4 - Ronald Araújo

[serghei]

Xavi talks lots of shit. He is a true disciple of Pep. Let's hope he stops at words.

He is spot on about defenders needing to be good on the ball. You have to be calm when pressed and pass at least ok. Araujo is a liability in this area and if he won't improve, he will not be a sure starter for us.

 

[Porque]

But it would be better to choose the defenders depending on the opponent.

Same shit with Busquets. Ball playing DMC granted, but a turd at covering the transition and breaks.

 

[serghei]

But it would be better to choose the defenders depending on the opponent.

Same shit with Busquets. Ball playing DMC granted, but a turd at covering the transition and breaks.

Sure, and we will see Araujo playing CB. Just that if you play Liverpool and have Araujo in defense, he will probably give the ball away for fun simply because he is not confident on the ball. If you play a team like Madrid that doesn't do high press, you'll be fine.

It is about match-ups. Efficient pressing from the opponent will expose the worst parts of Araujo's game. Which is composure on the ball and passing ability under pressure.

Give Araujo enough time on the ball, and he will do fine. And, instead, he will show his ferocity in defense in 1 vs 1 and his threat at set pieces.

He will never be a complete CB if he panics when pressed and starts to spray out errors.

 

[Birdy]

Araujo is not bad on the ball. That's a great injustice towards him.

Not elite, but always decent.

He is not an RB, and don't think he will become one.
You need to be more agile and have better technique to be an RB for Barca,
well especially the 'inverted' one that Xavi wants

I see Araujo as our starting CB this season

 

[khaled_a_d]

Araujo is not bad on the ball. That's a great injustice towards him.

Not elite, but always decent.

He is not an RB, and don't think he will become one.
You need to be more agile and have better technique to be an RB for Barca,
well especially the 'inverted' one that Xavi wants

I see Araujo as our starting CB this season

He will be RCB, just like our Classico
Clear that this is a very desirable game plan for Xavi

 

[khaled_a_d]

He is spot on about defenders needing to be good on the ball. You have to be calm when pressed and pass at least ok. Araujo is a liability in this area and if he won't improve, he will not be a sure starter for us.

In CL level, niether our fullbacks, defensive midfielder are good under pressure. They are literally targeted by opposition. Isolation of CB in this issue ain't right, system won't work even if you put a CB with Xavi and Iniesta passing skills because their outlets are awful.
At lower Liga level, they are all good, and even Araujo are serviceable.
So while in vacuum what Xavi said is correct, he is ignoring other factors related to the ream.
With all of that being said, out option as RB as it stands are bad, and Xavi loves his 343 so I get it tbh.
If Azpilicueta joins, he should get that spot and allow Araujo back to CB

 

[iniestaGOAT]

Araujo is not bad on the ball. That's a great injustice towards him.

Not elite, but always decent.

He is not an RB, and don't think he will become one.
You need to be more agile and have better technique to be an RB for Barca,
well especially the 'inverted' one that Xavi wants

I see Araujo as our starting CB this season

You obviously didn't watch the game vs USA Redbull

 

[Zidane82]

Xavi: "I want my centre backs to be good with the ball, as Eric and Christensen are ideal for that. I think Araujo can be a good right back."

We r finished

Is that a genuine quote ?

He was saying that Kounde and Aroujo were his starting CB pairing a few days ago

 

[Horatio]

You have to be calm when pressed and pass at least ok

All football players need to meet these requirements. Otherwise just put me there.

 

[iniestaGOAT]

All football players need to meet these requirements. Otherwise just put me there.

Ball playing CB is not just a Barca thing anymore. All teams need it and Araujo needs to be benched or start for Everton unless he learns to be decent at least.

 

[Birdy]

Ball playing CB is not just a Barca thing anymore. All teams need it and Araujo needs to be benched or start for Everton unless he learns to be decent at least.

He is decent mate.
All the games he started as CB last season showed that.

for RB you need to have better technique and agility, that's what he lacks.
But he is NOT an RB, so...

 

[Barcilliant]

It's not Araujo vs Garcia, it's Araujo vs Dest and Roberto.

On a side note: Garcia has been quite excellent.

Garcia looks shit as soon as he is matched against pacey forwards in a high intensity game.

 

[Birdy]

Neither Eric nor Christensen can survive a high intensity game.
Oh Christensen also cannot even come to the pitch when the stakes are high, as his stomach aces

Araujo-Kounde is the only viable duo for those games, which are a lot these days

 

[xXKonan]

Christensen will be fine.

I mean we still employ resident choker Jordi Alba as our starting LB and he shits the bed more than anyone in this team when it matters.

 

[Porque]

Araujo passing from CB isn't bad if he is a) given passing Options and b) the team isn't static from midfield.

You don't do those two things and Araujo will be punished. But you don't do those two things WITHOUT Araujo against the top sides and we will still be punished.

It's a systematic problem more than an individual problem basically. We just magnify individual flaws with the lack of ability to operate at the intensity of the BuLi/PL.