4 - Ronald Araújo

[Horatio]

So unfortunate. If it isnt Lenglet that messes up, its a new lad making his first mistake.

 

[malvolio]

Bench level at best. Either that or he'll be playing for Eibar in the next 2 years

 

[wisconsincule]

Awful mistake from someone who really does look promising.

It just seems like we are having one massive blunder a match that leads to a goal.

 

[JamDav1982]

Eibar were leaving him on the ball.

Showed his limitation as bit as they wanted him on it.

Doesnt have the range of passing even of a Lenglet but can get better.

 

[Andresito]

Can't have a physical defender who's a master on the ball as well. These things happen and I can let it slide.

If it happens again and again, I'll be more critical (ahem Lenglet).

 

[te amo barca]

Passing skills have always been his weakness and today it showed. Goes for the safe backpass too often and was actually punished for it

 

[JamDav1982]

Can't have a physical defender who's a master on the ball as well. These things happen and I can let it slide.

If it happens again and again, I'll be more critical (ahem Lenglet).

Well you can but Eibar was letting him get on the ball and will need to improve on that and that is ignoring mistake for goal.

 

[Gnidrologist]

Let it slide, guys. If he sarts to make these kind of blunders often, even under other circumstances then that's a problem. He was still formdiable for most of the match. Just rememeber early Puyi. He was awful so often lol. Especially in an as disjointed team as our current.

 

[soul24rage]

He had a good game besides that huge mistake. As long as he learns from it and improves, I'll give him some slack. However, that kind of mistake should never ever happen again.

 

[JerseyAddict]

He had a good game besides that huge mistake. As long as he learns from it and improves, I'll give him some slack. However, that kind of mistake should never ever happen again.

Good post. Amen.

 

[pregra]

Looks way to aggressive in certain situations. Especially considering that his acceleration speed is quite slow. But I guess he will learn as he gains more experience.

 

[Potroh]

He had a good game besides that huge mistake. As long as he learns from it and improves, I'll give him some slack. However, that kind of mistake should never ever happen again.

These are the moments and particular mistakes that ALL players will remember at the age of 80.
Of course he will learn from it, because these mistakes teach a defender to be much more cautious and to concentrate by 200% higher.

He is good material, raw but promising.
Made a mistake that at the end fleeced 2 points away but it is definitely not him who would be the problem.

The actual problem with the present Barca is with creativity.
There are two and a half players with creative thinking. Obviously Messi, Dembele and occasionally the young Pedri, but he is too young to make the actual difference, specially that another creative one: Puig has slowly become the scapegoat in many regards.

The problem is not the fact that someone makes a serious mistake and a mediocre team scores a goal at the Camp, but obviously it is the lack of goals up forward.
Messi is right: he has no real partners in this team and Griezmann should never ever play in this team...

 

[Horatio]

The actual problem with the present Barca is with creativity.
There are two and a half players with creative thinking. Obviously Messi, Dembele and occasionally the young Pedri, but he is too young to make the actual difference, specially that another creative one: Puig has slowly become the scapegoat in many regards.

Arent we the European team that has been creating the most chances and have most goals in La Liga? I think the main problem is conversion. Players need to be more clinical.

 

[serghei]

These are the moments and particular mistakes that ALL players will remember at the age of 80.
Of course he will learn from it, because these mistakes teach a defender to be much more cautious and to concentrate by 200% higher.

He is good material, raw but promising.
Made a mistake that at the end fleeced 2 points away but it is definitely not him who would be the problem.

The actual problem with the present Barca is with creativity.
There are two and a half players with creative thinking. Obviously Messi, Dembele and occasionally the young Pedri, but he is too young to make the actual difference, specially that another creative one: Puig has slowly become the scapegoat in many regards.

The problem is not the fact that someone makes a serious mistake and a mediocre team scores a goal at the Camp, but obviously it is the lack of goals up forward.
Messi is right: he has no real partners in this team and Griezmann should never ever play in this team...

I'd say more than individual creativity we have a problem with fluidity and positioning. For too few easy passing options out there compared with the top teams, because too many players don't move often enough and well enough off the ball.

Very often, if you look at our movement, a player only makes an approaching move or a positional adjustment to help out a teammate complete a good pass if that player gets in trouble. Normally, the move should happen before, to prevent players from being closed down and pressed in bad spots.

The Araujo mistake was like that. It was a technical and panic under pressure mistake, but it also happened because Pjanic passed him the ball without him having any escape option under pressure (by that I mean a pass you can make without having to think, like an automatic safe-pass). Normally, the ball should've never gone to Araujo (or any defender really) in these circumstances. Pass it back to Stegen if you have to, but don't get a teammate in trouble, let alone an inexperienced defender.

 

[JamDav1982]

I'd say more than individual creativity we have a problem with fluidity and positioning. For too few easy passing options out there compared with the top teams, because too many players don't move often enough and well enough off the ball.

Very often, if you look at our movement, a player only makes an approaching move or a positional adjustment to help out a teammate complete a good pass if that player gets in trouble. Normally, the move should happen before, to prevent players from being closed down and pressed in bad spots.

The Araujo mistake was like that. It was a technical and panic under pressure mistake, but it also happened because Pjanic passed him the ball without him having any escape option under pressure. Normally, the pass should've never gone to him in these circumstances. Pass it back to Stegen if you have to, but don't get a teammate in trouble, let alone an inexperienced defender.

Aruajo had an easy pass to the RB or back to GK.

What fucked him up was taking a step round the ball to get on his right foot. There was no real pressure there had he passed to RB early or positioned himself properly to pass back to the GK.