4 - Ronald Araújo

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
It absolutely doesn't.

You can't take raphinha for obviously reasons and you have to leave on lewa, because being down to 10, 95% of the times the only option you had to get the ball up field was to go long and have someone hold the ball up.

Who was gonna do that? yamal.

Xavi said the decision was between Pedri or Yamal, meaning they were considering changing the formation and possibly having Raphinha play as a LCM.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
Not gonna hate on him too much, he's generally been a lion for us.

But on that play, should have just been a cub.
 

Sailor Mars

Well-known member
Araujo cost the club tens of millions of dollars/euros today in prize money. Plus if Real Madrid go out to Man City, would have meant Barca as the only Spanish club and a larger share of that TV revenue pie.

Massive implications for summer spending and the future of the club.
 

Devils

Senior Member
Yes he's cost this club millions and ruined any hope to have a successful season.

We were 5-3 up 11vs11 and at home. That's one foot in the semi-final and not to mention we would have been favourites against Dortmund to reach the final.

This was a very good opportunity financially and sporting to compete for the CL. We would have never been favorites to win the CL but to make the final and compete for it was a huge opportunity.

This is up there in the biggest idiotic plays I have seen in my entire life watching football.

Araujo easily wins donkey of the season award for 23/24 season.

No other player in the world will cost their team like Araujo just did.
 

FCMessi

Senior Member
It was not that hard of push from the back given the heat of the moment.

Tough to calculate all the ramifications of that foul given the split second.

Plenty of defender would have been be much rougher than that.

If the foul had been inside the box, it could have been a yellow + the penalty.

Unlucky.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
We were never gonna keep a clean sheet they were always gonna score at least one.

We scored 1, so they needed 3 to win.

Just let it go bro, just let it go.
 

putogusiluz8

The Pale One
He came out on the pitch trying to prove, that all of sudden, he could play from the back. Made a couple of decent long balls and then that terrible pass that caused the play that led to expulsion. I don't know to what extent the merit is on Lucho by preventing Cubarsi from being the creator, but Araujo is not a ball playing CB and I remember feeling uncomfortable much before the red card that he was the one on the ball so much. It cost us dearly in the end.
 

Iniesta Ultra

Senior Member
For 100m he should be sold imo. Can't miss the chance if it comes. He is strong, but he is not very smart, and has poor technique. So there are quite a few negatives that come with his physical attributes. Negatives that the top teams can exploit at this level.

De Jong also, too relaxed for my liking.

I've been saying for awhile now Araujo needs sold.
 

Jaguar

Flair Trait
If Araujo did what he did but stayed on his feet and put his hands up like most high level defenders do after they try to unbalance an attacker in front of them 1v1 with gk it probably wouldn’t even have been a free kick. It was how he fell to the ground straight afterwards that made him look so much more guilty and dramatic than what it was. Honestly if 90-100m offer for him comes through and we take it I wouldn’t even be that sad. Team shows potential but mainly because of a 17 year old Cubarsi and 16 year old Lamine Yamal. Team needs new fresh hungry players and we won’t be able to bring in any unless we sell 1-2 high value players.
 

companyofcules

Well-known member
Xavi said the decision was between Pedri or Yamal, meaning they were considering changing the formation and possibly having Raphinha play as a LCM.
Well then he should go lol. Lewandowski?
Ironically; 2 goal advantage could have been defended. If sent off player was anyone bar Araujo. He is our leader on the pitch.
Cubarsi was more solid and Kounde was the leader. You can't lead bums and getafe players. Xavi wasted 150 milioans fee and salaries on two players that can't score against though oponents, that is just crazy.

Then Cancelo is good with bums but PSG has a deadly team in attack. An inteligent guy would have used Cancelo and Lewandowski for buying time to get real players. We got Vitor for 40 lol and ignored Guiu, Fort.
It is what it is.

We performed way better considering our team. If Bayern puts 10 milions on Araujo, take it and play Inigo, promote Faye.
We aren't going to win anything with Lewandowski, Ferran, Felix, Yamal and Raphinha. Half a player each and only Yamal has excuses being young, and Raphinha works really hard and earned my respect forever so a good substitute anyway.
 

MTL_Barca

Well-known member
Sucks but that loss is entirely on him. Honestly even conceding the 1-1 by penalty there would've been a way better outcome than going down to 10 vs 11.
 

draconifire

NTC with a Positive attitude
Old me would have been sympathetic and given him a chance. But after enduring this team and paperweights in this club for almost a decade, I am done for. Sell every player who has shown any sign of incompetency, sell each one of them who don't show that mental fortitude, I don't care if we can't replace the position, we use our youngsters in that position. Remove each and every one of the management people from the club. We don't have the financial, good, let the young play, they will develop far better than the fucking leaches in the club, we won't have to pay for transfers, we will save on salary, and at least our expectation of the team will be realistic. We need to be ruthless.
 

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