The Barça wing player, interviewed by former Barça player Romario on his TV channel, clarified that “thinking too much to him can be a distraction”, but believes that “if I reach my goals, the possibility to win an individual prize will be very high.”
Raphinha, the star of a spectacular season, is already being asked about the Ballon d'Or by Romario on his TV channel. And from Barça star to Barça legend came the confession. “It is normal that it comes to mind, and if I would tell you otherwise, I would lie. But I try to put it aside and concentrate on my personal goals in my career, whether it scores goals, offers assists or wins titles,” explained the Barça striker, halfway between caution and logical ambition. During the program he carried out the ritual to touch Romarios legs to force him to transfer his powers to him.
“I think that if I have written all the goals that I have written down in my notebook by the end of the season, the chance to win an individual prize will be very high,” Raphinha added in the same lines, “but I don't want to concentrate too much on the Ballon d'Or, because it can win too much thinking, my head of play.”
Romario reminded him that his eleven Champions League objectives are the record for a Brazilian in a single edition. “The truth is that I didn't even know that I was so close to reaching those figures. I found out when they told me, and it was a total surprise … I am so happy that I achieved it,” Raphinha replied, who stated that “I have a great time in Barcelona. I can't describe it, it's incredible.” So much so that he did not prioritize winning the World Cup with Brazil above winning the Champions League with Barça: “Both.”
He confessed from Barça that his best friend in the dressing room is Lamine Yamal, “an exceptional talent. Great. For me it depends on him, but he has everything that is needed to break records and to win individual prizes. It all depends on him.” He also praised Robert Lewandowski: “He is a goal machine, there is no doubt about that. He knows how to position himself, and it is no coincidence that he scored more than 20 goals every season during his three seasons in Barcelona. It is not at all easy.”
And Clave de Brasil revealed that “Neymar and Ronaldinho were a huge inspiration for me. I couldn't watch much from Ronaldinho when I played because I was too young. But with YouTube I was able to watch videos from him and other players such as Rivaldo and Ronaldo.” And he acknowledged that “I spoke with Neymar and he asked me what my favorite song was. I told him 11, because I had it since I was small and I grew up watching Neymar and Ronaldinho.”
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