4 - Ronald Araújo

Temptation

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I was saying speed and you replied with positioning.

Positioning can be taught/learned, speed is harder to teach/learn.

Barca probably can not afford to pay what Liverpool paid for VVD nowadays.
VVD is one of the quickest CBs ever and easily defended Mbappe and Traore 1 on 1 with the half the pitch to run into.


Marking and positional discipline is something all elite defenders have.
 

Sorin

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This guy still not sold?

Only half joking. Dumb ass decision to foul aside, it ain’t the first time he makes rash decisions and risks penalties or red cards. We joke that Vinicius is a resident of his pocket but half the time is Araujo straight up fouling him. We’d be up in arms if it happened to one of our players.

He has speed but his acceleration is pretty average, positioning is still suspect, reading of the game likewise, he’s shite with the ball at his feet. He could improve positioning since he’s still young for a CB, but everything else is hardly improvable.

Would honestly sell if an offer of over 80m comes. Would probably allow us to go for the likes of Bruno Guimaraes at DM position which is a more pressing need at his point.
 

El Gato

Villarato!
This guy is erring on the side of being a Mexes type total clown prone to being taking advantage of in any big match
Gets caught out time and time again, whether it's Clasico or any other fixture requiring cool head and focus
More time pass, the worse defensive leader this guy is

Love it
 

Temptation

Well-known member
This guy is erring on the side of being a Mexes type total clown prone to being taking advantage of in any big match
Gets caught out time and time again, whether it's Clasico or any other fixture requiring cool head and focus
More time pass, the worse defensive leader this guy is

Love it
He can never score them bangers like Mexes used to.
 

El Gato

Villarato!
Very similar to a young Ramos to be fair.
Maybe
But he's 25
Ramos at 25 was getting better at defending, not worse
And night and day difference with ball at his feet

Nor can I remember a match, let alone a series of matches, he actually cost us
 

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