RAPHINHA HAS NOT SCORE SINCE SEPTEMBER
Raphinha, 'destroyed' in Mestalla after adding his 10th game in a row without scoring
Published:17/12/2023 - 22:11h
Updated:18/12/2023 - 00:41h
Raphinha is not at his best, accumulating a series of games without scoring. Although he is the team's top assistant, the Brazilian is still looking to achieve in goal. In the recent match against Valencia, when he failed to score, he finished the game visibly frustrated on the ground
The party of the FC Barcelona in front of Valencia resulted to be a true 'vase of cold water' for the culés, those who, in front of the bad results accumulated, expected to dissipate the doubts in Mestalla and add three points in front of the group 'che'. Contrariamente, the team went back to have an irregular performance and signed a tie that left a bitter flavour, since the culés forgave in excess. In this challenging tie, Raphinha was one of the most affected players, finishing the party tended in the lawn of Valency when accumulating another meeting without annotating; the 'carioca' has not marked from September.
However, the attacker always shows his delivery by the team and, in Valencia, went one of the stood out of the meeting. His harp and his disposal to struggle by the balloons are characteristic distinctive, but to a player by which paid 58 millions demands him much more, especially regarding contribution goleador.
In relation to the assistances, the ex of the Leeds is the maximum provider of the team in this appearance, with 5 passes of goal (4 in league and one in Champions). It is showing a big capacity to find to his mates, but at the same time, exposes his difficulties to mark and conclude the played. In Mestalla had several clear opportunities, to the equal that against the Girona or the Ray, and to having annotated in these occasions, the team would not have descolgado so much of the leadership.
By all the become, the extreme was the player that showed more affected when the referee pitó the end in front of the 'blanquinegres'. After the party, Xavi explained that the team is frustrated by the results and the fault of goal, as in the case of Raphinha: "I Seat a very big frustration. In the game, have been well. But it is necessary to be more effective, it is necessary to work and autoexigirnos more. The team is like me. Frustrated. Contrariado. I think that we have done a party to win it", declared the technician after the clash.
The '11' culé finds between the affected by the current crisis of the Catalan team. Although his contribution can be valuable, is crucial that take a step forward quickly to avoid be relegado to the bank, especially considering that Lamine Yamal is anxious for taking advantage of his opportunity. If it attains to find the senda of the goal, could transform in a resource entirely diferenciador; nevertheless, it seems that still there is something that is missing to reach this point.
