21 - Frenkie de Jong
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JamDav1982
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Best player last season and has been this.
Anyone with any sense could see keeping best player gave best chance to win league last season and again this.
If win these titles with him at this level then can thank Frenkie for best piece of transfer business of last two seasons.. him staying.
Used to be claimed 'Xavi can never play a double pivot'... 'folk that claim this dont have a clue and its a dated system'.
Same folk now purr for Gavi in double pivot and claim Xavi worked it all out... while putting up their favourite line ups... with a double pivot.
Usual.
Xavi deserves credit for seeing what many others were already saying and building midfield that helped FDJ become centre point of team and benefits others also.
Anyone with any sense could see keeping best player gave best chance to win league last season and again this.
If win these titles with him at this level then can thank Frenkie for best piece of transfer business of last two seasons.. him staying.
Used to be claimed 'Xavi can never play a double pivot'... 'folk that claim this dont have a clue and its a dated system'.
Same folk now purr for Gavi in double pivot and claim Xavi worked it all out... while putting up their favourite line ups... with a double pivot.
Usual.
Xavi deserves credit for seeing what many others were already saying and building midfield that helped FDJ become centre point of team and benefits others also.
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iniestaGOAT
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Messigician
Senior Member
You are fake news
iniestaGOAT
Senior Member
Who this? And why you quoting the god with a post that came straight out the gutter?
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Interesting ways folk are coping.
Temptation
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He's pretty quick on the ball. Easily accelerates away from players in a smooth manner. Deceptively swift.
BerkeleyBernie
Senior Member
Rodri, no contest.
BerkeleyBernie
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CM, DM, just labels. Rodri and FdJ both play the deepest midfield role. Rodri takes more shots and scores more goals. He is as much a part of the attack as FdJ; I'd argue even more so.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Atm nobody from Bayern's or Real's midfield comes close to Frenkie's class
JamDav1982
Senior Member
When start seeing the best midfielders in the world being discussed it is more and more Frenkie and Rodri being held up as the top two.. wthether that be fans online or pundits etc.
Folk bring up say 'player A is one of best midfielders in world' then next one laughs at putting them in same bracket as FDJ and Rodri for example.
For his role FDJ is the best in the world the past season and a bit.... there are many other good players though in that roaming position.. Kimmich, Enzo, Rice etc and even Rodri been playing there this season at times.
These are the midfielders the top coaches are breaking bank for and building midfields around for a reason.
Current trends in football are much more structured three in defence and in midfield with a set CF.
Less freedom there in past with players leaving positions to create over loads/over laps out wide and much more about structured teams and one from defence giving freedom from midfield... one defender getting freedom to go into midfield lines.. one DM/CM getting freedom to move for ball and and AM with some freedom also.
Structured 331 and then three players within that centrally given freedom to move and join different line and these p;ayers have to have the intelligence to know when to move abd ability to move from CB/DM to AM.
Thats what Frenkie brings in that position and what teams are seeking from Rice, Enzo.. why Pep has signed Kovacic and Nunes while also letting Rodri off leash more than ever.
Folk who think Xavi desires a structured 433 and changed to benefit Frenkie dont have a clue.
The reality is Xavi has changed along with the way many top coaches have and had in his team one of best in world for that midfield role.
Barca for me have the best group of midfielders of any team.. City included.
Folk bring up say 'player A is one of best midfielders in world' then next one laughs at putting them in same bracket as FDJ and Rodri for example.
For his role FDJ is the best in the world the past season and a bit.... there are many other good players though in that roaming position.. Kimmich, Enzo, Rice etc and even Rodri been playing there this season at times.
These are the midfielders the top coaches are breaking bank for and building midfields around for a reason.
Current trends in football are much more structured three in defence and in midfield with a set CF.
Less freedom there in past with players leaving positions to create over loads/over laps out wide and much more about structured teams and one from defence giving freedom from midfield... one defender getting freedom to go into midfield lines.. one DM/CM getting freedom to move for ball and and AM with some freedom also.
Structured 331 and then three players within that centrally given freedom to move and join different line and these p;ayers have to have the intelligence to know when to move abd ability to move from CB/DM to AM.
Thats what Frenkie brings in that position and what teams are seeking from Rice, Enzo.. why Pep has signed Kovacic and Nunes while also letting Rodri off leash more than ever.
Folk who think Xavi desires a structured 433 and changed to benefit Frenkie dont have a clue.
The reality is Xavi has changed along with the way many top coaches have and had in his team one of best in world for that midfield role.
Barca for me have the best group of midfielders of any team.. City included.
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