21 - Frenkie de Jong

[Barcaman]

There are literally 5 players in Dinamo Zagreb who would be more useful to us.

 

[MontenegrinCuler]

There are literally 5 players in Dinamo Zagreb who would be more useful to us.

Just read news that Barca is monitoring Baturina, his price €20-25M

 

[Maradona37]

For a guy with loads of talent and a lot of press-resistance he hasn't half fucked his career. It's a shame.

 

[Givenchy]

For a guy with loads of talent and a lot of press-resistance he hasn't half fucked his career. It's a shame.

tbf he had 2 options originally: Barca or PSG. A Barca in decline or a waste of space team like PSG. Flick is also the first top manager he's played under unless you consider Ernie top. His next career decision: stay at Barca on big money or join Tent peg and his dutch circus.

 

[Maradona37]

tbf he had 2 options originally: Barca or PSG. A Barca in decline or a waste of space team like PSG. Flick is also the first top manager he's played under unless you consider Ernie top. His next career decision: stay at Barca on big money or join Tent peg and his dutch circus.

Yeah true. You'd think he'd have fit in at Barca like a glove though. Fair point that he hasn't had many great head coaches to learn from.

I don't really know where he goes from here. I am expecting he will go to United when his contract runs out, as they seem to be the popular destination for players in decline (though INEOS might change that) and they have always had an affinity for Dutch players (even before Tent Man, they had guys like RVN, RVP, Stam and so on). It does seem like the natural place for him to go.

One thing is for sure - he should really be doing a lot better than he is. With his level of talent he could be one of the best in Europe. I don't follow Barca anywhere near as much as the actual fans of the club on here, so I have no real idea why his career has stagnated as much as it has. Assume injuries, not being professional, greed for money etc.

 

[ZenI]

Yeah true. You'd think he'd have fit in at Barca like a glove though. Fair point that he hasn't had many great head coaches to learn from.

I don't really know where he goes from here. I am expecting he will go to United when his contract runs out, as they seem to be the popular destination for players in decline (though INEOS might change that) and they have always had an affinity for Dutch players (even before Tent Man, they had guys like RVN, RVP, Stam and so on). It does seem like the natural place for him to go.

One thing is for sure - he should really be doing a lot better than he is. With his level of talent he could be one of the best in Europe. I don't follow Barca anywhere near as much as the actual fans of the club on here, so I have no real idea why his career has stagnated as much as it has. Assume injuries, not being professional, greed for money etc.

Tbh, it’s because he really isn’t that talented as many think he is. In defense he’s meh and in offense he sometimes carries the ball alright but than makes a 2m sideway pass - dude should make throughballs like a mf, serve them assists up on a silver plater… yet he doesn’t really do shit tbh. Either a short sideway pass or runs 10m forward and makes a short sideway pass. Dude, wtf - 25M for that bullshit?
Look at his stats, he scores like 2-3 goals in all competitions and has like 2-3 assists in all competitions every season. His so called defending is Segunda level. He’s a fraud, that’s it - we better give him an ultimatum in the summer, tired of his bs.