His love for the Culers is reminiscent of the one they had 34 years ago with Laudrup, who also arrived at Barça with many doubts.
The Dane had magical tricks like his ‘Magic Johnson’ no-look passes and Joao does the same without even touching the ball
It is inevitable to look for references when a talent like Joao Félix emerges clad in the Barcelona elastic. It is not easy to find a figure that impresses so much from the beginning, landing with such great skepticism. And the name of Michael Laudrup bursts into the memory of Barcelona fans.
34 years ago, in 1989, a 25-year-old Dane got tired of catenaccio and he left Juventus for Johan Cruyff’s daring project. Laudrup wanted to have a good time playing football and at Barça he not only enjoyed it, but also added to his record in a big way.
Joao Félix is somewhat younger, 23 years old, but he was also tired of the defensive and rocky game of the Cholo Simeone. Barça opened the doors of happiness for him and Joao has shown that when he said that his dream was to defend this shield, they were not empty words. The Portuguese has been involved in defensive work, imitating the efforts of teammates such as Lewandowski, Ferran Torres or Raphinhaand in attack it is pure magic.
Wide repertoire
Laudrup became famous for his ‘croquettes’, passes without looking like ‘Magic’ Johnson or spoon, like the famous one to Romario in El Sadar. Joao has also exhibited a very extensive book of tricks. In two games he has scored two goals: one without even touching the ball, letting it run between his legsand the other with an exquisite thread.
Goals must be added to the passes. He’s already had three and all of them are different.. The first skillfully solving an action with almost no angle, the second with a dry shot and the third with a header. Joao masters a multitude of resources and this is a treasure.
Michael Laudrup and Joao Félix, two ball geniuses
| Valenti Enrich
The goal is not something that has been found in Montjuïc. He has already achieved ten doubles in the five seasons -plus the current one- since he has been a professional footballer. His first with Barça was in the best possible showcasein the Champions League, and shone brightly.
This may be the only point a little different compared to Laudrup since the Dane was less effective in front of the door. Nor was it something that was required of him in a ‘Dream Team’ with players like Romario, Txiki, Bakero, Stoichkov, Salinas or even a defender like Koeman who saw the goal with ease.
On that team won the ‘Enjoy Laudrup’ banner at the Camp Nou. Now, Montjuïc is already enjoying Joao Félix…