Sergio Busquets – More than a holding-midfielder

By @andreasvou89

While his over-exaggerations after being fouled often draw comparisons to a Hollywood actor, Sergio Busquets’ contribution to the game in his short career merits a place in football stardom. The 25-year old has revolutionized the holding-midfield role and has won nearly every trophy possible in a little over 250 appearances for the club.

It seems like just yesterday that a young, lanky midfielder by the name of Sergio Busquets made his debut for Barcelona in a 1-1 draw against Racing Santander. Pep Guardiola had just taken over the hotseat at the Camp Nou after managing Barça’s B team where he coached Busquets, the 20-year old was pivotal to the team’s promotion to Spain’s second tier and Pep believed he was ready to compete for a place in the first team. A few mistakes had some debating his capability of ever holding a regular place in the side but by the end of the campaign he had taken Yaya Toure’s place, made his full debut for the Spanish national side, starred in the Champions League final in Rome and won an unprecedented treble with Barça. The rest is history as ‘Busi’ has gone on to win 15 major trophies for his club, including two Champions League successes as well as a World Cup and European Championship medal with Spain.