Barcelona Stock Report: Week 20

By Saul Garcia | Feb 1, 2017

BARCELONA, SPAIN - JANUARY 26: The Barcelona team line up for a photo prior to kick off during the Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at Camp Nou on January 26, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) /

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BARCELONA, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 21: Ivan Rakitic of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Atletico de Madrid at Camp Nou stadium on September 21, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) /

The Croatian International who has been the subject of transfer rumors, has been mediocre in his play the last month, against Betis he had trouble filling space and really pressuring letting their midfield have space and attack. What’s more is without Iniesta there to support his playmaking skill is not that great. Neither is his tackling which can be a problem without Sergio Busquets for a while. I think he can be great but as a role player, but without those two he is average.

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That’s it for this weeks edition of the Barcelona Stock Report. Let me know if you think there are other players trending in each direction down below and on the Everything Barca Twitter page @BarcaOnFS!

*All stats from whoscored.com*