Xavi: Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney Could Have Played For Bar
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:32 am
Xavi has chosen an all-time UK Champions League XI and said three of his picks -- Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney -- could happily have played for Barcelona.
Analysing his attacking options, Xavi said Rooney "would have fitted into our [Barcelona's] style of play, no problem," and explained that he had included Arsenal's Theo Walcott because Barça "did not know how to deal with his pace" in a 2-2 draw at Emirates Stadium in 2010.
Xavi's XI: Fraser Forster, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, John Terry, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Paul Gascoigne, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Theo Walcott, Wayne Rooney.
Via ESPN