Ivan Rakitic in a party of League with the FC Barcelona

It REVIEWS THE START OF LALIGA

Ivan Rakitic, very connected to the actuality of the Barça

Published:26/09/2017 - 11:35h

Updated:26/09/2017 - 11:35h

To these heights is difficult to conceive a Barça without Ivan Rakitic, although the rumours have not abandoned him during the summer. With everything, the Croat is very involved in the club, of the that has reviewed the start, the arrival of Valverde, and the influence of Messi and Neymar

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It was one of the protagonists of the summer by the continuous rumours that situated him out of the FC Barcelona, but Ivan Rakitic is a fundamental piece in the Catalan team. The Croat goes back to be in a big moment of form, and has reviewed several subjects of the Barcelona actuality in '24 Sata', a half of his country.

The first comment of the midfield player has gone for his new trainer, Ernesto Valverde, with which has confessed to have a very good "relation" and of the that has analysed his tactical work. "It brought some changes to the team. Leo Messi plays different because it asked him that it played more in the half. Of course, Leo has so much freedom in the game that sometimes escapes of his position, but the trainer wants it in the half. To me it retarded me a bit", it has explained.

Besides, also it has marked a way for the ambition of the Barça, ensuring that this year again will try to opt to everything: "As always in a club of this magnitude and tradition, want to win absolutely all the trophies. In the Barcelona always is the same. They are so important the European title like the title of national champion".

Also there has been in his interview a memory for the Real Madrid, of the that no fía in spite of his theorist bajón. "Anybody expected it. But we do not have to leave us deceive because the championship finish to begin. It is necessary to remember like the Real Madrid won us in the Supercopa", has signalled.

Very personal

The interview of Ivan Rakitic also includes some very personal fragments, as the one who reviews his become friends with Neymar, on which spoke does some days and in which it has gone back to incidir: "With Neymar went a part of me of Barcelona. It was one of the players with which better carried me in the changing room. We speak often, he is happy in Paris". "Also it is happy because in the PSG plays with the half of the selection of Brazil, understand it. I wish him luck, and who knows what offers the future. Maybe we go back to play together. It is a good fellow and wish him all the best in the PSG", confesses.

Besides, the Croat also has been news by his disclosure on the attacks of Barcelona, warning that it was very near to have them witnessed with his family. "It was with the family in the centre of the city and were smart to go to the place where the attack occurred. I wanted to go there, but my wife said me that it did a good day and that it was better that the girls played in the park out of our house. Thank heaven I listened it". 

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