Ivan Rakitić

[JerseyAddict]

Dembele?
Roberto?
Lenglet?
Coutinho?

Btw, Rakitic saved a shot at 3:0 at a goal line.

Haters gonna hate. He was solid and did his job.

 

[Gnidrologist]

But was he in the line up? Oh, may bad. Sorry, didn't notice.

 

[xXKonan]

Needs to be much better in the 2nd leg.

Didn't think he was bad off the ball but on it he was abysmal.

 

[AL-MALKI]

in the 2nd man u game he was good the only negative was the Rashford chance the pass came from his side should have blocked it...
but today's game he was great and I see why Valverde loves him and want him to stay...

 

[BBZ8800]

That goal line save was superb.

He did the same for Croatia vs Argentina against Messi.
at 4:08 minutes in this video:

He knows how to do a defensive job, lurking around our box.
And yet he knows how to position himself to prevent a goal in situations like today.

Also, positioned himself perfectly for 4:0 when Dembele didn't pass a ball to him in a counter in the 93rd minute.

THESE are some examples why some of our kids didn't play today.
They need years and years of learning.

Rakitic did mistakes in passes and isn't the most technical player in the world.
But in the last 12 Months, how many BRAINFARTS did he make in key matches?
0 in 7 World cup matches for Croatia.
Zero in Champions league KO matches this season.
Zero against Real Madrid in 4 matches.

Again, not the shiniest guy in terms of technique, but you can rely on his defense, IQ, reading the game and calmness in key moments.
Dembele, for example, won't reach any of these skills till the end of his career.

 

[BusiTheKing]

People sometimes act like he's the only midfielder in the world who works defensively. Milner probably works twice as hard and produced more offensively today than Rakitic, too.

 

[BBZ8800]

People sometimes act like he's the only midfielder in the world who works defensively. Milner probably works twice as hard and produced more offensively today than Rakitic, too.

Whoscored ratings of midfielders tonight:
Rakitic 7,9
Busquets 7,5
Vidal 7,3
Coutinho 6,5

Milner 6,5
Henderson 6,5
Keita 6,3
Fabinho 6,1

Or ratings from papers right away:
Mirror:
Rakitic 7
After all this time, remains one of the most under-rated midfielders

Sergio Busquets 6
Disrupted and created but never ran the show

Vidal 6
Lucky not to get a booking for continually asking for VAR

Messi 9
MOTM. Scored a sensational free-kick to put Barca out of sight

Suarez 8
His usual menacing self both on and off the ball

Coutinho 5
Too often on the periphery and took pelters from the locals

Daily Mail:
ARTURO VIDAL - Picked over Arthur for his greater physical presence but didn’t offer enough protection to his full-back. Great saving challenge in last minute. 7

IVAN RAKITIC - Suicidal header back towards his own goal earlier on. Not able to dominate midfield first half but came good at the end with tremendous stamina. 7

SERGIO BUSQUETS - Lost possession high up pitch late in first half. Looked ragged at times but still played brilliant pass for Messi ahead of second goal. 6

PHILIPPE COUTINHO - Game was too quick for him at times. Spoken to by Suarez for dozing in possession. Whistled when taken off. 5

Independent:
Vidal 6
Rakitic 7
Busquets 7
Coutinho 6

Our fans are making jokes: was he on a field tonight?
Yet on pages who run stats and in papers rated by neutral fans, he is always rated as the underrated midfielder and usually with the best grades in Barca's midfield.

 

[Finito de la Corrida]

People sometimes act like he's the only midfielder in the world who works defensively. Milner probably works twice as hard and produced more offensively today than Rakitic, too.

And pray tell, what were the results of Milner's efforts today?

 

[Joan]

Great match! Could've done better with the ball at his feet, though.

 

[serghei]

Good game.

 

[CatalinR10]

Whoscored ratings of midfielders tonight:
Rakitic 7,9
Busquets 7,5
Vidal 7,3
Coutinho 6,5

Milner 6,5
Henderson 6,5
Keita 6,3
Fabinho 6,1

Or ratings from papers right away:
Mirror:
Rakitic 7
After all this time, remains one of the most under-rated midfielders

Sergio Busquets 6
Disrupted and created but never ran the show

Vidal 6
Lucky not to get a booking for continually asking for VAR

Messi 9
MOTM. Scored a sensational free-kick to put Barca out of sight

Suarez 8
His usual menacing self both on and off the ball

Coutinho 5
Too often on the periphery and took pelters from the locals

Daily Mail:
ARTURO VIDAL - Picked over Arthur for his greater physical presence but didn’t offer enough protection to his full-back. Great saving challenge in last minute. 7

IVAN RAKITIC - Suicidal header back towards his own goal earlier on. Not able to dominate midfield first half but came good at the end with tremendous stamina. 7

SERGIO BUSQUETS - Lost possession high up pitch late in first half. Looked ragged at times but still played brilliant pass for Messi ahead of second goal. 6

PHILIPPE COUTINHO - Game was too quick for him at times. Spoken to by Suarez for dozing in possession. Whistled when taken off. 5

Independent:
Vidal 6
Rakitic 7
Busquets 7
Coutinho 6

Our fans are making jokes: was he on a field tonight?
Yet on pages who run stats and in papers rated by neutral fans, he is always rated as the underrated midfielder and usually with the best grades in Barca's midfield.

whoscored ratings are impacted if u win/lose game.

If the 2 players had exact same perfomance and liverpool won , Milner would have had a much higher rating.

 

[Havesaks]

Would be massive if he accept a lesser role next year / 20/21, extend his contract and be a squad player on slightly lower wages.
He wasnt bad today, but sergio and certainly vidal were better

 

[Messigician]

Good game

 

[underoath]

Bench him against Liverpool for Roberto Vidal Busi. He wasn't that bad, but doesn't feel like he's in the game

 

[Arizona Scott]

And pray tell, what were the results of Milner's efforts today?

Missing a few of liverpools best chances?