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Barca : A season to forget- Center back


THE PLAYERS-

1. Gerard Pique- Still the most efficient center back in the team, he is a player with unimaginable technical abilities for a center back, while also being imposing in defense. With all of this, he also a thirty two year old player, with minimal speed and not many years in front of him. 

2. Clement Lenglet- The Frenchman has been at the utmost top of his powers lately. He is powerful in the challenges, dominant in the air and above average with distribution. He is all that we need and certainly he is here to stay.

3. Samuel Umtiti- He is almost non-existent in the team and whenever he plays, he is known for not so great things. he has been Lethargic, slow and surprisingly not dominant. He has been far from his best and unless he manages to bring it back, he cannot be a part of this squad.

4. Ronald Araujo- The La Masia product has been nothing short of reveling. He is very well developed and enough strong to match a physical team. He is the ideal heir to Pique.

Conclusion- On paper, we have three capable center backs for the next season. However, Pique is old and cannot be used for many matches. So, two regular center backs. This cannot be guaranteed, because sometimes they need rest, sometimes they may injure themselves.So we need to recruit another center back. 
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