BusiTheKing
Senior Member
how come that Frenkie still has almost 1 km covered per match more than Arthur??
If Frenkie runs more than Arthur, what does that have to do with Rakitic lol?
how come that Frenkie still has almost 1 km covered per match more than Arthur??
I agree raki is more a jogger than a greyhoud, but in the lukaku goal situation I cant agree that this was his goal.
https://youtu.be/NP4R8X7_M80?t=77
I do not see that Lukaku was raki's man to defend.
because
1. Lenglet was closer to goal better position
2. Lenglet had already more speed
3. on top of this ... while tobido was wrestling with martinez - there was still umtiti.
Plus, in the end the ball was a lucky goal because deflected otherwise it would have been at Neto at his right shoulder.
Yes, 4 defenders getting a goal from 2 attackers look bad, but this is hard to defend, given the skill of martinez and the bull lukaku + a crutial deflection.
Raki was again in an onlooker/pedestarian mode - but tackling lukaku, I do not see as his role in this specific situation.
If Frenkie runs more than Arthur, what does that have to do with Rakitic lol?
I get what you're saying, however I disagree. That space in front of the defence is for the DM to cover. Maybe the CB needed to do a better job of blocking Martinez in the first place, but leaving that much space for Lukaku to exploit is a big mistake for a DM. The fact that he casually jogs back is what makes it even more his fault. Watch Busquets when other teams have counters or we are outnumbered, he actually busts a gut to get back and help. Busquets has the same faults though, lack of pace and he rarely is in position to cover anything these days. Rakitic on the other hand simply strolls out there like there absolutely no danger.
Sorry but he has a major part in that goal imo. Not entirely his fault mind you but still.
Little to nothing. Frenkie also runs more than Rakitic and the rest of our team.
Also, Rakitic being one the players who ran most in the WC is impressive, but Croatia also played more minutes than most of the other teams, since they reached the final, so it might show that he was one of the most hardworking players from Croatia, but not much more than that.
https://streamable.com/wwthq
Well, if you look at the play you can see that Rakitic has Lukaku in front of him watching him begin his run. What does he do? He still barely gives a fuck. Absolutely infuriating.
It's him and Lenglet that fucked up the most here.
Edit: hell, he isn't even that far away from him.
Just give the man new 3 year contract and rise in salary so BBZ could shut the fuck up.
Been trying to replace this guy for 4 years and he's still a starter somehow