Dion Dublin stunned by Raphinha for Leeds v Norwich
Leeds United finally returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Sunday, winning 2-1 at Carrow Road.
Raphinha was the star of the show yet again for the Whites, terrorising the Canaries down the right all afternoon and scoring the opener.
Dion Dublin was left stunned by the Brazilian magician, insisting that his goal was simply “outstanding” to watch.
Speaking on Match of the Day 2, Dublin also accused the winger of cheating as he was too clever to defend and stayed forward all game – causing huge problems.
“Not bad,” he sarcastically said.
“They were isolated against the best player on the pitch. Raphinha’s movement, his knowledge on the right side of the game – he knew he was playing against an inexperienced left-sided player.
“He had him on toast all day. Every single time, he was in trouble. In the dressing room, we would say ‘Raphinha has cheated there’ – what we mean by that is he is being clever, not going in to help his team defend.
“This is the goal, the first touch is outstanding.”
Wow.
It would be hard to imagine where we could be if we didn’t have Raphinha working his magic down the right-hand side every single week.
The Brazilian did it again yesterday and was a constant thorn in the side of Norwich’s defence and one of the main reasons we left with three points.
We run out of superlatives to describe his skill each week, but his goal may be the best we have seen of the winger yet.
Keeping hold of Raphinha through January will be critical to our survival hopes, and if he continues to play like this – the interest will be through the roof.
There is no chance of him going anywhere during this season, and hopefully, he can spearhead a big push towards the top half of the Premier League now.
In other Leeds United news, Paul Merson has dropped a huge transfer claim on one Whites star with an imminent exit on the cards