11 - Raphinha

jamrock

jamrock

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He's gonna go from underrated to overrated and everything in between, because people here are very reactionary.

Wait until he has a few bad games lol
 
El Ilusionista

El Ilusionista

Well-known member
What I like about him he times his runs very well. This has always been a major strength of his, but you need the right players to see the run and execute the pass. Yamal, Olmo, Pedri or even Cubarsi always have eyes for runners and can execute the pass.

He will definitely score more goals this season.
 
DonAK

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
The biggest change by far this season is that he's not being deployed like a touchline winger as he was under Xavi. He's got the freedom to move inside, go centrally at times which makes it easier for him to make these runs behind the defence he's gotten so good at.

A bit more similar to how he was at Leeds.

Will probably still have games where he'll frustrate everyone lol, but no matter what he's someone who will always work his ass off for the team. No one can ever question his commitment.
 
jamrock

jamrock

Senior Member
Hug the line raphina hasn't really been a thing since like his first 6 months at barca, it's one of those stereotypes that fans can't shake, he's a winger he's suppose to be wide to stretch the pitch, but almost all his goals contributions have come from him cutting inside and running off the ball, it evolved even more towards the end of last season, when xavi played him on the left side, like he's being played now.

All the hate came from the fact that he can be a very frustrating player and he isn't a dribbler.

So most ignored his other positive attributes.
 
DonAK

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
jamrock said:
Hug the line raphina hasn't really been a thing since like his first 6 months at barca, it's one of those stereotypes that fans can't shake, he's a winger he's suppose to be wide to stretch the pitch, but almost all his goals contributions have come from him cutting inside and running off the ball, it evolved even more towards the end of last season, when xavi played him on the left side, like he's being played now.

All the hate came from the fact that he can be a very frustrating player and he isn't a dribbler.

So most ignored his other positive attributes.
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Xavi absolutely played him really wide. It's not a stereotype. He was constantly out wide whether at RW or LW. Although it started changing a bit towards the end of last season.

Nothing wrong with having a winger also stay wide to stretch the pitch, but he's not the type to hug the touchline most of the game as he used to do. He's not a great enough dribbler to play that style.
 
jamrock

jamrock

Senior Member
DonAK said:
Xavi absolutely played him really wide. It's not a stereotype. He was constantly out wide whether at RW or LW. Although it started changing a bit towards the end of last season.

Nothing wrong with having a winger also stay wide to stretch the pitch, but he's not the type to hug the touchline most of the game as he used to do. He's not a great enough dribbler to play that style.
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He averaged 1 goal contribution every 2 games during his time at Barcelona, basically the same he averaged at Leeds btw, by hugging the touch line?.

Make it make sense?.

He held the width because we had kounde at RB and then came in to create damage, much like yamal is holding the width on that side now for the same reason.

He's just a average dribbler at best and fans couldn't see past that.

It was "ugly" but they numbers don't lie, it was always effective.

Blade held width on the left, raphina on the right, because all teams need to stretch the pitch,but he was never stuck there and couldn't one in
 
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