11 - Raphinha

[khaled_a_d]

MOTM performance

 

[jamrock]

Lol people are crazy.

Get use to the fact that he isn't your typical Brazilian and can be infuriating at times.

But if you check the stats, which are the facts, with him they speak very well.

 

[El Ilusionista]

Him and Cancelo were both combining quite well.

 

[Total-Football]

Lewy made so many great runs. This selfish idiot never passes the ball and Lewy gets all the blame.

Runs lol.. u mean uncle lewa was limping forward

 

[behindbrowneyes]

Very very active and much involved in Barca's great start which was key to succeed tonight. He's hit and miss.

Left side might suit him well but need more games to judge.

 

[Barcaman]

Think he did very good. Ran like hell and caused much trouble for Napoli. Also, remember he played on the left so not likely most comfortable for him.

 

[Temptation]

Runs lol.. u mean uncle lewa was limping forward

Bruv you can watch the replay and check out the positions he got into.


How does anything else matter if he gets into those positions in the perfect time?


Now Total-Football will teach RL9 how to position himself in order to score?

 

[Joan]

I think the LW spot is his to lose now. Did well, good game.

 

[Total-Football]

Raphinha and lamal the only one applying the basic football maxim of attacking empty spaces. No surprise the only ones making something of substance

 

[khaled_a_d]

Raphinha and lamal the only one applying the basic football maxim of attacking empty spaces. No surprise the only ones making something of substance

Torres does that too when he is healthy, Roque does thar too but he is too green.

 

[ZenI]

I'm his biggest hater, but I don't think we would win today without him...

 

[Horatio]

This guy is mentally weak and nerves getting to him. How he waited for lewandowski to get 3 meters into offside position before passing the ball on that counter.

But credit where credit’s due. Was involved with first 2 goals and ran a lot

 

[Andresito]

This guy is mentally weak and nerves getting to him. How he waited for lewandowski to get 3 meters into offside position before passing the ball on that counter.

But credit where credit’s due. Was involved with first 2 goals and ran a lot

Lack of footballing IQ probably.

 

[serghei]

His football IQ is very good. The problem is his technique can't match it. Often he has the right idea in mind but the executions show his average, inconsistent technique. He is a smart, disciplined, hardworking player, but the talent part is not quite there for a club like Barcelona. Too many scuffed shots, poor finishing, failed passes and failed dribbles. In other words, he is too ambitious for a player with limited technical quality. Still, if we decide to move him on, upgrading him on a budget might be a very difficult task.

The players that could provide more than him in some areas usually come with some penalties in other areas Raphinha delivers big in. And the players that could provide what he lacks and also deliver the rest are very expensive.

Considering the team lacks a top quality defensive player in midfield... not so sure getting rid of a hardworking winger that always puts in a big shift in defense is the right idea.

 

[Horatio]

His football IQ is very good. The problem is his technique can't match it. Often he has the right idea in mind but the executions show his average, inconsistent technique. He is a smart, disciplined, hardworking player, but the talent part is not quite there for a club like Barcelona. Too many scuffed shots, poor finishing, failed passes and failed dribbles. Still, if we decide to move him on, upgrading him on a budget might be a very difficult task.

The players that could provide more than him in all areas (that is to say provide excellent dribbling and goal scoring ability, while keeping his discipline and workrate) are very expensive.

It’s not just technique. He makes the wrong choice plenty of times. Could keep things much simpler for himself and thus rely less on having superior technique every time.