4 - Ronald Araújo

El Gato

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It's not voodoo, Araujo is one of the best 1v1 specialists around. Surely you're not suggesting Araujo isn't actually good? :lol: sounds like envy if anything

He's good. Just not as good as some portray as if he's guaranteed to have a good game against the man he marks. Another player in mold of VVD or Varane, more injury prone too. I like him but he ain't all that.
 

Andresito

Senior Member
Staff member
He was due for a below average game against Vini.

He's had the upper hand in multiple games now. A slippery player like Vini is going to have one of these games sooner or later.
 
In my opinion still one of the best players on the pitch and he's not a pussy like some of them. At first he played again out of position and you can't expect he play so good every time. Even Puyol as Captain back then has his bad days and also played RB in some games. I still hope he stays healthy and without injuries and become next Captain of Barcelona, the guy has that mentality!!!
 

Birdy

Senior Member
The only player (him and Balde) that is not a crybaby and didn't collapse mentally yesterday

Should be the 1st captain from next season already
 

serghei

Senior Member
The biggest joke is people expecting players to be more than just very good. That's all you hope for mostly, and what 99% of the gifted players end up as. Araujo is a solid player. Could feature in any current CL winning team. Whatever downsides he has, those should be covered by the rest of the team.

It's not his fault that current Barca lacks those resources. Very happy with him overall. Clearly he's been working on his passing range as well this season. Good job.

I rank him slightly above Militao, another very good CB who flyes a bit under the radar. Both are top 5 CBs currently in my book.

Christensen, Araujo, Kounde is one solid CB trio that's for sure. Those 3 should not be touched in any way. The CBs, De Jong, Gavi, Balde + Dembele and Pedri if they manage to stay fit are the best players 7-8 players we have by a distance.

We need to build the team around them. A starting RB + a starting LW, plus a top 9 and 2-3 good bench players is what we should aspire to sign in the last 2-3 years. And maybe in 3-4 years we could win another CL.
 

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