Ivan Rakitić
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your opinion of Rakitic is unhealthily high, there is nothing he does that is irreplaceable. he can continue to run and cry to the press every week but everyone sees he's done.
xXKonan
Senior Member
So we should be okay with playing Rakitic and other certain past it players because we suck anyway and nothing will change.
Screw that, we can, in fact, do better. This Cycle of players has came to an end and we need to stop trying to extend it. Start doing better in the transfer market, hire a better manager and start building around our most talented players and fill in the gaps with new players who can help piece all of it together.
In order for that to happen the board either needs to somehow get their own head out of their asses or we need change which is 99% likely at this point. Having a coach who can bring in an actual philosophy is crucial to building a foundation for this team.
Screw that, we can, in fact, do better. This Cycle of players has came to an end and we need to stop trying to extend it. Start doing better in the transfer market, hire a better manager and start building around our most talented players and fill in the gaps with new players who can help piece all of it together.
In order for that to happen the board either needs to somehow get their own head out of their asses or we need change which is 99% likely at this point. Having a coach who can bring in an actual philosophy is crucial to building a foundation for this team.
Givenchy
Senior Member
playing a player the club has been trying to get rid of is pointless, Raki has no future here and he refuses to leave so the bench is the best place for him. if he wants to be a starter, go join some italian club in the washed up retirement home league aka Serie A - some of his questionable 'views' from that interview will probably fit in perfectly amongst the italian fans also
I actually enjoyed reading many of your posts on other subjects but when it comes to Rakitic, its ridiculous dude.
'If we'll play him, we will sink and if we sell him we will sink' if we are fucked either way, why not take a gamble on Alena? atleast theres a slim chance he succeeds and progresses amidst the sinking (Alena is used as an example here)
Sailor Mars
Well-known member
Selling Rakitic won't be the reason we sink. Barca will sink because of bad transfers and bad coaching. Rakitic is simply not at the level to be starting for a club that goes in with title aspirations in the league and CL.
BBZ8800
Senior Member
The point of my post was something like: we won't win either way.
When you mention Alena or Puig, it is even worse.
In numbers, with a current squad:
1. If we'll play with Raki and oldies=we will end as the 2nd in La liga and get KOd in a CL
3. If we'll play with youngsters, we will end as the 3rd in La liga and get KOd in a CL
The option of a success with a current rooster doesn't exist.
We are in the worst situation since 2003.
Back then we had an old and bad team.
Today we have an old and bad team (when you remove Messi).
What is worse, back then we had a monopolly on Spanish talents with La Masia, so if we wanted to turn the page, we had young Xavi, Puyol, Valdes, Motta, Iniesta, even Gabri and Oleguer.
Today, if you want to turn the page, we have Roberto, Alena and Riki Puig, ouch.
Imo, currently we have the worst future in front of us since 1990.
Our first team is dead, we have 3-4 decent players who are younger (Frenkie, Arthur on rare occassions when he plays football, Mats and Lenglet).
And La Masia is dead due to an internet era and we can't cheat and monopolize the whole world anymore.
The only ray of hope is that we will have enough money to buy 10 expensive players in 2 years.
And that we will be lucky on those transfers and that new superstars will fit perfectly, unlike Dembele, Coutinho, Griezmann.
So, too many ifs...
So, my post was not that Barca will sink due to selling Rakitic, lol.
My point was: we will sinkmore anf more in.upcoming Months no matter who will play.
The only question is: how deep will we sink.
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snowy
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evilhita666
Barçapocalypse NOW!
Rakitic adds nothing and has been a non-factor for quite a while now... So why don't let youngsters have a go at adding nothing? They deserve the opportunity to try to be at least as bad as Rakitic is... I don't see anything bad coming out of that, we are going to sink like Titanic anyway...
serghei
Senior Member
In before he praises Rakitic in the first press conference as a Barca manager
. That would be hilarious.
shadows
Member
In before he praises Rakitic in the first press conference as a Barca manager
You gotta give Rakitic credit if that happens.. How many coaches has he convinced despite being mediocre for a while now and benched his competition !
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