Is Verratti better than Rakitic? Is ESPN accurate when they

yes
no. espn is never accurate

>>76635194
He's a literal "who" midget hiding in a 3rd world league. Expect him to be BTFO as soon as he steps foot out of Africa and into continental football.

>>76635194
Ask yourself which side he was in when the 6-1 happened

Nah, he gets Bullied in MF

There's a reason Italian NT don't Cap him

>>76635308
I blame PSG's tactics for that one. All they had to do was press aggressively just like they did in the first leg and not try to super defensively just hold onto a lead.

>>76635194
>le most dribbled past player in europe man

No, he isn't. Barcelona's fan are nostalgic for no having replaced Xavi yet.

No

and

no.

>>76635194
Idk if he's better than Rakitic, but comparing him to Xavi is idiotic.

>>76635194
Easily better than Rakitic. Not close to Xavi.

>>76635194
people here forget that Xavi was a laughing stock in the early parts of his career.
they literally called him the windscreen wiper.

he's a different type of player, Verratti. however, go take a look at his game against Barcelona, when they beat them 4-0.
the way he shredded through the midfield over and over with inch perfect passes is something that is similar to Xavi, and very rare in today's game.

he has incredible talent and only a baboon with no understanding of football would disagree. he is worth 100 mil. (euro)

>>76635194
He's been compared to Iniesta

>>76635194
>Xavi
>Iniesta
how many world cups and champions leagues does this pizzeria memester have?

>>76636282
this

>>76636282
This. Xavi was shit til like late 20s.

>>76635308
You mean refball happened

>>76638667
It was a combination of refball and terrible PSG tactics.

>>76635194
Yes. But Rakitic is not that good anyway.
No, comparing him to Xavi is not accurate and is disrespectful to Xavi.

Xavi was a meme and carried by Iniesta

>tfw 6'5" and and really want to wear a 5'4" dudes jersey

worst feel

>>76641070
(you)

>>76641080

>wearing another man's name on your back

top cuck

Veratti is shit

Verratti is like 10x Rakishits

>>76641127

too bad i dont care about what some virgin on sp thinks

>>76636641
as much as xavi and iniesta at same age

>>76636641

leave it to the community zingara nigger to bring up something so completely useless.

>>76638667

Ney

As a PSG fan, i can't even blame the reff

>>76643179

REKT
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>>76635194
rakitic is a more offensive player than he gets to show at barcelona, he should play as an offensive mid in a more vertical team. Also he has to play in the left to score more goals, which he can't do barcelona

I think verrati is better than rakitic for barcelona

Yes
No, they play completely different roles

>>76635308
>Rakitic subbed off in minute 84
>3 goals scored after that point
I guess that says enough

Now Rakitic is a has-been player.

>>76643280
>zingara nigger
what does that even mean?

Verratti is the ultimate center circle player.

Very shiny when he plays simple pass or turns around himself to avoid the pressing. But en end product is always disappointing (look at his assist stats).
He's totally harmless in the last 30 meters, and he can't shoot.
His long pass aren't Pirlo or Xabi Alonso standard

Anything he can do, Rakitic can do in a simpelr and more efficient way.

He's closer to Busquets, but a Busquest who would do shiny tricks in front of his defense

He's good, but not that good if he has decent pressing against him

>>76646542
And thats what barcelona needs, they dont need better attack, they scored more goals than halal (but with a worse distribution which didnt made them win more points). Rakitic is enough for supporting attack.

>>76635194
Perhaps bit better than Rakitic but comparing him to Xavi is just silly.

>>76635194
you looks like a lesbian but he's much better than Rakishit

>>76643179
Iniesta won a CL when he was 22, and Xavi was 25.

your meme player is 24 years and 8 months old lmao it's career suicide if he doesn't leave.

>>76646655
Barca lost the CL quarterfinals because they couldn't score a single goal in two games.
Scoring 10 goals against Osasuna doesn't mean you have a good attack.

>>76646542
>>76648753
They need a midfield presence that can create goals, not another scorer. Are you retarda clueless? Barca still have the best front 3 on the planet, only problem is their midfield is garbage - like putting a shitty American ford engine into a Ferrari or something. Verratti will come to serve as the creative outlet and with a team like Barca he can raise his game to the next level
>b-b-but he isnt as good as Xaviniesta!
Those two peaked in their late twenties and did fuck all before Guardiola.

>>76635308
DELETE

>>76646542
>Anything he can do, Rakitic can do in a simpelr and more efficient way.

I'm ok with that statement...But in pure defence skills, Verrati is really better.

Verratti is much better than Rakitic. Just compare Sevilla Rakitic before joining Barca. No he was not better than Verratti. The Barca style of football is clouding your judgement on the player and overrating his midfield talent. Let Verratti play next to Busquets, Messi, Nerman, and Suarez and he will clearly be seen as the better midfielder.

Rakitic was always more of an attacker prior to Barca where as Verratti is in that Modric mold.

>>76636282
No one will notice your post yet you're right about everything you said.

>>76648899
>But in pure defence skills, Verrati is really better.
>>76641042

tfw next decade will be who is next Messi, Xavi when there will never be one