Fp🇯🇵

As an honest Barcelona fan, I hope this World Cup doesn't seriously damage Raphinha's reputation because everyone is watching. What I've noticed is that a lot of people tend to misprofile Raphinha and put huge expectations on him, probably because he's scored a lot of goals since Hansi Flick came in. But what they don't know is that at Barça, Raphinha rarely spends much time on the ball. Instead, he focuses on finishing chances created by his teammates. Because of that, you rarely see his flaws, since he has players like Pedri, De Jong, and Yamal around him—guys who are so good on the ball that they can attract two or three defenders to themselves, leaving less attention on Raphinha. Raphinha is a goalscorer. He's very good as a target man. But he's not the type to pick up the ball, take on three players, and deliver the final pass. He's not an exceptional dribbler. The main reason he struggled yesterday is that Brazil doesn't have midfielders who are good on the ball, provide calm, and can deliver that final pass. All their midfielders were treating the ball like bomb. Raphina issue yesterday was an example of a good player in a wrong system.