I cant believe some members here doubting De Jong. This man was literally the only midfield player last season, without him we would have been weaker. I have seen him in Ajax and Netherlands, he is a top3 midfield player when you dont put trash next to him ( Busquets, Rakitic, Vidal).
So that mean he is only good when you stack him with a great players???
I cant believe some members here doubting De Jong. This man was literally the only midfield player last season,
He wasn't, especially under Setien. Or at least he was the best of the worse line we had.
I like the guy, but he was underwhelming a lot, he was one of our worst players in the league in the months before hiatus. There are excuses for that as he was put as CM which makes his job difficult since this requires him to do covering for attack.
But to claim he was good during that time is not true.
This is why he needs to step up. We are making changes this year and he should be playing his role.
Playing same level of last year is not acceptable, at all.
So that mean he is only good when you stack him with a great players???
No, it means when you are sticked with trash players next to you, its difficult to show your FULL masterclass.
As an Ajax fan next to being a Barca fan I have seen De Jong play so well in so many setups, positions. He entered a dysfunctional Barca team at a young age in his first season and was still one of our better players.
I can't believe some think he is part of the problem. He is part of the solution.
Just a point that no one bar magical Messi (and even him not always) can shine when system is flawed. At the same time Sule looks like good CB in Bayern.