Frenkie de Jong, the compass of Barça's new project

The centre of the field always has been a key demarcation in the FC Barcelona, since it is the room of machines that allows to elaborate this football of possession that has erigido like philosophy of the Masia during the last decades. Nevertheless, key players like Xavi Hernández or Andrés Iniesta left does time and, since, works in the club to find footballers that occupy his vacancy.

Frenkie Of Jong converted , from the past summer, in one of the big hopes of the club to recover this game of position and control that enamoró to the world in past periods. They endorsed him his big performances in the Ajax and in the Dutch selection, being a player that woke up the interest of big clubs like Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester City but that chose to the Barça by philosophy futbolística and sportive stability.

During his first season like Barcelona, Of Jong has left details that are worthy to analyse.​ The first are his evident destellos of class, his clairvoyance to keep the control of the ball and his good tuning with the rest of his mates. The Dutch is an ideal player for the style of the FC Barcelona and possesses the technician and the sufficient skill as to have done a gap like indisputable in the medullary.

Of course, neither we can hide that there are things that the flamante '21' culé has to improve as, for example, his adaptation to the position of interior. In the Ajax was accustomed to be the initiator of game splitting of positions more retarded, always with a defensive pivote at the side. In the Barça has advanced his position and requires him more offensive presence, something for what Of Jong has showed excessively shy in occasions.

But the international 'orange' has time and quality of leftovers as to adapt to what asks him and triumph. In fact, to his 22 years (fulfils the 23 the next 12 May), sees him like the compass of the team of face to the future, this player that has to mark the tempi in the centre of the field. Of Jong is considered indispensable and, after a year of adaptation, requires him this step forward to take out to relucir all his talent of face to the next campaign.

Surrounded of players with his philosophy

The FC Barcelona has a staff designed paralucir the game of position, attacking and defending with the control of the ball. Of Jong will not be alone and will have at the side to footballers of his same philosophy like Sergio Busquets, Arthur Melo, Cales Aleñá or, as no, Leo Messi. All they speak a same language futbolístico and have to reflotar a Barça that aspires to recover the joy.