Federico Valverde

[Horatio]

I do like him tbf. Tireless.

Whole team is in a slump at the moment.

 

[Morten]

I do like him tbf. Tireless.

Whole team is in a slump at the moment.

He was okay, better in the last couple of games though.

 

[Horatio]

He was okay, better in the last couple of games though.

Yes, but same goes for most of team.

 

[serghei]

He is a bit like a poorer version of Rakitic. But he's young, he has time to grow.

 

[KingLeo10]

He is a bit like a poorer version of Rakitic. But he's young, he has time to grow.

Which version of Rakitic are you talking about? Sevilla 13-14 and Barca 14-15 ones are comfortably a whole tier above Fede's best.

 

[serghei]

Which version of Rakitic are you talking about? Sevilla 13-14 and Barca 14-15 ones are comfortably a whole tier above Fede's best.

Sevilla 13-14 he was much more of an AM IMO, so not really. More like Barca 16-17 or so. Yea, I agree Rakitic was clearly better, especially at arriving in the box and/or at shooting from long(ish) range.

But Valverde is a player of good work rate, capable of pretty sharp finishing, but without too much passing or dribbling ability. He's not a DM, not a playmaker, and not much of a player with creativity. He'd work well if you had a playmaking fullback on his side, like Marcelo, Alves, and maybe Cancelo. To have Valverde doing the legwork and showing up on the defensive end and for runs in the box and whatnot, and enhancing that player's freedom on the pitch.

 

[El Gato]

Yet another class performance
Ever so underrated

 

[Temptation]

Workhorse. Beast.

 

[Catta]

Great game, now back to the bench.

 

[Morten]

Great game, now back to the bench.

Lets see about that, Valverde gave Ancelotti a little warning-nudge.

 

[El Gato]

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/com.../?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

My boy

 

[El Gato]

Heard he and his wife got drugged up while in Ibiza and robbed off 10k

 

[serghei]

This season he's finally kicked it up a notch. Developed technically as well. Got involved more in the final third. De Jong could easily become this type of all-around midfielder with even bigger quality on the ball if he'd improve his decision-making in the final third. That's basically where Valverde beats him, shots, crosses and runs forward.

 

[Catta]

Valverde also beats him in not having to babysit a walking corpse.

 

[Morten]

Valverde also beats him in not having to babysit a walking corpse.

I mean, he had to babysit Carvajal for quite a few games, until Carvajal found a decent level again.