11 - Raphinha

[Givenchy]

He's basically another low iq winger to add to our collection. Xavi tactics don't help but he really does some brainless, Dembele-esque shit.

 

[vuji_31]

Just can't dribble and that is it.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Send him to Arsenal/Chelsea. Not good enough. He can't dribble, he can't cross or score a goal.

Shouldn't be a starter for Barca

 

[Tackle]

He's basically another low iq winger to add to our collection. Xavi tactics don't help but he really does some brainless, Dembele-esque shit.

Worst part is that in his mind he has the flair of a Neymar or Vini. Tries to pull of moves he has no business trying. At least Malcom was direct and didn't try things beyond his skill level.

 

[giorgoXXI]

At the moment, he is having a double negative impact, he doesn't produce anything and wastes Dembele's talent on the left. This is where Xavi needs to step up and find him another position or bench him (even if he cost 50m).

 

[FCMessi]

tried hard to copy neymar's dives and theatrics.

not even a fraction of Neymar skills and talent

 

[JamDav1982]

Was all said before he signed but he isnt a touchline winger and signing him to play like that is moronic.

Neithe is Fati.. who on a dodgy knee gets 200k a week for 6 years, neither is Depay who Xavi plays out there, neither is Ferran who payed 60m odd for.

Only Demebele that type and he is all or nothing.

Xavi is putting square pegs in round holes and will think none of it his fault and all on players not being intelligent enough to see through his game of chess tactics.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Worst part is that in his mind he has the flair of a Neymar or Vini. Tries to pull of moves he has no business trying. At least Malcom was direct and didn't try things beyond his skill level.

True actually. He thinks too highly of himself.

 

[JamDav1982]

Dont agree with that. He is clearly being asked to get ball and try to make things happen quickly even when isolated.

Nothing to do with him being full of himself.

Just more shite tactics and players that dont suit it.

 

[Total-Football]

People attack him. I have never Seen a hardworking winger making 1000 brilliant runs behind the lines and getting ignored like this fella for the lack of cohones to make through passes. So fucking comfortable in those slow backwards passing players like rafinha are now paying the price for doing actually the basics of offball movement.

 

[Windhook]

I don't attack or blame him. It's club's fault he's this hyped, mainly due to his megatransfer fee. Real Madrid defence stripped him totally, as they are not your ordinary Saturday afternoon Premier League opposition.

 

[akaranzo]

He's already become a much less confident player than when he arrived. Our club has a poisonous mentality and it has taken hold of him for sure.

 

[Leong157]

Should have not been signed if Dembele staying and vise versa.

 

[JamDav1982]

Barca speciality.

Buy a player than play him in way he didnt at former club.

Do the same thing year after year while building team around players long past their best like Busquets.

Ferran, Raphinha... that is 120m on two players who were never touchline wingers to then play them that way.

Kounde? that will be 60m on a CB to play RB.

FDJ... voted best mid in Europe as box to box... lets play him AM and get him to hold position. Cant be moving mid away from being built on the unique skill set of Busquets.

 

[kush]

Thats what I don't get, especially with the club finances. Couldve kept Auba and the ~40M difference and wait for a top talent. Ferran and Raph are good (ferran still pretty young too) but neither look like a top top player to be a main protagonist in a treble winning side. Problem was the ansu and demb injury history.