The curious comparison that Riquelme did on Paulinho

Published New:21/09/2017 - 17:35h

Updated New:21/09/2017 - 17:36h

The fans of the Barça are discovering to Paulinho in the last weeks, but the footballer already stood out does some years. When it played in Brazil crossed in an eliminatory with Riquelme, that did not doubt in elogiarle with a curious comparison

In hardly some weeks, Paulinho has happened to be a very suspicious signing to turn into one of the disclosures of the FC Barcelona. The Brazilian has won to the fans with his delivery, his deployment and, especially, his goals, but these characteristics are not a novelty. This always has been the style of game of the of Sao Paulo, to the that Juan Román Riquelme valued of the same way does some years.

It ran the year 2013 and the Argentinian coincided with the today Barcelona in the Glass Libertadores, and after his party stood out the qualities of the then player of the Corinthians: "Paulinho is like Frank Lampard but black. On it does goals of head. It can play badly in a party and put you a goal. Lampard In Chelsea is equal".

Of the same way that the '10' of Mouth Juniors described to Paulinho understand his performance in the Barça, and is that the one of Sao Paulo is an atypical midfield player in relation to the style culé. However, the ex of the Guanzhou is knowing atinar with his fortresses to do forget to all the doubts that grew to his arrival.

Several alternatives

The main benefited of the new characteristics of Paulinho is Ernesto Valverde, that has added a piece more to a populated, but demanded, centre of the field of the Barça. The technician already has underlined in several occasions the value of the Brazilian, to the that also considers key because "it can help us from another perspective. It does not exist a profile like him, will give us versatility".