[MENTION=16942]BBZ8800[/MENTION]
Have you watched the match against Eibar ? Rakitic played CM until Busquets exit. What did you think about his defensive contribution ? Lol. It was pathetic.
Remember when I told you that there is no point in comparing his defensive stats with those of Arthur because Rakitic plays DM while Arthur is a CM ?
Well against Eibar Rakitic played one hour as a CM, go watch that hour then come here and tell me if you still think that this guy is a workhorse or a great defensive contributor.
I know you're in love with stats. (Btw I'd advise you to become a professionnal statistician in life, it seems to be your passion).
Wanna know how many tackles and interceptions Rakitic had during that hour as a CM ? 0 and 0 ! He got one or two interception after Busquets went out.
Vidal (who I always said is a real workhorse) had 2 tackles and 1 interception in 25 minutes.
I already have a profession which has absolutely nothing with stats, sadly.
I watched only a few minutes of the match.
But anyway, what stats say about yesterday:
Rakitic: 0 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 clearances, 1 block.
Arthur: 0 tackles, 0 interceptions, 0 clearances, 0 blocks.
Both guys had zero key passes.
Regarding Rakitic, stats say that he was dispossesed 3 times and had a bad control 2 times.
He lost the ball 5 times for no reason.
Regarding your question on Arthur's thread about including CL matches, no problem.
I didn't have time.
Wrong topic, but an interesting stat: Arthur didn't make a single interception in the last 8 matches or 503 minutes in a row.
Rakitic had 19 interceptions during those 500 minutes.
Btw, I still don't think that Arthur's defensive stats are bad only due to his advanced position.
For now, he doesn't look like a too defensive oriented guy.
Which is fine in matches like this one.
But imo, a midfield with Arthur and a CAM is almost impossible unless he improves defensively.
If not, he will need to play with 2 Rakitics or Vidals around him.
