Ivan Rakitić

ebieymjunior

Senior Member
Agree he shouldn't have played, Aleña should have started
If Arthur was playing, we would have had more possession and control in midfield.
 

Cule4life

The Culest
That giveaway leading to the shot against the post. SMH.

[MENTION=16942]BBZ8800[/MENTION] please tell us how Valverde was right to play this version of Rakitic today over Alena :lol:
 

BBZ8800

Senior Member
That giveaway leading to the shot against the post. SMH.

[MENTION=16942]BBZ8800[/MENTION] please tell us how Valverde was right to play this version of Rakitic today over Alena :lol:

This posts sounds as if anyone knows anything about Alena on this level.
 

Cule4life

The Culest
This posts sounds as if anyone knows anything about Alena on this level.

How would we know about Alena on this level if he never plays?

You really telling me Alena would be worse than the whatever version of Rakitic was on display today? :lol:

If Alena can't be trusted against the mighty PSV over a zombie Rakitic wtf is he doing at our club?

Your hate for young players is something else. Why do you support Barca anyway? Go watch someone like PSG who spent billions on fully developed players.
 

xXKonan

Senior Member
He seemed woefully unprepared for everything today it seems.

Couldn't handle the press, Couldn't handling maintaining possession, Looked even slower when it came to defending and gave the ball cheaply away a lot. He's someone that needs to sit on the bench long term.
 

Devils

Senior Member
He's not fit/on form/injured but who cares! He's a EV favourite so his fitness/form/injury doesn't matter! If he can play he will play over anyone else no matter what the circumstance.

If Iniesta were still here, he'd be starting too.
 

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
As retarded as that report was I am starting to question if there was some truth behind it.....about Valverde giving Rakitic guarantees every game most of the minutes if he's available in exchange of him staying at Barca and not joining PSG.

I lean towards not believing it though. If it's true then it's a disgrace and both Rakitic and Valverde need to get the fuck out of Barcelona, but I hope and trust it's not, for now at least.
 

xXKonan

Senior Member
The report seemed dumb, considering PSG themselves weren't really in a position to pay his buyout clause and he has a contract until 2021 and he was already a starter as Valverde loves him. He didn't have any leverage in this situation at all.

But considering what has gone on this season with Valverde refusing to bench him or sub him off, you start to wonder if there is indeed truth to it. If there is Valverde is more pathetic than I realized.
 

Givenchy

Senior Member
i don't go along with the 'hes washed up/shit' i think hes exhausted. we've seen Modric drop off this season aswell, he had a long World cup and played an extra game even with the extra time. EV won't rest him so we get a zombie in midfield

i'd say its 50% on EV being terrible and 50% on Raki wanting to play ever second, hes become a powerful figure in the dressing room no doubt. if PSG rumours were serious we are BONKERS
 

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