De Jong - Messi: the connection that the FC Barcelona needs

With the arrival to the bench of Ronald Koeman, FC Barcelona has seen a lot of changes in his structure in the field. It is a team that is missing him a lot for improving, but that already is encarrilado in a good way. There are some appearances in which the Dutch technician needs to work with greater urgency, as in the defensive saga, and others that need to improve to achieve better results. It is the case of the connection between Frenkie of Jong and Lionel Messi, two players that, although they play practically all the parties, have not associated with the terrain of the game.

The Dutch midfield player and the Argentinian are the most usual players of the Barça of Koeman. Of Jong has been the headline in ten clashes, whereas Messi only has remained in the bench in the party in front of the Betis (and went in in the second time). However, the little combination between both is surprising. To date, in any party 'The Flea' has had to the Dutch like the player to the that more pass gives, neither vice versa.

In general, Messi has supported more in Sergio Busquets, who will not be available for the party in front of the Athletic of Madrid, to the one who has more near when it splits like right extreme (as in front of the Real Madrid or Seville). In addition to Miralem Pjanic (Dynamo of Kyiv and Ferencváros), Philippe Coutinho (Real Madrid), and even Jordi Alba (Juventus).

To De Jong costs him connect with the forwards

The quality of Frenkie of Jong is undoubted and, in a season and average, has turned into the compass of the Barcelona, first with Ernesto Valverde and Quique Setién, but also under the orders of Ronald Koeman. However, it is not a player that stands out by the connection that can attain with the forwards, as yes it does it with the defender's blaugranas. The ex of the Ajax is used to bend more to connect with Jordi Alba (Villarreal, Seville, and Dynamo) or Gerard Hammered (Alavés and Getafe). Only in front of the Getafe consguió connect -mayormente- with a player of the attack, Ousmane Dembélé.

But the relation 'Of Jong-Messi' has not concretized in any moment. In fact, at the beginning of the campaign have had a split in which not even they have given more than three passes (as in front of the Getafe or Betis). However, in theory, any midfield player has achieved to connect really with Messi of face to the goal, given to that it only has marked a goal 'of played', to pass of Sergi Roberto, from the right band.