XAVI WAS NOT THE ONE WITH THE IDEA
This was the Barça consensus to test Ronald Araújo as a winger
New information revealed by the Barça docuseries, 'A New Era', in 'Prime Video', maintains that the idea of putting Ronald Araújo as a right-back did not come from Xavi Hernández
The FC Barcelona has premièred the second season of his documentary series in 'Prevail Video' and in her have desvelado a lot of internal details of the club. The cameras are inside the changing room and show unpublished images of how works the technical body of Xavi Hernández in the day in day out of the team before and after each party.
However, in one of his episodes can appreciate that the idea to use to Ronald Araújo like right side does not arise of the own trainer. And it is that Óscar Hernández, brother of Xavi and member of the 'staff', was the one who proposed that the Uruguayan could be leading by the band in front of the shortage of players of guarantees.
Araújo As 'covered' of Óscar Hernández
It is important to remember that the Barça has not found a solid player in the position from the exit of Dani Alves, since so much Sergiño Dest like Héctor Bellerín, Julián Araujo and Sergi Roberto have not convinced to the technician in these last years. It is thus that the 'charrúa' began to work by the side in the commitments of greater difficulty.
"It occurred us to the 'staff', especially was Óscar. It said: 'Why we do not test to Ronald of Side, Xavi? It is the footballer more determinant defensivamente in the one against one'. And I said, well, we test", it aimed Xavi in front of the microphones of 'Prevail Video'. Like this the things, Araújo is and will be a 'covered' for the band as long as Joao Cancel was not available.
The solidity of the international with Uruguay has allowed him be important in duels of big difficulty for any defender. It has worked very well in front of Vinicius Júnior in the different Classical, as well as also in front of Marcus Rashford in the past edition of the Europe League. It will be necessary to see if it returns to his natural position once recover of his injury or if it will continue acting of joker in the parties of greater requirement.