Rakitic, more ranged that Messi, Suárez and Busquets in the Barça

With the step of the seasons, and especially since Ernesto Valverde landed in the FC Barcelona, Ivan Rakitic has turned into an indispensable player for the Barcelona group, so much in the important parties as in others of less requirement futbolística.

Proof of this is that, of the last 227 meetings that the Barcelona team has contested in these last four seasons, the Croatian midfield player has participated in 203, almost 90%, whereas Leo Messi, Luis Suárez and even Sergio Busquets have rested in more parties that the Croat during the same period of time, already went by injuries or by technical decisions of the trainer.

When it arrived to the FC Barcelona, Ernesto Valverde made all a statement of intentions. His mission was to try improve to a team that there was stray tug, but did not want to touch too what already worked. His words have given for a lot in the last months, in which it has achieved to convince and recover to some footballers for the cause. One of the most stood out, Ivan Rakitic.

Rakitic Has recovered the best level in the Barça

The rumours on the Croat went in satisfied increase the culés went losing rhythm. It saw him like one of the first in jumping of the ship in the relief generacional, because it still could achieve good offers -remains him little to fulfil 30 years- and the requirement of the centre of the field had happened him a big bill. After years to sustain the right band of the Camp Nou was not the same, but today seems insustituible.

With the 'Txingurri', Rakitic has achieved to go in in 45 of 46 announcements of the team and has participated in 44 parties, losing only the gone of the first round of Glass of the King in front of the Murcia, and the one of the turn against the Espanyol when it remained in the bench.

In total, 36 parties to title (in 10 was substituted) and 8 of acting, being able to act in the positions of right interior, double pivote and defensive pivote. In LaLiga Santander 2017-18 already has been headline in 24 days this season, and Valverde has him an overwhelming confidence.

Rakitic-Valverde, mutual confidence

The society between the technician and the midfield player is resulting very profitable for the Catalans, because the confidence that has given him the extremeño gives it back Rakitic to base of performance. It is one of the greater benefited of the 4-4-2, because it shines beside Sergio Busquets and participates so much in contrucción like destruction, adding besides goals and assistances. And when the one of Badía is not, besides, is perfectly able to substitute him in the defensive pivote and share centre of the field with other players of creative cut. Rakitic, the man for everything of Valverde.