FIFA 17: 5 Barcelona players with better attacking attributes than Lionel Messi

#3 Ivan Rakitic

Ivan Rakitic is very different from the stereotypical Barcelona footballer

To the layman, the Croatian midfielder does not come across as a player with better attributes than Lionel Messi.

His attributes are very much different to the stereotypical Barcelona footballer. His chief strengths do not lie in the short pass or a cheeky dinked finish but he boasts of the more English attributes of crossing and long shots, adding another dimension to Barcelona’s attacking play.

The Croatian betters his five-time Ballon d’Or winning teammate in the crossing and long pass attributes while also being better than Barcelona’s best player in penalty taking skills.