There are already two great performances and in Las Vegas it was no longer against Inter Miami, but against a whole Real Madrid. A goal and two assists in his debut and great goal against the meringues. raphinha has burst into the Barça universe with great and immediate brilliance. Unknown to an important sector of fans by not playing in one of the greats of the Premier, his signing was presented as a complete unknown.
Even in a scenario of economic crisis like the one that surrounds Barça, At first, his hiring was difficult to understand as it coincided with the renewal of Dembélé. A lot of investment for a bent post, you might think. The doubt has not lasted even a week and the credentials that the Brazilian has presented have captivated us all. Raphinha has nothing to do with Dembélé, he is another type of footballer, more technical, more tactically disciplined, more associative and with more goals.
two better than one
Xavi knew what he was doing. I loved them both. And now he has a classy winger, skilful, with a good footwhich fits like a glove in the Barça style already another electric extreme, fast, unbalanced and unpredictable but groundbreaking. They are not exclusive, they can play together, but apparently in these first stages of the preseason, it seems that the coach’s plan is to start with the academic and turn the games around with the agitator.
Raphinha is agreeing with the coach, his great goal yesterday is from a high-class footballer, from a footballer who before the ball reaches him already knows where he is, where the opponents who defend him are and what he has to do to take advantage of it. Then, the auction was high school, power and placement in perfect harmony. The Brazilian smells like a starter along with Lewandowski and Ansu Fati. And far from creating a problem with Dembélé, what he will do is increase competitiveness and force the French to get their act together. We are facing another Brazilian who can lift the public from his seats at the Camp Nou, the best setting for those who distill football-spectacle.