Raphinha v South Korea

AFTER SIGNING HIM FOR 60 'KILOS'

Barça, waiting for Raphinha's 'explosion'

Published:21/12/2022 - 16:51h

Updated:21/12/2022 - 16:51h

Raphinha will have to show substantial improvements in his game if he wants to continue in the Barça team and thus justify the great bet that Barça made at the time to bring him from Leeds United

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From his arrival to the FC Barcelona like one of the big bets of the market of summer, Raphinha has lived a period of adaptation to the dynamics of game of Xavi Hernández. However, to these heights of the season, when it is precise to struggle for preserving the leadership of LaLiga, the Barcelona team begins to require more than ever of the desborde and the generation of danger that has characterised him when exerting by the band.

In accordance with the newspaper 'Sport', the technical body expects that the Brazilian can give the definite jump of quality that finish him to consolidate in the staff of the Barça. His performance during the first stretch of the season and his go through the Glass of the World have generated serious doubts on his performance. In such sense, the directive will expect until the culmination of the course 2022/23 to evaluate his figures calmly and take a decision in this regard.

To date, Raphinha does not have a fixed place in the willing attack by Xavi Hernández. The international with the 'Canarinha' has been acting in seven opportunities and half sum dozen of titularities in the tournament of the regularity. In total, only adds two targets dressing the elastic Barcelona and could see relegado to the bench in case that Ansu Fati, the one who has given signals of evolution, begin to shine as the expected.

The technical body expects to see his best version

Another of his greater 'rivals' to the moment to litigate by a square in the eleven headline has been Ousmane Dembélé. The French neither comes to shine in the World-wide, but has an extra of confidence by part of the míster. Although from the breast of the Barcelona were conscious that the Brazilian had to adapt to the have not been before in a team 'top', the patience could be beginning to exhaust .

From the 'staff' of Xavi expect that the attacker of the 'Scratch' show more solvent in the hand manually and in the definition. Raphinha Has left a better performance when playing by the right band, but this demarcation has to the 'Mosquito' like piece almost immovable, by what even would see forced to play by another band in search of more opportunities to see minutes of game. Of the contrary, could be planted in the shop window.

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