And yes, I'm actually trying to say that despite Iniesta's terrific play throughout the season he was not playing in top form for most of it. And with that in mind Iniesta still scored eight goals second highest total in his career and added 13 assists.
Those statistics are very comparable to last season's but there is one difference - this season Iniesta spent nearly minutes less on the pitch and yet he nearly bested his last year's totals. A lot of virtual and actual ink has been used on how Iniesta should only be used on the wing as a last resort and should therefore predominantly feature in the center of the midfield. However, Pep Guardiola apparently didn't agree and used Iniesta on the wing almost as he used him in the midfield. Iniesta is still better than most wingers are on the wing but this way the midfield duo of Iniesta-Xavi gets broken up which usually was not good news.
Placed on the wing Iniesta often found himself cut off from the play and his accurate passing didn't have such an effect as it did in the midfield. But honestly I'm nitpicking here as there is just so difficult to find a flaw in Iniesta's game during the season. And his terrific play continued after the club season had ended. Iniesta, as I said before, appeared to reach top gear late in the season which was noticeable in Barcelona's good scoring form and even more after the club season ended in the EURO He might not have scored and only added one assist in six games but he was constant threat and was named Player of the Tournament.
Fcbsoul's View: Ummm When I wrote reviews for Alves and Valdes my job was easier as I had both positive and negative points. But when I started to write it for Iniesta getting both positives and negatives was difficult negatives are very very very few, if any. It is not for nothing that he is considered one of the greatest Spanish players of all time. It was a remarkable time for the blaugranes with the calming presence of Iniesta in the midfield a vital part of that success.
Iniesta has a street named after him and a statue in his home town of Fuentealbilla to honour his goal in the World Cup final that gave Spain their first ever win in the competition.
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