Rafinha Alcantara

[SeloBarca]

Decent game, but was covered by Messi and Iniesta alot.

 

[utility73]

Yesterday it was the first time for me(!) seeing him play like he might actually be good enough for Barça. Let's see if he can keep improving.
Still he could learn a lot from his in brother in terms of having confidence in himself.

 

[Truthist]

He was class yesterday, let's hope he can kick on from here. He's at his best when he can express himself and play with a certain amount of freedom.

 

[Bran the Greenseer]

Hope he can keep it up, clearly has a lot of talent. What I noticed the most is that he was passing in a much smarter manner, way more xavi-like than the cesc-like way he used to do things sometimes.

 

[messi2140]

So, which is it?

He is confident in his lack of confidence.

 

[MessiDinho10]

Great that he's rewarded for his good display on Saturday, Lucho hasn't done that often this year.

 

[Zangash]

Great that he's rewarded for his good display on Saturday, Lucho hasn't done that often this year.

On the contrary, I'd say Rafinha is the only player to get playtime based on how he's played. He had a good run of games and played frequently but when he started playing poorly we saw Sergi Roberto get more minutes than him for a month or so.

 

[bismp]

Pretty great today

 

[EdmondDantes]

2 games and two great performances by Rafa. The lad is on the rise.

 

[Messi10]

Love him! Even if he plays shit! He's one of us! We got to support him! Future world class

 

[RightGuy]

Was everywhere on the pitch tackling,dribling and carrying the ball forward.Should start in the next game.

 

[utility73]

Two good performances in a row. Way to go...so maybe maybe he actually will make it here.

 

[Barcelonista]

Getting there. Next season will be a breakout season for him.

 

[Alik]

 

[linetty]

Lucho is handling Rafa and Roberto well. They seem to improve game by game.