Rafinia: Xavi doesn t trust me and sent me when no one is available

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Barcelona has a good record this season. The Spanish Super Cup and the King's Cup have won the championship, leading the La Liga stadium by 4 points, and the Champions League has entered the semi-finals. In Barcelona's journey this season, Rafinia has made outstanding contributions. So far, he has scored 52 games for Barcelona, ​​contributing 31 goals and 25 assists, and is a strong contender for the Golden Ball Award.

However, last summer, Rafinia was close to leaving the team, and when Xavi coached, Rafinia did not receive enough trust. After he expressed his idea of ​​leaving the team, Flick, who took over the Barcelona coaching post, persuaded him to "at least participate in training first, and then consider it." Rafinia chose to stay and rewarded Flick's trust with outstanding performance.

In an interview a few days ago, the 28-year-old Brazilian striker recalled his previous experience, "I feel that Xavi and his coaching staff don't trust me. I will only appear when no one is available and can play for 90 minutes. I try my best to help the team solve the problem. But as long as someone else is available in this position, he will send others on it without hesitation."

"Sometimes I do everything I can in 60 minutes, and then he will replace me. I have talked with him many times, hoping to change the situation, but nothing has changed. He has his own ideas . ”

"There was a very representative video before. I was replaced by him and got angry on the bench. I remember it was a match against Manchester United (the first leg of the 2022-23 Europa League knockout playoffs). I performed very well, scored a goal and contributed 1 assist. The score was 2-2, and he replaced me. "

"I just created an excellent goal opportunity at that time. I was in a very good form and played very well. However, I became the first person to be substituted, and I couldn't believe it."

Text/Yanshan