The debate over Barcelona's style continues, inside and outside the club.
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BEST OF BRITISH Hi Guillem, I love your weekly column. I was wondering if you could give the Spanish opinion on this. Jamie Carragher sparked a massive debate when he said he thinks Steven Gerrard is better than Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes. In my opinion, Scholes is hands down the best out of the three but what is the Spanish - and your - view? Matty
GUILLEM SAYS: We are talking about very fine lines here. I have heard Spanish players say that Paul Scholes was one of the best players they played against and I heard Gary Neville say he was the best player he has seen. But sometimes he failed to make an impact in big games. Frank Lampard does make that impact. Steven Gerrard has done it in big games with Liverpool, although not so much with England. Coaches have said he strikes the ball in the most gifted way. He has evolved from being a No10, to playing wide right to being a central midfielder and now a No4 in front of the defence so there seems to be more to him than Frank Lampard in terms of variety to his game. There is a bit of personal taste and I just like Gerrard. For me it would be between Gerrard and Scholes and because of Istanbul especially - I was there and wrote a book about it - I will go for Gerrard.
NO 9 Hi Guillem, do you think Barca, like Real, lack a second striking option? I feel they only have Messi so if there's any injuries or their gameplan isn't quite working there is not another option. David S and Harout
GUILLEM SAYS:They have scored four more goals at this stage of the season compared to last season. So we have to move on a bit from thinking a striking option is just a tall No9. They are scoring a lot of goals. One of the things Barcelona have done is change the question, so we have to change the answer a bit. The question is: are they scoring goals? The answer is, yes. So we have to get away from the idea that you have to have a tall No9. But I think Martino would like another option up front, not to play regularly but to offer something different. At the moment they would prefer to have another centre back.
STRONG FOUNDATIONS Hi Guillem, given that Villarreal are in a healthy financial position, and the way their current squad are playing, do you think we will see them in the Champions League or Europa League football in the next two seasons? Sam
GUILLEM SAYS:They have been so clever with their finances that I think they will be Europa League or Champions League contenders in two or three years. It is a young team with some older players too and the manager, Toral, is working in the best environment he has ever been. I've spoken to him a few times this season and he is really happy with what he has. Of course if they continue their financial position they will be able to sign players at a time when everyone else struggles so that can only take them up the table. Europa League is a possibility for them this season.
CITY CONTENDERS Hi Guillem, three years ago I think if you asked people who the best team in the world was the majority of them would answer Barcelona - but with a new manager and a new style to their game, do you think this is still the case? Wagers21
GUILLEM SAYS: That Barcelona team changed the history of the game so they had to be the best in the world then. Now they are more like a normal team in the way they play. So to say which is the best in the world is a massive debate. I think Manchester City - and I said it at the beginning of the season - will be Premier League champions and I think the will win it by a big margin, more than 10 points. I think they will be challenging for the Champions League as well. So maybe this will be the year when they prove to be the best.
