How did we never notice the Raphinha striker potential ?

How were yku expecting to notice when Ferran occupied that space.😭

the movement is obvious now. he attacks space like a 9, then drifts wide when the defense collapses.

I noticed two seasons ago and I tweeted about it

I think he played as striker at Leeds in some matches.

Glad we never let him leave for Saudi before we discover his hidden treasures

When Julián and Joao Pedro were linked in the summer, I always said that Raphinha could occupy that role and be better than both. The last 2 seasons he was playing basically as a second striker because all that whole left flank was to Balde.

I had clocked it since 2024

Some of us knew

genuinely where did this version of kounde go? now he has to touch a pass like 3 times before he brings it under total control

Yep might be the moment, proper strikers goal and also what a ball from Kounde, wish the current Kounde will be half as good as this Kounde 😪

Many of us did he is god finishing and good in space

When we bought Gordon a friend asked me so where are we going to play Raphinha? I told him straight up! As a 9

Because we had a natural #9 in Lewa, this season i think Raphinah is more clinical and i hope he continues to bury his chances. His positioning and runs can't be questioned, the guy is hardly caught offside 👌🏾

I even quoted your post on it 😂 Raphinha has been playing as the SS but y’all only saw him as a LW He is the striker we have always wanted and more cos of his work rate off the ball as well

Just leave everything aside that pass from Kounde 🔥

See where Kounde spam cross

I always knew he had the Second Strikes potential, someone like Griezmann. Always up for a strike, in the right moment at the right time, making runs, pressing. But I didn't think he could play as the false 9 with the only him being the lone CF.

I have notice him since 24/25 and I always play him as a striker in fifa so y’all don’t just notice

that ball from kounde tho😮‍💨

That Kounde cross is so underrated 💯

Flick always late to see things. After enrique won the 1st ucl with dembele as 9, flick shouldve tried it with raphinha then but he chose to waste a whole szn with ferran smh

I actually knew he'd do better as a central player from 2024 season... But we just didn't have a reliable lw so he had to stay on the flank...

Flick noticed it last season and he was experimenting him in central roles. Culers started complaining and asking not see Raphinha there again.

Because we had lewa at the time, but my God that’s a classic number 9 esqe header

Thats why HansI flick is a genius

I’ve always known and said for long that Raphinha as a striker would be the best thing to happen to Barcelona at the moment

??? a lot of ppl did especially when lewa was ass. flick was just slow to adapt or maybe there's a possible drawback to this in big games. can't really say. i saw this suggestion literally 2 years ago

His head game is too good All his headers are usually bangers

The glimpses were there since the game against psg in 2023/24

Y’all never noticed it but I did

His movements are elites

I kinda did

He’s BEEN playing AS an SS since flick took over

I remember at Leeds he played LB😅