Nico Williams was the dream of the summer and he would be right Raphinha to put our pens back. Indeed, the place at Barcelona. Because the insistent market rumors and the fans blaugrana who called for the arrival of Athletic’s collapse to unite the inseparable couple with Lamine Yamal also in the club, not only with the Spanish national team, weighed heavily on the Brazilian.
How much travel in the last few metres
In the end, the left winger born in 1996 remained after Nico Williams’ decision to postpone his farewell and this season he is making all the difference in the world. More: today Raphinha has become one of the most decisive players for Barcelona. With Hansi Flick on the bench, the 27-year-old from Porto Alegre has already achieved 16 goals and provided 10 assists in 22 official matches. Dizzying numbers for anyone and which make the management think a lot blaugrana.
From Flick to the new mentality
The German coach’s praise then reflects a lot of the understanding with the Brazilian player: “I’ve never had a player like Raphinha in my teams. He always gives his all and plays with his heart. He always smiles.” But there is also another issue resolved by Raphinha and that is the change in attitude: “My mentality at the beginning of this season was different compared to previous years.” As well as the achievement of a position on the field that now distinguishes him, while at the beginning he had to leave the right field clod to Lamine Yamal: “I knew I had to adapt to a new position to play here”.