I think he can work with him. I can see Barca tinkering their tactics in a year or 2. Most of Barcelona knows that Messi will eventually be an AM in his latter years just like on Argentina.
Silva is playing out of position cause Mancini was a terrible manager. Mata def. Had a better year, however we all know how Mata plays when he is on the wings vs centrally.
I say Silva, Dante... However, if Kompany gets back to fitness, he would be up there as well. Puyol is almost done and Ramos is very good going forward, not so much defending set pieces.
Well, he either number 1 or 2. Granted silva was injured a lot this season. Also, Dante wasn't a star this season. He was always well-known in Germany.
I was thinking more or less Brazil 2002 formation. Cavani-Torres-Ba Torres-Hazard-Mata Mata-OScar-Hazard Oscar-Rambo Mikel-Rambo-Romeo Cole-Bert JT-Ivan Luiz-Ivan Cahill-Ivan Azpi-Ivan