Now is the Time for SB and JM

A new season always promises so much. Yet for some reason, season after season it has failed to deliver on that promise for our respective star players in this crazy game we like to call EA Sports FIFA.

But now, a new frontier is upon us. New technology dawns and it is finally now that we may see true greatness rise from the depths of failure and disappointment. I am talking about FIFA 14 and how we here at the FPA expect our rival players SB and JM to finally step up and grab a season by the balls!

For SB, its been a terribly dry spell. No one can deny he's done it all. A treble with Barcelona. World Cup victories with numerous nations. He has his name inked on that famous Adidas ball more times than JM and PM put together.

But...this was all in the past. For over 2 FIFA years we have not seen a trophy lifted. For all the talking there has been no delivery. Yeah sure, we have seen a final or two here and there - most famously a Champions League final when his Chelsea went up against AC Milan. We know how that ended.

We need to see something special from this man. Now is the time. Many will argue that his treble was won during a special time for Barcelona. A truly gifted team. At a time when EA Sports FIFA perhaps lacked tactical technology. If he could come close to replicating this again - then there would be no questioning the legacy.

 

A new look SB prepares his Barcelona team for training drill

JM is a different story. A tale of what could have been up until now. A La Liga Championship and Copa Del Rey title his only highlights to this point - and too many finals lost to remember.

You might say its been a difficult time for this aging star. The Treble success of SB was a particulary bleak time in his career. The unlosable Champions League final to Bayern Munich. And then there was the 'Black Friday' events of 2011. When JM led in all competitions and looked certain for Champions League glory (deep into the QF's stage) and an admin/system error saw the complete end of his campaign. Some said it was SB's attempt to sabotage and prevent a possible JM treble. But we will never know the truth.

But now in late 2013, we begin to see a new JM. He seems to have ridden himself of the demons of his past. Gone are the uncontrollable fits of rage and temper which has seen him placed on self imposed bans on so many occasions. Now we see a more controlled and relaxed personality. Perhaps fatherhood has something to do with it. Nonetheless, many are now tipping JM - with this ridiculously talented Real Madrid team to do what he has never been able to do - win everything possible.
Some are calling him the new King of FIFA - but lets put things into perspective. Even though he is clearly now one on one a better player than SB, he needs to win titles to prove his is the best there is.


The new JM (And his team of Assistants) see over Real Madrid training this week

This is the year for history to be made. Who will be the man to step up?

JM and SB are pals outside the playing arena