Should we be looking at the “Spanish Messi”?
The question in the title is obviously a silly one. Of course we should buy him if he is as good as Messi, but although Athletic Bilbao’s Iker Muniain has been likened to the Argentinean wizard, is he actually as good as him? The 18 year old has been linked with Liverpool in recent days, so what do we know of him?
A product of Bilbao’s youth academy, the Basque became the team’s youngest ever player in July 2009 when he came on as a substitute against Switzerland’s BSC Young Boys in a Europa League qualifier, aged just 16 years, 7 months and 11 days. He then became the youngest player ever to score for the club when he scored in the return leg, helping Bilbao into the group stages.
In August 2009, Muniain made his league debut against Espanyol, and it wasn’t long before he broke another record, by scoring his first league goal against Real Valladolid in a 2-2 draw, making him the youngest player to ever score in La Liga, aged just 16 years and 289 days.
When he initially broke into the side, he played mostly as a support striker, but he prefers to play on the wings, and this campaign he has established himself as a left winger in Joaquin Caparros’s midfield. His style of play is rightly compared to Lionel Messi as at 5ft 6, he possesses great speed and agility on the ball with a similar low centre of gravity, and like the Argentine genius, he is also truly two footed, and possesses great technique and ball control.
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May 2nd, 2011
BUY HIM!!!
GO LIVERPOOL!!
WE NEED BTO BE THE BEST AGAIN!!!
NOW UNITED HAVE TITLE NUMBER 19!
GO LIVERPOOL!!!!!!!!!!
May 2nd, 2011
His style is pretty similar. He would be expensive though as he is one of Spain hottest prospects.
May 2nd, 2011
Well I am in dreamland ! With Muniain and Suarez running at premier league defenses they would all be crapping themselves ! The title would be ours just for starters and the FA cup just for good measure ! What are we waiting for !!! Get out and sign him Liverpool ! P.S @ Gerrard the above comment on Manure winning the 19th Title ? NO CHANCE !!! There bottle has gone ! Arsenal murdered them and Chavski are gonna do the same . Wouldn’t it be ironic if Toress scores the winning goal against the scum !!!
May 2nd, 2011
By any chance is this kid related to Speedy Gonzalez?
He looks great, must admit…will be expensive but could be worth the risk.
May 3rd, 2011
I doubt we’ll get the kid. The only chance we’ll get him is if he is an LFC supporter like Torres. If he’s ready to move we can expect Barca or Real to fight over him and his asking price will inflated ten folds
May 3rd, 2011
If Torres scores against Manure…all will be forgiven!
May 3rd, 2011
4 player we must grap.
1. left back ( clichy – 15 million )
2. left winger ( downing – 13 million )
3. attacking striker(odemwingie – 7 million only)
4. centreback ( cahill – 15 million )
the reason of this 4 player :
no injury prone.
they will give option.. cross..shoot..cut inside..class deffending action )
good player.. 3 of them .. of coz will play at europe league.. so i think they will sign for us
in case of clichy.. how to get him..but in the sesson he will play every game.( 75 % game epl + euro ).. must get him. look what he was doing to park ji sung..
May 3rd, 2011
i agree with @man but not the players he has said , left-back clichy or enrique , lw : young , perotti , attacking striker : taarabt or bojan , cb : cahill
so 2 were good but not all
May 4th, 2011
Pacheco is n’t he a Spainsh Messi!
May 7th, 2011
he is good but he ain’t no messi..