Bayern Munich leader Uli Hoeness ruffled some feathers the other day when he put his team's individual people about on par with those from Real Madrid and Barcelona. Hoeness' prices have been substantially edited generally in most English places, lots of which have intended that he would not take Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo at Bayern. When asked which players from Barcelona and Real Madrid he thought would be welcome improvements to the Bayern group, he singled out Andres Iniesta and Jordi Alba.AHoeness added: "I think you can find only one or two Barca and Real players who'd begin for Bayern - [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Lionel] Messi excluded." Strangely, the touch on Messi and Ronaldo has been omitted from several English-language media sources. It is frequently within the German press. It will also be outlined that Hoeness commented on which players he'd welcome to Bayern that would squeeze into the team, not who is "better" or "worse" than players in the German giants' team. To tell apart the big difference, consider Xavi. He might be better than some of Bayern's midfielders right now, but at 33 years, he will just declineAbetween now and his pending retirement. His value is overridden by age as a temporary improvement: his slow decline and approaching retirement makes him unattractive as a transfer option for leading clubs like Bayern. This might explain Hoeness' preference for Iniesta, a younger player of similarly stellar type. Having set the record straight about what Hoeness did and didn't say, his prices remain very interesting and are worth scrutiny. Are Alba and Iniesta the only two people from Barcelona or Real Madrid who would be described as a distinct intensify for Bayern? And could they themselves certainly be designated improvements? Neuer: Not really a step down from Casillas or ValdesManuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Pictures Starting with the goalkeeper position, neither Victor Valdes nor Iker Casillas is just a major improvement upon Manuel Neuer. Both inside their 30s, the Spanish stoppers are approaching the normal physical decline. And although Casillas is world-class, therefore is Neuer. The argument as to which is the better goalkeeper is irrelevant: The straightforward the reality is that both are great and there could be no reason behind Bayern to risk getting Casillas to a tradition and new category. At right-back, Bayern have their captain and a world-class ability in Philipp Lahm. Alvaro Arbeloa is the smallest player in the True Madrid beginning lineup, and would be ideal to Bayern just as a copy. Dani Alves is half the player he was in 2009; he's used in the actions of compatriots Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka in beginning his decline prematurely. In main defense, Bayern's most readily useful set includes Dante and Holger Badstuber, with Jerome Boateng on the bench. Barca's best are Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique; Javier Mascherano is really a homeless keeping midfielder. Real Madrid have Sergio Ramos, Pepe and Raphael Varane. Puyol, on account of his turning 35 next month, is is usually injured and nearing the conclusion of an illustrious career. He will be sorely missed at Barca when he retires, but can do little for another leading club. As Pepe has established time and time again in big games for club and place, his insufficient ball skills make him a poor choice against important teamsa'the very type Bayern play on a regular basis in the Bundesliga. Peek and Ramos, along with Pepe, all are extremely vunerable to being orange carded. Although the loves of Thiago Silva and Mats Hummelsa'truly great defendersa'will only be ordered a few times in a season, they average about the same number of dismissals. Raise has been yellow carded 73 times and been dismissed on seven occasions in 315 shows in his career. Ramos' reservations tally at a staggering 152 yellow and 16 red cards in 456 career outings. Dante (56 yellows, five reds in 252 appearances) and Badstuber (44 yellows and two reds in 279 appearances) play more precisely and have run in certain of the greatest defenses in Bundesliga history (Bayern have conceded just 36 goals since the beginning of the 2011-12 year). Again, there is very little of an improvementa'if anya'by putting Pique and/or Ramos, therefore there could be no point in risking taking both to a fresh group and culture. Varane is really a different story. Bayern needed to signal him from Lens in 2011, and he is the kind of player that Breno was allowed to be. Still monthly from his 20th birthday, Varane has done brilliantly against Barcelona, and Real Madrid's record of goals admitted with him and an Ricardo Carvalho in security is substantially better than with Ramos and Pepe. Hoeness made an error in maybe not singling out Varane as a person who would be a good signing for Bayern. Varane: The main one who got awayJasper Juinen/Getty Images Seeking to the left-backs, Bayern have a gem in David Alaba. It's possible to argue whether he, Jordi Alba, Fabio Coentrao or Marcelo is the better, but there is no denying that the Austriana'who is still just two decades olda'has the absolute most room for development set alongside the others, who are all 24 or older. Alaba wear virtuoso exhibits for Bayern in the Champions League against Real Madrid last year and is rapidly becoming among the world's best left-backs. Significantly, he's equally qualified in defense and attack. In this regard, Hoeness is dead wrong: Bayern haven't any importance of Jordi Alba. In key midfield, Bayern's most readily useful are Bastian Schweinsteiger, Javi Martinez and Toni Kroos. Barca have Xavi, whose years as stated make him a poor prospect, along with Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta. True have Xabi Alonsoa'who at 31 can also be discounted being an needless playera'as effectively as Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil. Schweinsteiger, Bayern's vice-captain, is a lock. He is amazingly versatile and his club is taken by him to the next stage, while often inconsistent. Although the latter is competent on a higher degree Martinez is comparable in style and attributes to Busquets;, the former is not far behind in terms of his ability to do the simple things. Likewise, Khedira may be at a high rate than Martinez, however the features he gives aren't exactly the most crucial characteristics upon which you can create a team. For many his abundant quality, Toni Kroos is really a step behind Mesut Ozil and Andres Iniesta. Hoeness was positively right to pick out Iniesta as a person who can enhance Bayern considerably. The midfielder is very flexible and exceedingly reliable in big games. And as his 29th birthday ways, he still includes a few years before his fall begins. The sole downside to developing Iniesta into the Bayern group is that it would require a development switch from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3. Both Ozil and Iniesta would considerably increase the Bayern team.Denis Doyle/Getty Images Mesut Ozil would not need this kind of change; he can perform whilst the key playmaker in Bayern's present 4-2-3-1 startup. And he'd definitely be a noticable difference over Kroos. The ex-Bremen man's talent goes to waste at Real Madrid, where he performs second fiddle to Cristiano Ronaldo. When he goes out for Germany, Ozil is the middle of all approaching playa'and there, he seems like the best playmaker in the world. He'd have a similar role at Bayern, and could be anticipated to deliver on a similar degree. On the wings, Bayern have Franck Ribery and Thomas MAller. Hoeness' assessment ignored Cristiano Ronaldo, so Real Madrid's comparison is Angel di Maria. Barcelona have Pedro Rodriguez and Alexis Sanchez or an out-of-position David Property or Cesc Fabregas. Despite being younger than both,AMAller has scored more goals and given more assists than PedroAand Alexis in domestic league play, and has led to more goals in the Champions League. The German won in the Champions League closing and was prime scorer at the 2010 World Cup. He's the kind of player a coach ought never to consider replacing. Ribery has been a goal unit for Bayern since going to Munich in 2007, but he's certainly running lacking time, as his 30th birthday is approached by him. Villa is no older and will be an ill-suited alternative, while Fabregas is not undoubtedly a winger by nature. Di Maria is probably the best option alternative, but his individualism will make him a poor fit at Bayern. Backup would be likely played only as by him to Ribery and Muller at Bayern, who would be better to look elsewhere for an alternative for the Frenchman as he grows older. Ribery may ultimately must be replaced, but there are choices more skilled than Di Maria.Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images The last situation is that of middle forward, where Barcelona have just Messi, who was excluded from Hoeness' investigation. Real Madrid have Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain, while Bayern have Mario Gomez and Mario Mandzukic. While Benzema is a wonderful striker with the ability to score some spectacular targets, his strike rate is quite low for a striker on as Real Madrid such a staff. Confidence does not be exactly inspired by a record of eight goals in 22 appearances in La Liga this season, and since going to Spain he is won a great but simple 52 moments in 116 games. Higuain has found 102 situations to the mark in 181 Primera matches. Gomez includes a better hit rate (134 objectives in 231 games) in domestic play, and scored 20 times in the Champions League in both years preceding an injury-blighted 2012-13. The ex-Stuttgart man may have his faults, but neither Benzema nor Higuain did enough to prove herself as a critical step up. In conclusion, Hoeness has a good point because Barcelona and Real Madrid's participants are not just a step-up from those in Bayern's team, but his personal checks are questionable. Jordi Alba would be an luxury for Bayern, who'd greatly benefit not merely from the addition of Iniesta, but from the signings of Mesut Ozil and (although to a much lesser degree) Angel di Maria. Regardless, Hoeness' speculations came from the area of fantasy; Bayern may sign neither Alba or Iniesta. But his strong claims may soon be set to the test in the Champions League: If Bayern are to state Europe's most coveted trophy, they may experience equally Real Madrid and Barcelona on the way. Follow Clark Whitney on Facebook
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