11 - Raphinha

[KingLeo10]

The trolls are seething once again

 

[RedxMAK]

They ruined my boy’s Ballon d’Or charge.
Bro got failed by his teammates in Milano and now his Ballon d’Or charge is in shreds because of it. Losing it to Dembele being decent for 5 months.

 

[Messigician]

They ruined my boy’s Ballon d’Or charge.
Bro got failed by his teammates in Milano and now his Ballon d’Or charge is in shreds because of it. Losing it to Dembele being decent for 5 months.

Nah he just had to keep the ball for a few seconds at corner post but he gifted them a counter

No one to blame but Yamal

 

[RedxMAK]

Nah he just had to keep the ball for a few seconds at corner post but he gifted them a counter

No one to blame but Yamal

I’m talking about Raphi

 

[MDub94]

If Ter Stegen leaves, he should become our next captain. I know that the current order would see Frenkie as the new captain but I think mentality wise Raphinha already IS our true leader.

 

[serghei]

Raphinha is our captain on the field no doubt regardless of the armband. Fecker even saved us vs Valladolid as the last man. After scoring for 1-1. You need a guy for clutch moments he is the one guy. Him and Yamal are our best player without a doubt. Wish he was 25 instead of 28-29...

When we will have to replace him it's gonna be a nightmare to find such a professional beast off the ball. People gush over tricksters and dribblers but they have no idea that tireless players off the ball are just as rare. It's 150% of the work with 50% of the credit unless you deliver huge numbers. Players who have this sense of sacrifice are super rare.

 

[serghei]

Which is why a manager like Flick is a gift for players like Raph, a perfect fit. Under more mediocre or more stubborn managers... players like him are often unfairly judged. Fans often expect the right stuff from the wrong players, and the wrong stuff from the right players. If you'd synch these two, you'd understand how all pieces fall in place. If we had superior defenders, and no injuries in our weakest and at the same time most solicited positions, evidence would already be considered a state of obviousness.

I'd compare Raphinha a bit with Eto'o. Hard characters you need to win over to get the best out of. You won't get the same mentality with a softer temperament.

 

[jamrock]

Most fans just don't know ball, which is why so many have been taking Ls on him since we signed him and this season he just slammed dunked in there faces.

Raph W
Jamrock w and a few others

 

[serghei]

Problem was he is largely the same player he was at Leeds. Mentaly was there 3-4 years earlier than we got him. I was watching EPL a lot back then and the one class player that was not playing for a top 6 side was Raphinha at Leeds. You could tell he was a different caliber of competitor for poor Leeds.

We were too shit before 2023 for him to make a difference, so... doesn't matter much.

Eze stands out in the same way. Albeit while playing for a considerably better side.