Ivan Rakitic and Luis Enrique, a special relation in the Barça

It regrets the exit of Luis Enrique

Rakitic: "I struggle it is a very important loss of the Barça"

Published:27/06/2017 - 10:44h

Updated:27/06/2017 - 10:55h

Although it did not finish playing all what expected in this 2016-2017, Ivan Rakitic showed very appreciated to Luis Enrique Martínez for making possible his signing by the FC Barcelona and regretted his exit of the team, describing it like "important loss"

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It was not this 2016-2017 the season that Ivan Rakitic expected so much in the collective as in the individual, but the Balkan midfield player finish recovering his best level and his place in the eleven of gala of the FC Barcelona. Of his mejoría was born also the one of the own group culé, that lived the last course of Luis Enrique Martínez to the controls to carry a Glass of Rey and a Supercopa of Spain. The Croatian player remembers it and speech with a lot of affection of the Asturian technician.

It does it when being asked after the form to work of "Struggle" and of Unai Emery, another of the technicians that marked him in his career. "They are seemed in the sense that they are some crazy of the football and do not want to lose neither to the canicas. Luis Enrique is a very important loss, showed a lot interest in bringing me and gave me all his confidence during these three years", aimed in an interview for the "Club of the Sporty".

A Rakitic that always has gone to death with the one of Asturias, in the good and in the bad. Although this course there has been more than the second that of the first, remembers the ecstasy after the traced back in front of the PSG and the hard turn to the back reality.

With the PSG, for the Barça would have to have finish the season

"The party of the PSG was so that already it had finish the season and that gave us the title because the andmotion was very alike. But clear, to the three days, had split against the Dépor, that on lost it. It was a turn to the very hard reality", sustained.

With a trainer that yes would like him work, admits again, is with Pep Guardiola. "It would love me, of course. By what listen here inside my mates that had the luck to work with him", said.

Finally, Ivan recognised that the signing by the Seville changed him the life, as to other to open him the doors of LaLiga and of valirle to be able to fichar by the Barça, knew to his wife. "It was a 27 January, the same day that signed and did the medical review with the Seville. The day was very long and went down with my brother to take something to the bar of the hotel before sleeping. I said him: 'I go to fichar by the Seville and go me to marry with this girl that is working of waitress'", concluded.

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