’t find them. Quite simply, because there aren’t any. So they bet on muscle and miles. What a big mistake.
Juan Román Riquelme already said it: “Busquets confused football& rdquor;. And while it’s undoubtedly a tremendous compliment, to me it’s a great disgrace. The figure of ‘Busi’ has been so special, so different, that it has baffled many. And what a disgrace. For those who have not understood a unique and unrepeatable player and because his legacy will be valued much more over the years. Luckily, time always puts everything in its place.