ASordidGod
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LOL what a stupid argument! I am Croatian so I can not defend Rakitic? Dude I am a Croatian but I was the one who first said that I would sell Rakitic if a good offer comes this summer and if we can find a proper replacement. But saying that anyone can do what he does is the BIGGEST FUCKING BULLSHIT EVER! Stop embarrassing yourself. I will defend Rakitic but not because I am Croatian but because he really had a superb season and he deserves a bit of respect for what he did here in 2014/15 and 2017/18 season.
Let's not get carried away: he had a decent season, and is a good midfielder. But not good enough for us going forward, it's that simple. Certainly he's not good enough to be a guaranteed starter. He's too passive, refuses to break the lines with his passing sufficiently, is incapable of doing it with the ball at his feet, and is frankly overated defensively not to say incredibly slow. As a squad option great, but as I say, he's not good enough to be a starter, and to be honest, even accounting for his successful start, I don't know that he ever was. Back when we had prime Messi, Suarez, Neymar it was enough that he fulfilled a very specific, very limited role: but that time's passed, we need more from our midfield, a lot more, and he's not good enough to deliver it.