THE BRAIN CULÉ
De Jong, the head of the Barça midfielder
Published:15/12/2019 - 17:35h
Updated:15/12/2019 - 17:35h
Frenkie de Jong is amply demonstrating why FC Barcelona prioritized his arrival for the current course. The Dutchman never hides and has become the team's compass
Frenkie Of Jong arrived to the FC Barcelona the past summer like this midfield player that had to contribute creativity, criterion and deployment to the medullary Barcelona. Four months after his official debut, no only has achieved to show that it possesses all these attributes, but it also has attained to turn into the indisputable leader of the Barça in the room of machines.
The ex 'ajacied' has played it practically everything, something that one only wins with Ernesto Valverde if has the talent and the sufficient quality. And, but, that say it to him to Arthur Melo to the that the irregularity is condemning him to be a mere secondary when his attributes would have to allow him be a key footballer. A role that yes has Of Jong and that deserves of leftovers.
We are speaking of a footballer that no only is endowed of a very high talent, but besides it manages well in every aspect in which a midfield player of world-wide size has to do it. In addition to being a big organiser of game, Of Jong enjoys of the sufficient vigour as to be a big recuperador of balloons and an excellent llegador from second line.
Even in a so hard party like which the Barça played this Saturday against the Real Sociedad, Of Jong went back to be the best of the team in the wide zone. As it Opts, it went the Barcelona footballer that more good passes gave (52) and the player to the that more times looked for his mates (46). Besides, only it failed three passes and recovered until five balloons.
Of Jong, indisputable in the Barça
In the two first seasons of Ernesto Valverde in the FC Barcelona, Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic were indisputable in the centre of the field of the FC Barcelona. However, in the present campaign, Frenkie of Jong is the only footballer culé that has been indisputable headline in practically all the parties and whose bet remains are the one who are his companions.
To day of today, Sergio Busquets is another of the footballers that keeps on being fixed at the side of the Dutch, whereas Ivan Rakitic has recovered the place in the last meetings. Arturo Vidal keeps on being used like revulsivo, whereas the situation of Arthur is an incógnita. Carles Aleñá is having more minutes lately, but seems that it goes to go out yielded.