00:00Ronald Araujo to Liverpool is a brilliant signing and here's why. The Barcelona captain has joined
00:05Liverpool on loan with a €55m buy option next summer. It comes off the back of a tough year for
00:11the 27-year-old, during which he took a mental health break for a month following his red card
00:16at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League in November. It was the second high-profile Champions
00:20League red card he received in the space of 18 months and gave him a reputation for being erratic
00:24and unreliable as a centre-back. But let's be realistic here. He's played over 200 games for
00:29Barcelona. He is obviously a good defender. And when Virgil van Dijk is your partner, that's all
00:34you have to be. Araujo is really an archetype van Dijk partner. He is physically dominant,
00:39excellent at defending in transition and an exceptional one-versus-one defender. He can
00:43sometimes lack concentration and is somewhat limited on the ball. Sound familiar? When van Dijk and
00:47Canate was at its best as a partnership, it was practically impenetrable. Liverpool's captain and
00:52one of the greatest centre-halves in football history has made Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Dejan Lovren and
00:57Canate look like top, top defenders, whilst they have all somewhat struggled without him holding
01:02their hand. Araujo is, in theory, better than most, if not all, of those players. It's a low-risk,
01:08high-reward signing for the Reds. With Jacquet also ready to step in when needed,
01:12Liverpool's depth at centre-back is looking a lot healthier than it did two weeks ago.
01:17Their business isn't and shouldn't be done, but it's a good start.
01:19In the real moment, Michael blog user from Liverpool 속 toabao's team,
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