Ivan Rakitić

[George_Costanza]

So, Rakitic will play every game ever, unless he is suspended/injuried?

This is Raki in the eyes of Valverde

 

[TrueCule]

Great performance by Raketa against Spain, he put his heart out there. It's amazing how the change of diet benefited him so greatly. One another proof that diet is vital in the life of a top footballer.

 

[Zidane82]

Great performance by Raketa against Spain, he put his heart out there. It's amazing how the change of diet benefited him so greatly. One another proof that diet is vital in the life of a top footballer.

Are you thinking of Djokovic ??

 

[TrueCule]

https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2018/07/07/5b40a424ca4741ea7e8b45a9.html

He changed his diet in the Summer and boosted his performance from then on, he lost some weight. Some bad performance in La Liga here and there is just a consequence of a bad rotation policy from EV. But he feels way better and agile on the ball now than he was 1 year ago.

 

[Kul_z]

Its surprising how technical he can be when he goes 'dribble mode' and for 'blood' in final third. That happens rare tho, unfortunately

 

[Barcaman]

It's different with Croatian NT. As former German gk Koch said when he briefly played for Dinamo at Maksimir (stadium Croatia beaten Spain now).. One can sense a difference between sanitized Bundesliga and Croatia. Fans are known to kick players here if they dont fight and you can smell piss in the locker rooms. Testosterone level goes up by default and there's no place for pansies.

 

[xXKonan]

Suffered a muscle overload vs Spain but he hopes that he can play on Sunday vs England.

 

[D10S_JC]

Important game on Sunday. Croatian NT must win to get into semi-final.

 

[Raketa10]

Apparently he is injured and won't play against England. When Raquel says it's time to come home than HE HAS TO COME HOME!

 

[George_Costanza]

Huge if true!

 

[soul24rage]

it's really sad that a veteran has to get injured or suspended or both in rakitic's case to get a rest.

 

[serghei]

Great news. It means Valverde can't play him vs Atletico and lose the game 3-0.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Suffered a muscle overload vs Spain but he hopes that he can play on Sunday vs England.

Surprise.. Nope. Idiots. They keep playing him every single game 90 minutes!! Insanity.

 

[soul24rage]

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[Cule4life]

Great news. It means Valverde can't play him vs Atletico and lose the game 3-0.

He was already out due to his red card mate.