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Ronald Araujo has been one of the great protagonists of the last classics. The Uruguayan has established himself as Xavi Hernández ‘s big bet to occupy the right back to stop Vinicius and now the coach will have to decide, after the incorporation of Joao Cancelo , whether to keep this bet or change his cards.
The emergence of the Portuguese, who is being one of the best of the course so far, has been key to raising the team’s competitive level. Xavi needed a specialist at right back and Cancelo is one of the best in the world in his position and he is showing it.
However, the Portuguese stands out more for his offensive qualities, as he breaks into spaces that are unusual for full-backs, especially in interior areas.
And this, which is so positive because great dangerous plays come from his boots that end in a goal, has a negative note, which is that it can generate defensive problems behind him and that, as the coach recognized, is something in which He is working because he is conceding more goals than last season, with a historic Ter Stegen.
“THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DO STRANGE THINGS”
The Araujo option , with Cancelo in the midfield to boost the attack, would be precisely to reinforce the defensive phase with Vinicius who has returned strong after injury, with two goals in the last three League games.
However, Koundé ‘s loss also means that Xavi needs the Uruguayan leading the central axis of the defense with Christensen , although Iñigo Martínez had a great performance against Athletic.
The coach has several possibilities, but for now he has been clear: “This is not the time for testing or doing strange things. It is time to be practical so that our game model can be seen. We are not going to make any important new developments. What “What we’ve been doing is working out well for us. We have to follow the path we came from and not try too much.” So, if you are not looking for an unexpected Xavi twist , the mystery is quite clear.
Source: Sport
