Barcelona has made deaf ears to the wardrobe culé this Thursday withdrawing the captaincy Attributed. Joan Laporta The internal codes of the costumes have been skipped and has not waited for players to vote. The club has made its decision and has ignored what its players thought during the tour.
From this Thursday, Ronald Araujo will be the first captain of Barcelona. First captain will premiere this Sunday in the Joan Gamper Trophy And it is expected to take the microphone and dedicate a few words to the culés. This moment was precisely what the Barca club wanted to avoid with Ter Stegen. Therefore so much hurry to remove the bracelet today. De Jong, Raphinha and Pedri They are the following captains of Barça.
The costume of Barcelona He spoke during the Asian tour and several of his players firmly declared that the captain had to be Attributed for his “experience and veteran.” But it won't be so. The players of the Barcelona They have not even been consulted on this decision.
“In a consensual way with the sports direction and the technical staff,” emphasizes the club in its statement on the withdrawal of the Captaincy Ter Stegen. There are internal codes in the world of football and the captains of a team are usually voted and chosen among the players themselves. But the Barcelona These codes have been skipped, he has not listened to the costumes and has made his decision without thinking about the possible consequences.
During the Asian tour, players like Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Ferran Torres or Dani Olmo They made clear that Attributed He had to remain the captain. There was no doubt. But neither has Barça let them vote. Araujo assumes this position, or not.
Words of the wardrobe culé on Ter Stegen
«For me Marc is the captain of the team. As has been last season. He is a world -class player and has been for many years. He has always given his best to the club. I support Marc and the team too, ”he said with forcefulness De Jong.
«I don't know if you are going to see votes or not. We have not talked about that. But Ter Stegen, only for the veterania and the years it takes, I think it will be captain, ”said Ferran Torres about the captaincy of Ter Stegen.
«Marc is a legend of the club and you have to respect it. For how it is. And it is so. When he returns from the injury, he will see and decide the Mr., ”said Gavi. «He is another teammate. It's fine in Barcelona, ”another culé player culminated as it is Dani Olmo. Although in this case the latter has only coincided with the German goalkeeper.
Barcelona statement
FC Barcelona informs that, following the disciplinary file open to player Marc-André Ter Stegen, and as long as this procedure is not definitively resolved, the club, in a consensual way with the sports direction and the technical staff, has decided to temporarily remove the captaincy of the first football team. During this period, the functions of First Captain will be assumed by the second Captain, the Ronald Araujo player.
