Ivan Rakiticformer player of FC Barcelona and Sevilleamong others, and now in the ranks of Hadjuk Split, he spent last night through the microphones of ‘The great game ‘of the Cope chainwith whom he will debut as a commentator on Wednesday in the duel that the Athletic and the Barça in the Metropolitan, in the return of the semifinals of Copa del Rey (9:30 pm).
Rakitic, who dressed for six seasons of Barca (2014-2020) and that confessed that “I have a great affection for Barcelona and the culés”, He made a broad review of all Barca today. To begin with, the Croatian confessed his admiration for Flickin whose staff very good friends. “What seems very nice is that almost the entire coaching staff with my friends. Toni (Tapalovic) and Heiko (Westermann) played with me in the Schalke; Pepe Conde It was my physical trainer in Sevilla twice, in the first and in the second stage, I talk a lot with them and a different mentality is needed when there is so much quality and so much peace of mind to play, those different touches can make a difference. I see that (Hansi) every day understands more what it is to be culé, changes in his press wheels, and that is that he is injected little by little and is very nice, “he explained Rakitic.
“Almost all of Barça’s coaching staff are my friends; Flick every day understands more what it is to be culé and is very beautiful”
After Flick, Rakitic did not hide his sadness because of how bad Xavi happened in his final stage of technician. “I was very sorry because I was the perfect coach. He knows the house like nobody and especially with the idea of football he had, but he lacked the moment, the circumstances, it was not easy, in the most difficult worst he had to count on the boys and less bad that an uncle was like a uncle like Xavithat had that mental strength. He never hesitated. I saw it many years in the Barça“He said about his friend.
Made the note of the Terrassa coach, the Croat Barça This season. Initially, he highlighted Lamine. “I love not so much for their assists or for its magic, but above all because I think it has a spectacular football intelligence.
“I was very sorry for Xavi because he was the perfect coach. He knows the house as no one and especially with the idea of football he had, but he lacked the moment”
“I remember that when I talked to Xavi The first time on him he told me: ‘Ivan is so intelligent that he knows when to stop an attack, when he has to return, when he has to turn around …’ and that is not easy. Apart from that it is already very decisive for your team and for the selection. I think he has an intelligence well above what those players usually have and is a player who needs joy, happiness and continues to smile, that we all enjoy, “said the Croatian about the Rocafonda.
“I am not surprised by Pedri, because I have also enjoyed and suffered in the countryside and I know the quality it has”
No less praise than Lamine He took from Rakitic Pedrianother footballer who loves Croata. “I am not surprised about Pedribecause I have also enjoyed and suffered in the countryside and I know the quality it has, “he said first about the Canary.
Of your current moment, Ivan He pointed out that “for us the players when you feel that power or strength is that you reach all sides. He surely does not enter the game saying: ‘I want to have five, six, seven or ten recoveries’ but that it comes out for his good positioning, that he already had it, but now his legs are alone, he has confidence, the passes come out, he reaches up, also low … and that is that he has confidence, his self -esteem is. Give a pass of 30 or 40 meters, it will give it, go to the Cambo thinking, the legs are alone. Pedri It is just the mirror of what Barça is now giving. Barça needs a great Pedri And they are in a spectacular moment. “
“I am very fan of Olmo because it is very complete: brand, attend, is everywhere and when some are burned the ball, he goes”
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Finally, he spoke of Elm. “I am very fan, it is very complete, he knows how to score, attend, is everywhere. When some burns the ball, he goes,” said the former Barca on Terrassa, to which he only put the but of the injuries.
