Ivan Rakitić

[MagIX]

Very good once again

 

[Dado]

Rakitic can travel without moving, assist without touching the ball and score without kicking the ball.

 

[serghei]

We need more shots from outside of a box in a Champions league.
It adds some unpredictability and not passing to Messi in every single action.

Agreed. Problem is only Rakitic is good at those. And Messi + Coutinho at times.

 

[BBZ8800]

Agreed. Problem is only Rakitic is good at those. And Messi + Coutinho at times.

I have a feeling that Semedo could be a magical jocker.
No one expects from him to attack and make solo runs and he is capable of those.
But even when he goes on a solo run (and succeeds), he should FORGET about MESSI and just close the eyes and shoot and what happens=happens.

Alba don't want to shoot.
Busi is horrible at shooting.
Arthur is still afraid, but has a decent shot.
Roberto could try it sometimes, he can do it.
Rakitic can do it.
Vidal can do it.
Alena can do it.
Dembele can do it.
Malcom can do it.

But majority of players act as if they will be dropped from a team if they try a shot here and there from the outside of a box.
We didn't play that way in 90s and early 00s.
Pep instructed players to shoot only from perfect positions.
And it seems that some of those rules are still kept in our locker room, 10 years after him.

Relax guys, try a shot here and there.
No one will die.
You won't lose your place in a team.

 

[Alik]

Agreed. Problem is only Rakitic is good at those. And Messi + Coutinho at times.

Rakitic is also only good at those at times.

But majority of players act as if they will be dropped from a team if they try a shot here and there from the outside of a box.

True.

 

[Horatio]

I don’t understand how Busi is horrible at long distance shots. Man’s trained all his life but never learned to shoot properly?

 

[Havesaks]

I don’t understand how Busi is horrible at long distance shots. Man’s trained all his life but never learned to shoot properly?

Look how the guy is build. Its amazing that he has had a wc career without having one athelitc muscle og gene in his body.

 

[Alik]

Look how the guy is build. Its amazing that he has had a wc career without having one athelitc muscle og gene in his body.

 

[SeloBarca]

We need more shots from outside of a box in a Champions league.
It adds some unpredictability and not passing to Messi in every single action.

I think that was one of the reasons why we got Coutinho, but it havent turned out to well.
Rakitic is like Iniesta, they can both shoot, but its only like 10% that goes on goal, and about 1% that goes into the net.

 

[Arizona Scott]

Rakitic's number one rule when he faces pressure: throw yourself to the ground and pretend to be assaulted at the slightest contact, normally it works 9 times out of 10.

As if sergie didn't perfect the tactic as a midfielder, not that i dont blame him as it can keep a high fouling team in check.

 

[Arizona Scott]

Agreed. Problem is only Rakitic is good at those. And Messi + Coutinho at times.

Dembele too. All in all not many teams have those as capable as barca does. I do like mixing tactics like once in a while trying to score directly after a corner and taking the out of box shot here and there.

 

[PhilS]

By far the best Barca midfielder yesterday. If two Rakitics were on the team, both would start.

 

[Andresito]

I don’t understand how Busi is horrible at long distance shots. Man’s trained all his life but never learned to shoot properly?

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Horrible might not be the right word. I'd say he's reluctant to try. He has scored a few outside the box.

 

[clemente]

By far the best Barca midfielder yesterday. If two Rakitics were on the team, both would start.

If Zidane was on the team, EV would start Rakitic

 

[Joan]

If Zidane was on the team, EV would start Rakitic

Of course he would. Zidane is 46