Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky***
Barcelona, like most teams who want to stay up on top of the european game, don't wait until their best players are all past it before they start recruiting fresh blood.
|
xavi, iniesta and puyol have all played regularly into their mid 30s though - xavi made 30-odd appearances aged 35. messi at 30 has just signed into his mid 30s.
milan did the same with their last great side. it's very difficult to replace great and successful players, because they're still better than most anything else around.