Michele Santoni: "In Barça, De Ligt would not have improved, he did well choosing Juventus"

After several months of rumours, Matthijs of Ligt will live calm the market of signings of the summer of 2020, but in 2019 was leading. The explosion of the young in Johan Cruyff Sand planted him in the sight of the most powerful groups of Europe, and after a period of reflection, touched him choose. To the final arrived the FC Barcelona and the Juventus and the 'vecchia signora' attained to impose in the career by his contracting.

On the central has pronounced Michele Santoni, second trainer of Ado Give Haag and ex of the Ajax, where exerted of analyst of video. The preparador of Riva of the Garda has supported the version of the footballer, that in several occasions has cleared that it decanted by Turín no by the wage of star that put him on the table, but by the will to confront to a style of distinct football and grow more in the futbolístico.

The Italian has applauded his reaction after a start complicated and marked by the problems of adaptation. "Now it is headline but has been an odd beginning. It did not play badly, but the public opinion finish conditioned by some hands. Especially, in Holland", has signalled on the penaltis that him lastraron, before adding: "Often we forget us that only it has 20 years. It could not expect that it was decisive since it arrived but has dominated everything in six months... 'Chapeau'. It is removing the place to players like Bonucci or Chiellini".

The technician has adentrado in the debate on his election, and thinks that the one of Leiderdorp did not make a mistake betting by the 'bianconeri' instead of by the Barcelona, nearer to the team of Amsterdam and to the Dutch selection: "In Holland follows seeing the Barça as if it was the Valhalla but the Juventus is better for his development. In the Barcelona had had to defend to the man again and would not have improved".

"Of Ligt would have done better to the Barça, but he would not have advanced. Now, this learning another way to defend totally new and has turned into a total defence", has underlined, without adentrarse in the speculations that aim to his future. Since the defender has only 20 years, are many those that think that still could undertake a new adventure in the own Barça or in another big of the old continent.

Santoni Sees to Of Ligt like a fixed for the Champions

Santoni Has gone a step further and has dared to advise to Maurizio Sarri for the Champions League, in which it would keep to Of Ligt like indisputable: "it would have to put to Of Ligt and that the other litigate for playing with him. If Sarri removes him, Italy would go to by him. In the Italian means, now only read praises. From the return, Of Ligt has gone back very strong. Already we knew that it was well, only it needed something of training".