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Raphinha has been one of the best players in Europe under Hansi Flick. So why is he doing so well at Barcelona?
JJ explains 🧠
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46 Comments
The ballon d'or reference is crazy😂😂😂 (37 G/A, iykyk)
Notice how JJ subconsciously did Lewandowski's goal celebration towards the end? I see you, JJ 😂
We went from the bloke not being able to get past Nacho at LB to people saying he is good on 1v1s against the defender
He was good on leeds.. practically carrying on the right side when he was there
Them's Moh Salah numbers
Maybe it was a ballon dor form if the egyptian king wasn't here
He's on Ballon D'or form. If Barcelona win the UCL this season I call him to win it next
This is exactly how Pep should be using Savio
If Raphina and Salah are not top 3 in the Ballon d'or, i will stop watching this sport
bro has his second good season tf he gonna get the ballon dor for ?
it's so funny how much better the ballon d'or candidates are this year than last
Best player I've seen in a Leeds shirt ❤
I have noticed. Hehehehe, on the right he was limited to being a one trick pony
HE'S BEEN AMAZING.🔥.
Serge gnabry was in same form under hansi flick
Any winger with descent clinicalness shines under hansi
We can apply the same formula to Omar Marmoush with Gvardiol getting up in possession.
He has 25 Goals 15 Assists if you include Brazil
RAFINA AND SPACE X
❤
You forgot the third point. He was super pissed at the fans and the club trying to replace him with Nico Williams. Can't deny that it didn't fuel him.
Idk if y’all remember but when he played on the right side, he would weirdly shoot with his right foot instead of cutting in, idk if he was trained this way at the youth level, but it seems like he shoots across the keep almost every time.
Like just go watch old highlights from last season, he’s always shooting across the keeper meaning he would shoot with his right foot instead of cutting in, idk I don’t get it.
People need to realise the impact our defenders have on our attack. Without Balde, Raphinha has to stay out wide.
Raphinia remembered he's Brazilian 💀☠
A good observation this is. In this monster form of Raphinha A.Balde is playing a big big part. When attacking he either plays LM or LW. And that adds more quality and quantity to the attack.❤❤
Inside forward role
Nah mo salah deserves it
My like it's for the balon de oro reference😂😂😂
Barcelona will eat arsenal alive Barcelona is the best team on the planet
Barca against big teams : 🗿💀☠️👿😈🔥
Barca against relegation lower teams : 🤡
Last year's Ballon D'or shouldn't have even been awarded
Bro just exposed hansi’s tactics
I saw Raphina play, in person, twice this season. Once against Brest and the other against Las Palmas. He absolutely destabilizes the other team in a way no one else does with these out to inside runs.
Xavi actually started this last season
nah not gonna lie… both raphinha and yamal are falling off
hansi must rest them for a while
Not as good as salah
Only if his finishing skills improved he would’ve scored twice as much
So Mohammed Salah is too
Route 1 football when Stoke City does it and it’s exciting high tempo direct football when Barca does it 😂😂.
MC Stan 💖💖
He is great but he is selfish. Ballpn dor form? Probadly best player of champions leuge winni g team will win it, its year without international tournamets, so it could be raphinha
More Barca content pls
Marcelo Ronaldo Benzema
Raphina is really a good player
Don’t u dare not give salah the ballon dor
Salah is winning the balon d or
Mo salah is what you would define as ballon dor form
Forget it Balondor Deserves to Salah, but as we all know some European or South American player will take it