JohnN
Senior Member
People would realize how good he is in rakitic's position when messi returns. That right flank wouldnt have that much space, and he is the only middlefielder that can bring the ball to messi close to the final third, and thats only thing that messi needs, even valverde tactics couldnt ruin that.
Busquets/rakitic
Frenkie arthur should be our go to middlefield.
Rakitic is decent or even equal to busi at dm spot so as long we are stuck with them thats the best option to go with.
I don't feel Rakitic can play the DM spot, the way Barca utilizes it, for now at least.
He would need to carry the ball from the defence, avoiding pressure and finding the correct pass. That is not his skillset. As for the defending part, he would do better than busquets, but wouldn't Vidal be better than both?