Ivan Rakitić

[Zincubus]

Well Rakitic is officially the slowest Barca player in the squad.

​Player Position​ Top Speed​ (km/h)

Neymar​ Forward​ ​34.83
​Jeremy Mathieu Defender​ ​34.25
​Aleix Vidal Defender​ 33.8​
Javier Mascherano​ Defender​ 33.71​
Jordi Alba​ Defender​ 33.67​
​Sergio Busquets Midfielder​ 33.64​
Gerard Pique​ Defender​ 33.52​
​Sergi Roberto Def/Mid​ 33.51​
Paco Alcacer​ Forward​ 33.4​
Samuel Umtiti​ ​Defender ​33.01
​Luis Suarez Forward​ 32.86​
​Andre Gomes ​Midfielder 32.73​
Lionel Messi​ Forward​ 32.27​
​Lucas Digne ​Defender 32.21​
​Denis Suarez ​Midfielder ​32.18
Arda Turan​ Midfielder​ 31.87​
Rafinha​ ​Midfielder ​31.76
​Andres Iniesta ​Midfleder 31.62​
​Ivan Rakitic Midfielder​ ​30.66

 

[slk123]

Still think he would be a useful squad player just not suited for the role he has to play. Isn't his salary lower than gomes and paco and around what sergi gets?

 

[defyqa]

His salary is actually quite high, compared to other players.

 

[slk123]

His salary is actually quite high, compared to other players.

do you know the exact amount? first links on google put him on £75,000 which is rather low for our squad

 

[mark1nhu]

That's it, guy simply overperformed on the treble season and made everyone think he was world class (when he clearly is not).

 

[defyqa]

do you know the exact amount? first links on google put him on £75,000 which is rather low for our squad

No, exact amounts are impossible to know - if they haven't been leaked. Probably you found totalsportek or one of the sites which use it as its source. But that is fake.

 

[xXKonan]

What made Rakitic perform well at that time was Messi returning to the RW and Alves's really strong form.

Rakitic-Messi-Alves connection was great. Rakitic worked hard while Alves and Messi handled all the creative responsibilities. the next season he declined and didn't look as motivated as he once was and messi drifting into the middle leaving the RW empty and Alves started to show his age even more and he didn't appear to be motivated as he was during the treble season.

2016/17, Alves leaves and Roberto fills in his role and Messi again spends more time in the middle than on the RW. Rakitic looked slower and slower and didn't do hardly anything creation wise on the right side with Roberto.

I think it's a combination of him aging differently, Not having Alves-Messi doing all the creative work and him not really being as motivated anymore. frankly as useful as he was under Lucho's first season and a portion of the 2015/16, his time as a starter is up.

He seems no longer useful as a starter but he can make a good bench option though.

 

[Zuti]

I don't know, I'd rather sell him this year, as this is probably the last year we can get some decent money for him, or ship him of to Liverpool in Coutinho deal.
What's this nonesense about him not wanting to leave because his wife is spanish, is she somehow restricted to leave the country or what ?

 

[God Serena]

Well Rakitic is officially the slowest Barca player in the squad.

​Player Position​ Top Speed​ (km/h)

Neymar​ Forward​ ​34.83
​Jeremy Mathieu Defender​ ​34.25
​Aleix Vidal Defender​ 33.8​
Javier Mascherano​ Defender​ 33.71​
Jordi Alba​ Defender​ 33.67​
​Sergio Busquets Midfielder​ 33.64​
Gerard Pique​ Defender​ 33.52​
​Sergi Roberto Def/Mid​ 33.51​
Paco Alcacer​ Forward​ 33.4​
Samuel Umtiti​ ​Defender ​33.01
​Luis Suarez Forward​ 32.86​
​Andre Gomes ​Midfielder 32.73​
Lionel Messi​ Forward​ 32.27​
​Lucas Digne ​Defender 32.21​
​Denis Suarez ​Midfielder ​32.18
Arda Turan​ Midfielder​ 31.87​
Rafinha​ ​Midfielder ​31.76
​Andres Iniesta ​Midfleder 31.62​
​Ivan Rakitic Midfielder​ ​30.66

This list seriously wants me to believe that Busquets and Gomes are faster than Messi?

 

[xXKonan]

Forgot about how last season Lucho benched him for a number of games during November and December and played Gomes in his position.

Then all these rumors started coming out how Rakitic was frustrated with Lucho about it and he was linked to the likes of City for a January transfer etc. and he eventually got his spot back and the rumors disappeared.

It's not surprising how he's still a starter despite his erratic performances. We haven't done shit to get a good enough Midfielder who can bench him. There's Roberto but he was stuck on RB duty last season.

 

[UEFA_Barça_Chris]

He was pretty clueless taking on RM players and kept misplacing passes.

 

[God Serena]

I've said it plenty of time over the past couple of years but I'll say it again, Rakitic is awful, and his usefulness vanished the moment Alves left.

Not a good dribbler, passer, defender, or creative mind. Brings absolutely nothing to the team that I can tell. He doesn't even fill the role of a proper workhorse. He's just about as good as if not worse than most of our backup players except he's supposed to be one of the best midfielders in the world, or at least, that's what you could consider a starting midfielder for Barca, at one point.

BBZ is right about us needing a massive overhaul. Essentially our entire midfield bar Busquets and Roberto is nowhere near good enough to play for us. And Roberto doesn't even start. Sad state of affairs.

 

[El Barcelona]

Sell him, we got Paulinho now

 

[-_- RandomUser -_-]

Barca asked Tite if they should buy him and he said yes. Tite would have said no if Paulinho was to sit on the bench because that would risk Paulinho's NT chances. Tite loves Paulinho

I actually think Paulinho will replace Rakitic this season

Paulinho can't pass or control the ball. You will see it.
At least Rakitic can do the basics, but i agree that he is not good enough for Barca.

 

[clemente]

RIP Rakitic if he starts today

Asensio, Isco, and Marcelo will run circles around him. I really hope we don't embarass ourselves in the Bernabeu

And who should start instead of Rakitic? He is like the best here defensively, if they will try to run circles around him they will have to run back to defend a counter attack.