The confessions of Rakitic: His withdrawal, the Champions, the Masia, Mourinho, the World-wide...

Several teams see him like a signing crashes for the summer 2019, but Ivan Rakitic only thinks in triumphing in the FC Barcelona. After some months complicated and very demanding in the City Condal, the Croat goes back to be one of the players more in shape of the Catalan group, and has confessed in an interview conceded to the magazine 'GQ' on several subjects of actuality.

To the of Möhlin has touched him answer on the European crossing against the Manchester United, and one of the questions has done reference to Ryan Giggs. To the ex of the Seville, that recently fulfilled 31 years, have proposed him emulate to the Welsh, that played until the 40, and has commented that would be loved even to surpass his registers: "Ojalá can play until have 41, in this moment seat me perfect, remains me a lot of football".

"I carry four years and half in the Barcelona, very good. I am part of the biggest team of the world and this does me feel very proud. It likes me the football. A lot. Never I bore me. There is a lot of repetition in the football, in the training and in the trips, but still loves me. If this love goes , then will be better to stop and move away. Still it results me incredible play to the football every day and when it likes you something, tend to be better in this. Never it would describe the football like a work because no I'm sorry like a work", has valued.

Another of the names that has mentioned in the conversation has been the one of José Mourinho, that recently praised to the crack Barcelona. The midfield player has not tired to appreciate to the luso his praises, and has launched him a 'wink' wishing that it go back prompt to the benches: "When I listened it, I said that not even my father would say this. It is one of the biggest trainers of the world and gave me a lot of confidence and motivation. I want to see to Mourinho in the prompt football".

"I try to treat to all by the same, from the policeman of security to Lionel Messi"

Between the keys to be a dear star by all, Rakitic stands out his naturalidad, that has not done him lose the character of "that boy that began in Switzerland". "I try to treat to all by the same, from the policeman of security to Lionel Messi. Have the luck to have to the biggest player of the world-wide football here in our club", has applauded, before heading to one of the big wishes of the rosarino -and of all the club- for this campaign, the Champions.

"In any of the languages that know there are not words to describe this moment. It is impossible. Have win to embrace to all the fans inside the stadium. And in a moment this goes , so it touches you presionar to do it again", has revealed on the feeling that had when marking in the final of 2015, before recalcar that the 'orejona' comes under scrutiny: "we have not been able to attain it again in the Champions, but have a lot of faith in these players for this season".

After warning that has a lot of respect to the United because it is a big opponent, the Croat has reflexionado on the crash of styles that will live in quarter-finals, and has defended that each one has to do the necessary to arrive to the victories: "If you have to play more to the counterattack, do what was better. To a lot of teams would like them play like the Barcelona and have the possession of the balloon. But if have the possession and finally lose, then does not serve for nothing and would not be happy".

"To all the teams would like them have 20 players that come of his own city, or here in Barcelona 20 players of the Masia, but this is almost impossible. Had a big generation with Hammered, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Valdés and Busquets, but this no sucede often, so to compete with the best index card", has thought also on the existent debate with regard to the leadership of the players bred in the quarry barcelonista.

Rakitic Fulfilled a dream in the World-wide of Russia

Along the interview, Rakitic has corresponded to his fame of familiar person, and more when it has spoken of the World-wide, "a dream that did reality, although it sound to commonplace". The ex sevillista has explained an anecdote sucedida in the batch of penaltis that put to Croatia in semifinals, just when it touched him effect his launching: "it Was thinking in my children and my wife. The pressure was so much that did not need to add me pressure to me same. I thought, 'What are doing now?' My small boys, of five and three years of age, do not have pressure, by what imagined them and what were doing. And I imagined them happy, what meant that I was happy".