GULLIT, VERY TOUGH AGAINST DEPAY
A Dutch legend charges against Memphis for his attitude at Barça
Published:7/01/2023 - 17:50h
Updated:7/01/2023 - 17:50h
Memphis Depay still hasn't resolved his future with FC Barcelona and the last to criticize his poor performance was Ruud Gullit. The Dutch legend, European champion with the 'Orange' in 1988, believes that the striker must "reinvent himself"
The suffered victory of the FC Barcelona in front of the Intercity by Glass of Rey (3-4) represented a new stray opportunity for Memphis Depay. The forward played 75 minutes in which it contributed really little in Alicante and, in full wintry market, his future is still in the 'air' and harvesting multiple critical. The last in loading against the one of Moordrecht was his compatriot Ruud Gullit, legend of the Dutch selection and the AC Milan.
For the ex player tulip, the main problem of Memphis in the Barça has been his inability to "reinvent " and look for accommodate elsewhere of the attack, mainly after the arrival of Robert Lewandowski in summer. "To play in this Barça has to reinvent in another offensive position because, of the contrary, will have it very complicated with Lewandowski forward", explained Gullit.
With his apparition the Wednesday, Depay great 206 minutes of action in the 2022/23 with the ones of Xavi Hernández. A goal in League has been his only contribution in a season in which it was a pair of months went by an injury in the biceps femoral of the left thigh that almost leaves him out of the World-wide. In Qatar converted a goal in five parties, showing an irregular level in the pair of orange attack beside Cody Gakpo.
In this sense, Ruud was very hard against his compatriot. "It is Memphis a player of world-wide size? It can be it. In the Lyon showed that yes that it can be it, but also is necessary to remember that in the United fracasó and that now is him sucediendo this in the Barça. I think that he same thinks that it is a player of world-wide size, but this also is necessary to show it in the field", sentenced the ex player of the Milan.
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On the other hand, Gullit also criticised the fault of minutes for his compatriot, the one who was acting in the previous day of League in front of the Espanyol (1-1). "Have to Lewandowski sanctioned and put to Ferran Torres or to other players in the position of forward and to Memphis no. I can not it understand", commented Ruud. From January of 2022, to Depay have reduced him the minutes product of the reinforcements fichados by the Barça and his attitude displicente in front of the possibility to look for an exit via traspaso.
