Rafael's concerns became a reality in the squad and in the league.

In the new round of La Liga, River Plate played Hurricanes, and Rafael came on as a substitute in the last 20 minutes.

The match, played at the Monumental Stadium, was the club's first match to be played at home this season, and the fans erupted with great enthusiasm, whether it was the shadow of the heavy defeat in the Copa Libertadores or the unfavorable draw in the first round of the Liga League.

The River Plate players at home did not live up to the expectations of the fans, leading by two goals before Rafael came on the pitch.

In the time that followed, River Plate compressed and defended, and with striker Pavoni retreating to near the center circle, Rafael certainly couldn't have a good appearance, much to the disappointment of fans who wanted to see their little angels continue to slaughter.

The sports critic thinks that Rafael's performance is not good, the team's tactics behind it are on the one hand, and on the other hand, because he missed the club's pre-match preparation for the Southern Youth Championship, and did not cooperate well with his teammates and tactical drills.

They gave a number of examples of this.

For example, in the 78th minute of the game, the back row of the Hurricanes pressed, Rafael was unguarded, he found an opportunity to break through on the left flank, but there was no one to support him.

Another example is in the 83rd minute, River Plate finally had to play a wave of counterattacks, so that the Hurricanes would not be too presumptuous, in the process, Rafael successfully ran the position, and when he and Pavoni were in equal positions, Rafael who raised his hand to ask for the ball was ignored, and Lamela subconsciously passed the ball to Pavoni.

Like a reflex, the commentator did not criticize Lamela, but felt that it was unrealistic for Rafael to rely on his role as a substitute to kill like last season.

After a season of devastation by him, as long as the opponent's brain does not grow in the ankle, he will know to limit Rafael. And as the coaches get to know him better, there will be more ways to limit his play.

Only Rafael himself knows how irritable he is with the status quo, not because he is not frustrated by his own poor performance because of the team's victory, but because he is dissatisfied with his position in the coach's tactics.

Because of Ortega's departure, Lamela, who got the No. 10 jersey, has become the target of Capa's focus this season.

Lamela excels at left-sided midfielders and attacking midfielders, with occasional cameos up front, and as the team's main players remain largely unchanged, Capa's ideas are clear.

When Capa chooses to focus on defense and needs the team to strengthen the formation of midfield control, he often chooses to drag the back of the organizational core, this position is generally played by Acevedo, the midfielder, he basically does not need to consider forward insertion and flexible running, as long as the midfield control time, control the rhythm and offensive direction.

But if Capa wants to be the heart of the team's playmaking midfield, Lamela will be the first choice, followed by Bonanott and then Lanzini.

And who's at the heart of the attack? It's Pavoni, the striker. Because he is in his playing year and has a wealth of experience in major tournaments, it is not a problem to play two games a week, so as long as he is not injured and the main position is basically unshaken, Mori and Caruso and others can only play him as substitutes.

As the name suggests, the organizational core is the team's offensive organizer, as long as the teammates get the ball, when they don't know how to proceed to the next step, it is very simple, the first time to hand over the ball to the organizational core, and he can organize and schedule.

And what is the core of the offense? is the team's leading scorer, the object of feeding the ball to his teammates.

Of course, a team should not set up a core that is too obvious and easy to be targeted, which requires the coach to make corresponding countermeasures and adjustments, but a team cannot be completely without a core, but it just needs core players to have stronger abilities to play this position.

The core of a team is more important than the average player, because once there is a rotation, it is always prone to all kinds of troubles. Even in the coach's tactical inclination, more consideration will be given, and some coaches will even modify their tactics because of the characteristics of the core. Therefore, giving a player a central position is also a reflection of the importance of that player in the team.

As the biggest contributor to the team's championship last season, what is Rafael's position in the team? Most of the time he is a number 9 and a half, or a shadow striker, loitering behind the striker, before the striker, or a winger, occasionally making a cameo as a striker, the position is important, but it is not the core, after all, it is a cameo.

Originally, Rafael didn't care about this, because last season, he had a good relationship with Ortega, the core of the frontcourt organization, and the big brother's first reaction when he got the ball was not to find Mori or Pavoni, but to Rafael. Because of his prestige in the team and Rafael never disappointed, the Indian center forward did not dare to protest.

And Ortega often switches positions with Rafael, and his sacrifice and cooperation are the important reasons why Rafael was so impressive last season.

What does Capa mean now? Rafael thought he was an organizational midfielder, only to realize now that he wasn't even an organization.

In the eyes of the enemy he is the absolute core of the team, but in reality, he is not, he is now like a target standing there, attracting hatred for his teammates and helping his teammates create chances.

If this has already made Rafael slightly dissatisfied, then the inability to switch between attack and defense as he wants is the biggest reason for his irritability.

In other words, when Rafael wanted to attack, no one bothered him......

Why is he not rejecting the identity of the organization in the South Youth League? because he is the biggest controller on the field, he can cooperate when he wants, attack when he wants, defend when he wants to defend, no one has any objection to this, even if Perazzo does not say it explicitly, he is also the well-deserved core of the Under-20.

In the exact opposite situation of the present situation, if he is resigned to mediocrity, then he will not have any ideas, but ......

At the end of training the next day, Rafael went to find Kappa and got straight to the point.

"Mr. Coach, did I dislike you with my performance in the game?"

Kappa is taking the match record, it's his habit. When he saw Raphael's silent expression, he knew he had something on his mind, and put the pen aside.

Originally, I thought that Raphael was here for the media report, but Capa was about to comfort him, but he was stunned for a moment: "No, of course not, Raphael, why do you think that?"

Raphael said, "But I don't think you trust me. I want more autonomy, like in my second game, you said. ”

At that time, Capa said, you are a free man in the front court, you can do whatever you want.

"But why, after the start of the new season, I don't seem to be so important, even my position and responsibilities are limited, which makes me confused, sir. ”

Capa understood what he meant: "No, no, no, you're important, Raphael, you have to believe in yourself. ”

"It's that you don't trust me. Raphael stressed again that he had never been unconfident.

"I trust you too, Raphael," Capavin said, and he still likes him, otherwise he would be upset to talk to him like this, even if he has a mild temper, "You are the most talented kid I have ever met, and no one can be as perfect as you are in your first season, no one." I'm really, really happy that I'm your manager, you're the kind of player every coach dreams of. ”

The initial value is high, the growth is strong, the plasticity is strong, and the coach is respected, and there is no small group, which is so worry-free.

Capa continued: "It's just the league, I told you before, you're going to play as a substitute or you don't play. The Copa Libertadores is your main battleground. ”

"But actually, there will be no change in the starting line-up and now, coach, and I'm the same. Rafael took a deep breath, "I want to be the core, and I want you to give me a chance to compete, instead of doing what any average player can do, like now." ”

Capa looked at him in surprise: "Raphael, I think you have a misunderstanding of where you are now. You're an indispensable part of the team, I let Eric share your hatred, it reduces the chance of you getting hurt, I'm just trying to protect you, you're too young, Rafael. ”

Raphael has never been so disgusted with the saying, "You're too young, too small, too small!" He's going to be 17 soon! In ancient times, he was a child!

"You don't trust me, do you? I just want a chance, a chance to prove myself. ”

Capa frowned and began to be a little annoyed: "You don't need to prove it, I know you're amazing!"

"No, in your eyes, an age limit can wipe out my advantage. ”

"Okay, Rafael, let me put it this way, the core that the team needs needs to be stable, not one game that can be played and one game that cannot be played, do you understand?"

"Then I can start the league as well...... My physical strength is more than enough to hold up. Didn't the team doctor say when I came home, "I'm healthy, I'm doing well, like a strong cow!"

"As long as the player is not overweight and healthy, he will say this to everyone......" Capa waved his hand in frustration, "Don't say any more, I know, you go." ”

Before Rafael left, he said to Capa very seriously: "Coach, you are not even willing to give me a chance, I will definitely not be reconciled." ”

"Are you going to threaten me? Do you want to sit on the bench for the rest of your life?" Capa raised his eyebrows.

Raphael smiled again: "I don't think you will be willing to give it up." ”

Capa watched Raphael leave, but the anger he had accumulated before slowly dissipated, and he sighed a little, he thought that this kid had no temper, but it turned out that there was......

Why was he so happy all of a sudden?

Is this the feeling that my family has grown up?

But Raphael is really ...... Can't wait to grow.