David Jones

He won't pick Messi.

He'll pick Iniesta.

And Iniesta, in terms of, you're talking about the greatest, his ability to pluck solutions.

He's left on the bench in 2006 against Arsenal.

He comes on, he changes the game, he makes the opening pass for the 1-1 goal that Henry touches on to Larsson.

He literally opens up that game when Arsenal, with 10 men, are looking like they're going to win.

He plays 60% fit in 2009.

He's got a thigh injury so bad that his physio tells him that if he shoots at goal, his thigh muscle will ping and he'll be out for months and he'll be taken off.

He cannot shoot.

He doesn't know how he played that night, but he did.

And Rooney comes off the pitch in Rome saying, we've been beaten by the best player in the world.

And he names Iniesta, not Messi.

If you think about Xavi, in my personal opinion, the football, the midfielder who's given me the most pleasure about watching touch, turn, movement, prompting.

I mean, it's like a sheepdog, but he could sheepdog pumas and tigers, never mind sheep.

It's like, go here, go there, do this.

Now stop, go there again.

Change of rhythm, beautiful passing, free kicks, elegance.

You know, we...

thanks to Sky I genuinely mean this we're all much better at talking about tactics and analysing patterns in game but football needs beauty and Xavi and Iniesta brought absolute beauty and if you think about the way they won the World Cup in 2010 with Busquets and you add Busquets computer like intelligence I'd argue Jamie that if anybody wants to take you to a pub and give you a right good shouting for calling the best midfield in the world then they're probably not watching the same game as you are

Good morning.