Ivan Rakitić
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devo901
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yes, he deserves a better contract with Eibar, Everton or Milan....
Xaviniesta
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FCBfan22
Senior Member
Sniffing Leo's butt.
That balanced lineup, tho. Innovative 1-1-1-2-3-2 (only Bob on the right side) setup. Pure masterclass.
George_Costanza
Active member
Like I said many times before, should be sold in January.
El MeSSiaS
Member
Wasn't he born in Switzerland?
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Whenever a team presses us, Rakitic and Busquets become a liability.
If people haven't learned that after watching them get manhandled by lesser players the last two years then I don't know what it will take for them to see it.
It's just sad at this point. All it takes are a couple of good games for the press to hype these guys up like they're still irreplaceable. For some people on here you get a long post about interception and clearances stats and they're convinced.
If people haven't learned that after watching them get manhandled by lesser players the last two years then I don't know what it will take for them to see it.
It's just sad at this point. All it takes are a couple of good games for the press to hype these guys up like they're still irreplaceable. For some people on here you get a long post about interception and clearances stats and they're convinced.
Shocker, as soon as it gets tough he is nowhere to be seen. If BBZ is right and 90% of league opponents are piss easy for what exactly do we need Rakitic as a starter? I hope Valverde sticks with his decision and gives Arthur a fair chance (when his injury issues are gone, I dont really believe he has other issues - he could still train with an STD^^). All I know is Rakitic had enough of them. And I had enough of him.
George_Costanza
Active member
And a manager who is getting paid 23m every season still doesn't get this.
CatalinR10
Senior Member
Rakitic was last choice when the season started because Arthur was fit and he was with Frenkie our best midfielders. Now Arthur has std problems and Rakitic starts again and will start again because Valverde doesn't have the balls to bench him seeing that the alternatives are Vidal and Alena and maybe Puig , which should all start ahead of Rakitic because they're actually fast enough and wouldn't get dribbled past every time like they're not even there.
Sure , you can say that he gets his 1 or 2 interceptions / game but does it even fucking matter when you play like shit , you're a liability , and the team looks like they play in 10 men ? He'll have a good game when Messi is on fire and we have a decent lead but as soon as it gets serious , as soon as we are down and need some goals and Messi can't provide , he's utter trash.
And if this problem is not enough , Valverde decides to pair him with fucking Busquets.
Dumb and dumber quality pair right here lads , or is it slow and slower ?
SMH.
xXKonan
Senior Member
Said it in the chat that he's pretty much the guy who always somehow lucks out when the team is getting into form.
The suspects in the media and certain fans on here and anywhere else will claim it's due to Rakitic being back as a starter and even when shit goes tails up they conveniently ignore his real level of mediocrity and blame everyone else but him and the coach.
dude is just full-blown a liability against teams that press us. We might as well start a goal or two down when he and Busi play together in such games.
The suspects in the media and certain fans on here and anywhere else will claim it's due to Rakitic being back as a starter and even when shit goes tails up they conveniently ignore his real level of mediocrity and blame everyone else but him and the coach.
dude is just full-blown a liability against teams that press us. We might as well start a goal or two down when he and Busi play together in such games.
tacticvarium
New member
I sometimes wonder how these people, so-called "experts" including former players, businessmen, and lawyers in the management cannot identify this problem. I don't mean just Barça, but many other big clubs as well.
Are they really qualified to call themselves "experts"?
What kind of expertise and professionality are required to make them qualified and keep their job?
Yes, you cannot always win the matches and trophies even if everything goes well according to the plan and obviously there can be many variables that are completely different from the plan and expectations.
But it requires minimal efforts and insights to identify specific players who have been severely underperforming for multiple seasons.
Why these "experts" let these players stay in the team?
Why can't they just get rid of them when they are even fully capable of making enough profits by selling them?
Are they really qualified to call themselves "experts"?
What kind of expertise and professionality are required to make them qualified and keep their job?
Yes, you cannot always win the matches and trophies even if everything goes well according to the plan and obviously there can be many variables that are completely different from the plan and expectations.
But it requires minimal efforts and insights to identify specific players who have been severely underperforming for multiple seasons.
Why these "experts" let these players stay in the team?
Why can't they just get rid of them when they are even fully capable of making enough profits by selling them?
JohnN
Senior Member
What everyone feared has happened. Rakitic playing some okeish games and EV has a total memory loss, forgets about everything that happened and uses him against serious opponents together with busi..
Just don't play them together. That is what every single sane person in this forum has been saying since last may.
Just don't play them together. That is what every single sane person in this forum has been saying since last may.
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