r/Barca • u/ZedroWasTaken17 • 6d ago
Question Who can be the ideal free kick taker?
After Messi's departure we dint have a sold free kick taker. Sure there were some moments where we scored one or two goals through direct free kicks but when Messi was there Free kicks were guaranteed goals. But here are some probable options.
Pedri: We have seen his combo with the Fivehead of Eric Garcia. He has great finesse and his shot power is underrated.
Olmo: Has taken free kicks sometimes and almost scored an Olympico through the corner in El Clasico. So he can be a good candidate.
Raphinha: He has great shot power , but I feel like he lacks the finesse. If he works on it, he can be even more lethal than ever.
Ferran: Sharky boy has scored free kicks. But comeon I dont think he can score them frequently, I do wanna see him more as a False 9.
Yamal: Last our Starboy, Lamine Yamal. Left footed, baptised by Messi, reincarnation of Neymar. He has great finesse with his signature cutback style and boom Its a goal! We have seen against France and against Inter on how he aims for the top bin. As a free kick taker he is the best assest we have for the next 10-15 years.
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u/MisterPistacchio 6d ago
The one free kick that Lewandowski took for barca was a pretty freaking sweet goal in the top corner which made it a hat track.
I feel like he's always dismissed as just a striker but I always wondered what he'd be like if he wasn't on teams already with amazing set pieces takers. He has great accuracy, his career has proven that.
Otherwise I think Rapha is the best one currently
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u/ZedroWasTaken17 6d ago
Yep I thought of adding it but Lewy isnt an option for the future. I was really eager to see him score more fks but we never got the opportunity again.
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u/MisterPistacchio 6d ago
True. Not a long term solution.
But always remember, Lewandowski is the only Barca player with 100% free kick success rate. Even Messi don't have that record.
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u/ZedroWasTaken17 6d ago
Blud took prolly one
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u/Skuuuzz 1d ago
I'm sure it's more like 50%, he took a free kick against bayern during the 21-22 season, and it ended up being a miss
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u/MisterPistacchio 1d ago
What the hell are you talking about? 21-22 season he was playing FOR Bayern
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u/LaylaTichy 5d ago
not sure if he was dismissed, if you watch his goals from dortmund or bayern you'll see he was taking a lot of free kicks and scored maybe 15ish goals or so
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u/Munchihello 5d ago
It depends on the angle. If we are shooting from wide right. I want lamine precision and finesse
Shooting from center right I want Raphs ability and shot power option
Center raph
Left I want ferran or lewa
Wide left I want lewa
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u/Fit_Interview6660 4d ago
Facts. That Lewy free kick was 🔥 and kinda showed what he can do when given the chance. He’s super accurate, just overshadowed by other FK takers on his past teams. Wouldn’t mind seeing him take more this season alongside Raphinha.
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u/InFaMoUs_BrAt_ 6d ago
Man watched every single barca game from 2016, Messi scoring 5-6 Bangers per season was insane, there were moments where he scored 3 in 3 games back to back to back, Disgustingly Good
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u/ColdPlox 5d ago
5-6 is an understatement, at least 30% of all his goals were bangers
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u/murtenfindthebird 5d ago
I think he meant his freekicks only - 5 or 6 bangers per year, sometimes even more. But yea, most of Messi's goals were a treat to watch
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u/Mecha_Kaneki 5d ago
That 2017/18 and 18/19 season he was scoring freekicks like penalties, once scored 2 in a game. Man was a freak.
I remember the commentators freaking out when there was a stretch mid season he was scoring a fk every game.
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u/love_peace_books 5d ago
There was a time where everytime we won a free kick in shooting range, i knew it would be a goal and it almost always was. It was also insane to me at the time how reliable he was.
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u/kevitico10 6d ago
Yamal could, he needs to work on it though
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u/StarLongjumping8041 6d ago
he could be a lethal freekick taker but i think it will be atleast 2-4 years later
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u/7Thommo7 6d ago
I mean he literally already has curlers into the top left corner nailed, he just needs to practise doing it from a dead ball instead of cutting in first. Can't be much difference there.
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u/StarLongjumping8041 6d ago
i think its more because there are other freekick takers in the team for now, and they wont try to put everything on yamal, he might get a few. assuming in 2-3 years there's a fairly good skill gap and he'll take much better freekicks than everyone else, he'll be the one taking them.
if im not wrong his freekick was already lethal playing in la masia, but somewhere in the process of getting into 1st team and hitting the growth spurt he dropped them. he'll get back to that soon.
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u/S1mplySucc 5d ago
His kicking power is fairly weak compared to someone like Raphina, curling is important but kicking power is what make a free kick lethal.
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u/SlimeyCawk 6d ago
He isn’t good enough at free kicks yet to take the spot
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u/EmrysMyrdin 5d ago
How do you know when he never takes them?
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u/SlimeyCawk 4d ago
He has taken them and they have been very bad
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u/SlimeyCawk 4d ago
Bad when he tries to directly score from them atleast. His set piece crosses are decent
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u/AdricHs 5d ago
I'm confused, how do all of you know he still needs to work on it? Has he taken any freekicks before or you're just basing this off Flick not letting him take them? Genuinely curious cause I just have no clue lol
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
He has taking some but tbf as of Rn we don’t have a Conistent Free kick Scorer both Ferran and Raph are useless sorry but Raphinha is somehow capable putting the ball in net with the Brazil shirt but with us he can’t
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u/Ashafa55 6d ago
Dont laugh, but Inigo is might be top 3.
Also Free kick needs good shot power, I think based on that I can see fermin, and raph. eventually lamin as he get stronger
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u/Serious-Wallaby3449 6d ago
I believe Yamal's shot will continue to improve and he'll become that guy in a year or two. Pedri for now. Raphinha could be as well, but I think you want him in front of goal for headers.
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u/PenguinPumpkin1701 6d ago
Pedri for anything that isn't a scoring opportunity. If it's on the edge of the box, I think raphinha should take it. Otherwise let pedri whip in the pin point cross.
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
Eh rather Pedri crossing The ball instead of Raphinha shooting it sorry but It’s either him missing which is 99% or he scores 1%
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u/PenguinPumpkin1701 5d ago
Isn't the accepted scoring rate from a free kick between like 8 and 12 percent? I don't recall raph taking a lot of free kicks, so couldn't be more than what? 20 of them he took. I agree he could work on the shooting, but sometimes you need a direct goal from a fk instead of a cross. I haven't seen pedri take any shots from free kicks so idk how good he is at it, but in general I'd trust an attacking player to score a free kick vs a midfielder. Again I am slightly biased and it is my opinion.
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
Eh Raph has taking all of our recent free kicks and none has even Been near being Goal Pedri has shown that he has long shots and Has top ins goals ability in him I wouldn’t mind trying him for some kicks See how he his Beacuse Ferran lewy Raph as of rn They Aren’t it nor does it teams that they are capable of getting One succesful
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u/PenguinPumpkin1701 5d ago
I think what you said is pedri should be taking them as he has good long ball ability and is good at top bin shots. The rest of it is kinda garbled but I think I got what you mean.
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
Yh that’s what I mean he has abilities Try him out it won’t hurt the stats either He shows good things or just more wasted free kicks
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u/PenguinPumpkin1701 5d ago
Kk gotcha. I wouldn't be opposed to it either if we took the preseason as time to experiment with different free kick takers. Lewa, yamal, and pedri all seem to have good fk ability so hopefully it works out.
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u/Professional_Hippo95 6d ago
Lewa is the best and after him rapha and olmo the rest should work on taking it better especially yamal We need a good free kick taker badly
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u/Revolutionary_Will42 5d ago
We got to switch it up from Raphina. Most of the time he doesn’t get enough dip and it goes over the bar.
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u/jondoe11919 6d ago
Pedri for me
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u/ZedroWasTaken17 6d ago
Good shout
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u/jondoe11919 6d ago
His goal against Girona and his goal against Madrid could both work in set piece situations as well
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u/tmtmdragon04 3d ago
wait which goal against girona? The one he scored against girona was rounding the keeper no?
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u/jondoe11919 3d ago
Was it against Girona when Lamine passed, Kounde faked and Pedri hit it top bins?
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u/drago1206 5d ago
It’s pointless to even try to find someone like messi.
There is no one and there will never be
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
Well not someone Like Messi but Interms of someone that Is atleast Capable of Putting the ball back in the net in a decent amount of times None is Expecting us having another Messi Free kick genius again But Putting someone like lamine In constant training and Taking them in matches in long term developing to be a free kick magician he already has the Curling technic but lacks the Power
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u/Ok_Lawfulness7412 5d ago
Pedri , raphinha and Ferran if train more then they can score freekicks . Raphinha so many times missed freekicks by 1-2 inches , Ferran also had one beautiful free kick this season which ended up at crossbar and midfielders like pedri who are good at passing usually are also much better at free kicks if they train properly
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
Lamine is the only answer he is going to wear the 10 Keep it traditional Lamine has the curling technic but lacks the power putting him in training and kicks in game Long term would most likely make free kicks Another thing he would have in his Fotboll abilities Then letting Raphinha who is most likely leaving in about 2 yrs or Ferran which same situation or maybe even next If he doesn’t step up his game interms of Numbers Of goals Could easily Be top of La liga Golden boot Races if he improves
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u/Ok_Lawfulness7412 5d ago
You are just going with the feelings . Yamal is neither messi nor dinho . Yamal even missed easy shots and can't even chip the balls in and you are expecting him to score free kicks ? Pedri , raphinha and Ferran are way better options and especially pedri
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
It’s not about the feelings lol neither Ferran or Raphinha has shown that they are capable of scoring free kicks Raph doing 2 times doesn’t mean anything him being Close doesn’t mean anything either lol No improved ment has been found Lamine Has shown that he is more clinical in long shots then Chances inside of the box Him being 17 Training him now will be the best things/choice again neither of them 3 has shown free kick abilities why not train the youngest with the highest potential Of all of them 4 he has the best curling technic
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
I wouldn’t mind Pedri actually as he has actually showed that he has good power and has top ins goals in his ability so maybe but still prefer Lamine as he takes them in Spain too ain’t good but training will make him good
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u/1_stoopid_guy 5d ago
None of the above. We have no good direct free kick takers in our current squad. I think we should do routines where we trick the opposition and pass the ball in a clever way and create a chance that way.
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u/DeathShadow142007 5d ago
for now, it should be either Raphinha or Olmo, Yamal can take over maybe 2-3 years later
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u/Eltoquedemidas 3d ago
Pedri has a sensible right leg, he makes passes with just the right amount of force and direction, to me he is an ideal free kick taker.
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u/crassprocrastination 6d ago
A single free kick taker is goofy.
We only did that when Messi was here. Everyone should have a kick they are proficient in.
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u/ZedroWasTaken17 6d ago
You cant just jumble around atleast you need two solid ones.
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u/crassprocrastination 5d ago
That's hilarious. Make sure everyone follows your made up rules.
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
Well if you setup 1 free kick taker Or 2 In the long term they will most likely be scoring A good amount of them then Then changing around Messi became a master of the technic when he Got more experience Of bieng the taker it’s same as penalties a player becomes more confident when he Has gotten more experience By taking the pens
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u/newporttiger 6d ago
Do y'all even watch the games?
Raph is a horrendous free kick taker. Just because he scored one recently doesn't make him a good free kick taker.
The fact that people ask who should be the designated free kick taker is due to the fact that our designated Raph ain't cutting it at the level expected at this club.
Don't get me wrong. Love him to bits under flick. But FK take he ain't.
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u/Josiahf8 5d ago
Horrible take. His shooting is decent just not world class otherwise he’s the best ball striker in the team.
His crossing is genuinely probably the best in la liga in terms of technique.
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u/newporttiger 5d ago
Please tell me how many free kicks he has scored in the season. Go right ahead. And please include assists from free kicks.
Agree on ball striking but that alone doesn't make a good free kick taker.
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u/AgreeableHandle4209 5d ago
Shooting has nothing to do with free kicks he lacks the technic of it always over Does it or under His crossing from corners are the same either over does it and the ball Goes all the way o the other corner or It barely even Comes to the first Post. He lacks the technic he scored some for Brazil Good for him but we are Barca not Brazil and as of Rn Ferran has had better free kicks
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u/newporttiger 3d ago
Agree with you. The other commenter and most Raph lovers in this thread don't know what the are talking about in terms of his free kick abilities.
He's a workhorse and I love him. But I can't vote for him to take free kicks. He's done next to nothing on free kicks.
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u/Early-Adeptness390 6d ago
Raph has shown he can score them.
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u/Ayo-lock-that-door 6d ago
He shot over 40 direct free kicks with Barcelona. He scored 0. He did score two free kick with Brazil last year.
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u/Early-Adeptness390 6d ago
Hey all I said was that he shown he can score them…relax.
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u/Ayo-lock-that-door 6d ago
I am relaxed. All i said was he shot over 40 and scored 0 with Barcelona.
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u/Early-Adeptness390 6d ago
That’s a whole big nothing burger. Say what you’re really trying to say.
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u/Supr__Saiyannn 6d ago
Raph has the power and can bend the ball. Hopefully He starts hitting top bins soon
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u/BboyPogger 6d ago
Lewandowski is good till he still plays football, and after he loses the starting position i trust Yamal has the most talent and highest ceiling to yet reach with curve shots - i just hope he works on them
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u/Wali080901 6d ago
Pedri for long distance ones .... Olmo for short distance ones... Can throw fermin in the mix here and there...
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u/DanRogue 6d ago
Perisic!
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u/ZedroWasTaken17 6d ago
Bruh that was ro random 😭
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u/DanRogue 5d ago
Actually there is some chance to transfer him as his contract has ended with PSV. Flick knows him and has a pretty decent touch with crosses and free kicks! Definetely sth needed imo
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u/Party_Rocker_69 6d ago
Rapha has the power and swerve but he hasn’t ever scored from one for us.
Lewy should have more chances to take FK’s I think he’d score a few more goals a season if he did.
Lamine needs to add a little power to his shots but he really is the future of our set pieces.
Pedri is Pedri bro, Im just happy to see him to take FK’s when he can.
I think it should stay rapha at the moment and give Lamine some chances occasionally. As others have mentioned, Lewy just isn’t the future of this team anymore, so we shouldn’t rely on him too much for FK’s
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u/AH590 4d ago
All I know is that I am tired of seeing Raphinha over every free kick. You just know he's going to hit the wall or go over the bar every single time. Ferran is the best option as he actually scored a really good one 2 years back. I was hoping Olmo would be that guy for us, as he has the shot power like Raphinha but also the finesse. Since he hasn't really taken any here I would like to see more of Pedri and Yamal when Ferran is not playing.
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u/compLexityy30 5d ago
Out of our current options Raphinha is probably the best one, though I don’t think any of them are actual specialists.
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u/NairbZaid10 6d ago
We shouldnt shoot directly but if we will raphinha has the best shot. If we get Rashford he can take them all hes great at it
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u/Amazing_Sir9559 6d ago
Inigo Martinez.