Andrés Iniesta

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Tireless defensive or attacking midfielder, Iniesta has won over 20 caps and scored 4 goals for Spain since making his international debut in 2006. He was part of the Spanish squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and made one appearance during the tournament. He played an important role in helping Spain qualify for Euro 2008 after scoring three important goals and providing goal scoring assists for the strikers. He plays club football for Spanish giants Barcelona where he is a first team regular and is popular with the club's supporters. He has produced some impressive form for Barcelona over the last two seasons and has made over 150 appearances for the club since 2002. Iniesta moves the ball around well in the midfield, has a good burst of pace on the ball and provides defence splitting passes for his team mates, he also has a high work rate, good shooting ability and adds a goal scoring threat to the midfield.

CLASSIC SET(S): 2009-2011 & 2004-2006

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[Markulur]

Van Persie and Deco on 89, Joe Cole on 91... more examples. Iniesta is not worse than Joe Cole, for sure!! Or you will say that he is overrated? Take a look at Iniesta's games... he has a glue on his feet. He can control the ball like practically nobody. On the top class at the moment.

[K-Town]

I also think 91 DA would suit to him better. In my opinion Iniesta changed more to an AMF with amazing dribbling abilities. What would you think of swapping SPA with DA? I think 91 for Short Pass Accurancy is a bit high. I don't see him better than Xabi Alonso in this aspect. 90 might be better to my mind.

[Xyder]

his DA want come be on pair by C.Ronaldo?

Yes, his DA is pretty sweet but Iniesta don't make useless tricks like CR7.

[lfc 4 eva]

Personally his passing stats are fine.
Dribbling maybe his agility could swap with his DA

[as_10]

Personally his passing stats are fine.
Dribbling maybe his agility could swap with his DA

both are at 90

[lfc 4 eva]

Personally his passing stats are fine.
Dribbling maybe his agility could swap with his DA

both are at 90

O yer. I thought DA was 91.
In that case Agi 91 DA 90

[Stefan09]

I agree with DA 91 also

[Agüero]

91 in DA for sure.

[tc811]

91 in DA for sure.

Anybody who's been watching Barca for the past month knows that Iniesta has been simply world class ever since he came back from injury. +1 for 91 DA

[fillerup]

agree

i also suggest:

-78 Atk, 2 below xavi who i think should be at 80

-92 Agi: when he dribbles you can see he is very agile, and he relies on this more than speed to beat defenders

-LPA: not sure but i think its underrated

-SA: criminally underrated at 74! should be more like 77-78. also his ST looks low too

-90 TW: he has a superb understanding with all his teammates, especially xavi and messi

and lastly: 7 cons: barca rely on his form more than we think, but luckily hes quite consistent

[Agüero]

Not so sure about agility and attack, but I agree with the other suggestions, Iniesta really knows how to pass, shoots well, is a key member of Barcelona and plays often well.

[Xyder]

agree

i also suggest:

-78 Atk, 2 below xavi who i think should be at 80

-92 Agi: when he dribbles you can see he is very agile, and he relies on this more than speed to beat defenders

-LPA: not sure but i think its underrated

-SA: criminally underrated at 74! should be more like 77-78. also his ST looks low too

-90 TW: he has a superb understanding with all his teammates, especially xavi and messi

and lastly: 7 cons: barca rely on his form more than we think, but luckily hes quite consistent

Well, for me it's the player in better form of La Liga. Let me comment your suggestions and add some others:

Attack: Iniesta attack it's on pair with Xavi's attack. Xavi has nice arrival to the area, but I think it's perfect at Atk: 79 & Agg: 80. I see Xavi and Iniesta so close, but Iniesta has Agg: 82, raise his attack in one point it's ok, counting he has more aggression. Atk: 78

Acceleration: He isn't a true fast player like Eto'o or Messi, but his acceleration it's outrangerous. Only with his class, agility and acc dribbles a lot of rivals. A number like 88 or 89 make more justice to him.
Watch this compilation and you can see that: Iniesta 08/09 compilation

Agility: Iniesta it's one of the most agile players of La Liga. But for me it's more on pair with Guardado than Navas. But for the moment it's ok at 92.
Only a player with a great Agility can make this:
Iniesta vs Belgium

LPA: Something like 87, on pair with De la Peña and Guti, but with the same LPS 84.

SA: 78 it's a bit high for a player who preefers to pass than shoot, if he shoots more to goal maybe he becomes the better midfielder of the world, but 74 don't make justice to him, 76 I think it's ok.

ST: Something like 79 or 80 makes justice to him, see that:
Iniesta vs England
Iniesta vs Sevilla

Technique: If Xavi has 93, Iniesta should be on pair with him.

TW: It SHOULD be in ORANGE Range... minimum 92.
Iniesta vs Valencia

Consitency: 7 it's a great number for him, one of the most consistent players of Barça, always doing well his job.

WFA: 6 his touch with the left foot it's better than good, he isn't both footed like other players like Nedved, but a 5 isn't a true value for Andres.

EDIT: And I forgot that add the *Playmaking star

[Xyder]

[Alcohomicide]

Cech was unsighted. I think it was savable. Great technique, though.

[HitMan]

ATT: 78-79 definitely

AGI: 91 at most, i think giovinco is 1 or 2 points higher in agility even though stupid ranieri doesnt play him often enough for him to show it.

ACC: 88 seems pretty accurate

SA: 76 sounds like a good number

ST: 78 is good i think

TEC: 93 im not too sure about, seems a bit much, i think xavi is better in terms of TEC

TW: 90 AT MOST, you must take into consideration the TW values of other players who he plays with, the total TW is calculated including the value of one player and others around him, and barca players do have a pretty high TW value so even at current 88 which is pretty high iniesta will connect with his teammates quite well


Cons: 7 YES, if messi is closed down iniesta picks it put with no problem, just like he did against chelsea.

*Playmaking no, he isnt xavi , and if he deserves the playmaking then so should giovinco, to me they are very similar, play in a similar way, breaking down the sides, playing good passes, but in barca it is mostly xavi that gets the ball in the middle and playmakes it around the field, not iniesta.

[Ulises]

Agree with hitman values, except in TW, well, i agree with your point but not the value, to me 88 is the correct number. imo xavi is the one that makes the other to play as well as they do, who i think has the highest value in TW.

[Alcohomicide]

That sounds completely fair in my eyes, I also stand by 76 SA.

EDIT - That made no sense!

[BECKS23LA]

Agreet with Hitman too

[Stefan09]

Agree with Hitman's suggestions

[tc811]

Hitman, give us a number for Dribble Accuracy, how does 91 sound? Iniesta's dribbling skills and ball control are still world class even though he's been out injured for a while.

Also agree with all the suggestions you made, if it weren't obvious already.