The performances of the Uruguayan defender, Ronald Araujo, do not leave to be excellent and remarkable. The past 21 November Gerard Hammered lesionó. Something that surprised to many, so much to the followers of the Barcelona as to the team in general, since up to now it was one of the most reliable footballers to physical level.
The scene no only left amazed to inflate them of the Catalan group, but it generated an enormous nervousness and of restlessness to the not knowing of anybody that could occupy his place while it recovered . More even, knowing that Ronald Koeman had to his disposal a very short staff, especially in the defensive line.
What few imagined , is that it would be Ronald Araujo the one who no only went to occupy the place of Gerard in the eleven headline while it recovered , but also that in the process would turn into a leader inside the team. The Uruguayan has transformed in a marshal. Besides, his power, his aerial game, his speed and an exit of balloon increasingly debugged do of him a defender of big confidence and with a very promising future.
The party against the Athletic
During the duel against the Athletic, Araujo had a total of 86% of tarpaulin in the passes that made, 3/5 aerial duels livestocks, two intercepciones, two shots blocked and neither a fault committed. As if these figures did not go already impressive, the Uruguayan transmits that in the one against one is almost impossible to trick in the field and that when it goes to the crash his superiority is overwhelming.
The quality of the football that has showed in each appointment with the team has done that no only the surroundings culé endorse and elogie to the Uruguayan defender, but to international level already begins to arrive him increasingly recognition.
Always it looks for to improve
Araujo Has showed to be a player of weight, although this does not leave it exento to having committed errors. It does around a month, in front of the Eibar, committed an error that cost a goal and points to the Barcelona. He same asked to speak in the interview postpartido and admit his mistake. "After this worked even more the control of the touch fast. We play each three days and can not remain you with an error in the head. This remained backwards, and in the following parties think that showed that that did not influence me a lot", affirmed Araujo in an interview given to EFE.
It is not alone what Araujo has showed with each party, that already of in case has an immense dimension, but of the five big Leagues that exist in Europe he is the only defence to the that have not surpassed in any occasion. So that it can have a clear idea of what is achieving a youngster that, if it does not arrive to suffer injuries along his career, can turn into one of the best defenders of all. To his 21 years has the templanza and the maturity of the veteran. But the hunger, the strength the conditions of a young player.