CatalinR10
Senior Member
we looked much much better with him rather than busquets.
Better than busquets yes
Good for Barcelona nooooo
He is better than any mid Barca had since Iniesta left the club.
Yeah for you, since you are from Bosnia, he is. He was useless today, that cross on the stands was cherry on the cake. He can't shoot the ball and he looks scared. Moreover, agains Juve he made gazillion mistakes!
Him, Frenkie and Pedri/Puig midfield 3 should be tried out.
What has De Jong brought to Barca till now???
Be better than Busquets.
His 18/19 level is getting way more credit than it ever deserves. He was quite good that year , but not to the level people hyped him up to be. Dude wasn't even the best player on the team.
His 18/19 level is getting way more credit than it ever deserves. He was quite good that year , but not to the level people hyped him up to be. Dude wasn't even the best player on the team.
What has De Jong brought to Barca till now???
Verticality, something that is very hard for a barca mid to fully comprehend or be able to offer. This is very valuable, his persistence to play forward balls and not be scared to lose the possession. There will be no Xavi and Iniesta for a very long time so "keeping the ball at all costs until the perfect pass is available" gameplan will not be making a comeback anytime soon. So yes, we desperately needed a player like him.