#2 Insane work-rate
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Rakitic's work-rate is one of the many brilliant qualities he has, and this ensures him a starting position over the best of bests midfielders in Barcelona. He has earned respect and fandom from his amazing contributions to the Catalans, and he is a player nobody could ever hate.
Talking about his work-rate, Rakitic is the major reason why Barcelona are able to have the most possession of the ball during a game. His positioning and awareness pay off quite a lot of times for the Blaugrana.
With Rakitic in the team sheet, the Barcelona attackers do not experience much trouble going forward, as the Croatian is probably the best at regaining possession and intercepting passes.