Luis Enrique has arrived to the FC Barcelona had to revolutionise the team, and for the moment is it achieving. Against the Villarreal, Rakitic was the brain that piped all the game of the team culé. It directed, presionó, recovered and, especially, relieved to Iniesta and Xavi

If it is necessary to stand out to a player of the FC Barcelona -to part of Leo Messi, clear-, that is Ivan Rakitic. The Croatian midfield player has adapted of a so fast way like incredible to the style of game practised by the combined Barcelona, and in only some weeks has converted so much in compass as in canalizador of game, exerting two tasks that until does not do a lot exerted two authentic intocables, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández. However, the years happen and Andoni Zubizarreta has found in the market to an able footballer to exert of metronome culé and do that it do not notice the most minimum the does not witness so much of the manchego as of the egarense.

Like this it went against the Villarreal, with a "all-Croatian" terrain on the terrain of game that achieved to direct successfully and oxigenar the game of the team, in addition to presionar constantly after loss and recover innumerable balloons beside Sergio Busquets and Rafinha Alcántara in the centre of the field. Rakitic Knitted a cobweb that allowed to distort the attempts of exit to the counterattack of the Villarreal and that, besides, was shutting increasingly to some rivals that finished, as in olden days, exhausted to pursue shadows and balloons inalcanzables. There is not doubt that the new signing of the FC Barcelona has arrived to be headline, and to this level hardly will leave to be it.

In an interview conceded to the "Chain Cope", Radomir Antic stood out weeks backwards the virtues of the ex of the Seville, highlighting that "it contributes something new that have not seen in long, as it is the shot of long distance". And had reason, but the most important is that no only contributes new things to the team, but it improves what the FC Barcelona already had: the control of the times and the distribution of balloon. These two tasks seemed entrusted for life to Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, with the feeling in the mind of a lot of barcelonistas that when these two players were missing in the eleven, the game of the team would be entirely different. Nevertheless, the "partidazo" that marked Rakitic the Sunday against the Villarreal shows that they exist alternatives that can give the same result. And for the moment, his performance to the orders of Luis Enrique is being excelso.

Integrated and happy with all his mates

The new "4" of the Barça did not doubt in delivering praises in a recent interview to Xavi Hernández, Leo Messi and Munir The Haddadi. On the forward of the Barça B ensured that "it does not have ceiling if it follows working as it has done it up to now". Of Xavi said that "it is an idol and a referent and sure that this season will help us a lot". Also it spoke of Messi, that in front of the Elche signed a doublet and went back to shine of the same forms that against the Villarreal: "it does not do lacking to speak a lot of him, already know that it is the best of the world. I give thank heaven for sharing team with him". Finally, it valued the arrival of Douglas: "The people of the club knows what has to do, will receive him the same that to all the mates and am safe that it will help us a lot".


Carlos Domínguez
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