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People need to stop comparing Winks to Xavi and Busquets. Winks isn't fit to lace their boots.
Barcelona was Tikki Takka and it's a million miles away from Winks passing sideways to CBs all match and rarely playing a forward pass which when he does pretty much always goes to an opposition player.
He is improving, Winks that is, he has played very well in recent weeks, but please stop comparing Winks to the likes of Xavi, it's embarrassing. He's nowhere near. It may be the way we want to play, and it may be the role Winks is assigned to, but he doesn't play it close to that level.
The thing is, I get criticism for not OTT fawning over him but I just call it as I see it. There are many fans on here guilty of going too far the other way.
If Winks can develop his play so that he can see and execute decisive forward passes from deep, he will then be THAT player. If he doesn't, I think there is a ceiling to his potential.
You've completely missed the point. I didn't say Winks was the next Xavi, I said that Barca revolutionised how teams have set up their midfield. So all your posting is an irrelevancy.