Ivan Rakitić

[DonAndres]

Who will play then?

1. Frenkie
And who else?

Busi and Vidal are even worse.
Roberto is not a midfielder.
Arthur will be available 3-4 times per season.

If you sell Busi and Raki, you need 4 new signings.

About the game, our midfield slightly improved when Vidal came in since Vidal-Raki-Frenkie have some chemistry.

Bob in midfield was like against Roma.
Something which wasn't tested.

Busi and Vidal are not worse. That is complete horseshit, they have had far superior seasons than Rakitic who legitimately had like 2 good games after his media crying show and then all his fanboys collectively leaped out of the shadows proclaiming Rakitic as this world class midfielder again.

You were the one saying he singlehandedly saved us defensively and was a beacon of "stability" lmfao. He has been garbage as we've conceded plenty of shots and goals in the games since and he is as useless as ever on the ball.

 

[Sailor Mars]

Even Alba got pissed at him in the 80th minute for playing a sideways pass rather than sending in a long ball over the top.

 

[messi2140]

Can Rakitic's brothers play football? If we had three Rakitics in the midfield we would never concede any goals. Imagine that!

How about his wife and his nanny. Heck his nanny was on the bench once, should be an easy transition to the pitch.

Btw Im talking about Raquel and not Valverde

 

[DonAK]

3 tackles
1 interception
2 clearances
1 block

7 balls won

Look, the best solution would have been to have a player who can create and defend.

Today we have players who can do only one.

Rakitic does neither. He's the ultimate stats padder.

 

[Xaviniesta]

Even Alba got pissed at him in the 80th minute for playing a sideways pass rather than sending in a long ball over the top.

for a supposed veteran and starter, he gets shout at by his teammates a lot. i guess that's how water carriers are treated these days

 

[Andresito]

Funny to see Lenglet pass to Rakitic and point to a midfielder, instead Rakitic plays it back.

Alba makes a wonderful run, Rakitic doesn't even look up since he's been looking at Piqué and Roberto for 10 seconds to play a safe pass.

 

[BBZ8800]

Defensive contributions tonight (Whoscored):
15 Pique
9 Lenglet
7 Rakitic
5 Roberto
3 Frenkie
3 Griezmann
3 Alba
3 Messi
0 Semedo
0 Suarez

 

[DonAK]

More stats

It's like you don't even watch the games anymore. You wait for the game to end so you can post your stats.

 

[BusiTheKing]

Who will play then?

Busquets at least has the positional awareness to turn in the middle and pass it forward in blindness. He starts moves once in a while. Rakitic spends half his game as a 3rd centerback because he's scared of the middle.

 

[te amo barca]

This is too funny

 

[YodaMaster]

This guy is playing a back pass IN EVERY FUCKING SCENARIO AND CONTEXT and I won't even criticize that anymore.

I see it as a comedy show now lol. I even slightly suspect him being trolling us with his backpass masterclasses left and right.

 

[Messigician]

Defensive contributions tonight (Whoscored):
15 Pique
9 Lenglet
7 Rakitic
5 Roberto
3 Frenkie
3 Griezmann
3 Alba
3 Messi
0 Semedo
0 Suarez

Semedo really getting 0 lmao, will have 0 attacking contributions too.

Plz sell him ASAP

 

[fergus90]

He’s physically not up to 90 minute matches anymore. Simple as that.

 

[BBZ8800]

Busquets at least has the positional awareness to turn in the middle and pass it forward in blindness. He starts moves once in a while. Rakitic spends half his game as a 3rd centerback because he's scared of the middle.

Busi will start moves and is weaker in defense.
You are just trading one problem for another.

No matter which lineup you choose, you will improve one area and weaken other area.
Except Frenkie, none of our midfielders is good in more than one area.

 

[DonAK]

Rakitic proud of the team's performance tonight.

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