Joey Barton (ocito) voli Hrvate. Sjecam se kada je izabrao
Modrica kao najbolji igrac Premiershipa. Tada je rekao da je Modric najbolji vezni u ligi
"by a country mile."Sada je na red
Rakitic:
http://www.joeybarton.com/champions-league-three-watch/
My Champions League Three to Watch
Everyone knows that Ronaldo, Messi, Fabregas, Gotze, Kross and pretty much every other German you can think of will shine during this year’s Champions League group stages. But here are three players who I think could steal some of the limelight from the big boys.
Ivan Rakitic at Barcelona
Rakitic was one of the star performers in La Liga for Sevilla last year. His stats were up there with the very best. He scored 12 goals. He laid on 10 assists. He had 27 shots on target. He created 78 chances. He made 55 tackles and 27 clearances, and with 80% pass completion rate he was one of the most accurate midfielders in Spain. He also captained Sevilla to UEFA Cup victory. So what does all that prove? For me it says he’s a complete box-to-box midfielder and leader. He can score. He can create chances. He can get stuck in, and he has the ability to balance a team overloaded with attacking talent. He’s tasked with being the man to take over from Xavi, which was never going to be easy. But he’s started well so far. He’s made two appearances and played the full 180 minutes. He’s made 211 passes (30 more than any other La Liga player), set up two decent opportunities and has a pass completion rate of 93.36% – and an unheard of 100% pass completion rate in his own half of the field. If he gets the time on the pitch over the course of the season, he could be one of the shining lights of La Liga and the Champions League. And Barca got him for only L16million – or half-a-Cesc as they now call it in Catalunya.
