Frenkie de Jong controlling the ball

HE WAS A STARTER IN THE MEDULAR

Xavi's message? Frenkie de Jong regained his place in midfield

Published:31/07/2022 - 03:36h

Updated:31/07/2022 - 03:36h

Accustomed to occupying a place in the central defense, Frenkie de Jong returned to his natural position against NY Red Bull. The Dutchman accompanied Busquets and Gavi in ​​the middle of the pitch, in what was his 'debut' in midfield during the preseason

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While the news around his future do not finish to yield, Frenkie of Jong follows concentrated in 'win' a gap in the alignment of Xavi Hernández. The trainer of Terrassa accustomed to use to the Dutch in the centre of the saga during the first parties of the FC Barcelona in the pre-season. However, in the final meeting of turns it American in front of the New York Network Bull, the footballer 'returned' to his natural position in the half of the field.

The midfield player accompanied in the medullary to Sergio Busquets and Gavi, doing charge to deliver the game and penetrate the area from the internal lane right. The ex player of the Ajax showed active along his presence inside the terrain of game, asking constantly the balloon and adding to the attack every time that the blaugranas approached to the rival area. In spite of seeing imprecise in diverse actions, the '21' was 'intentón' and did not hide in any moment, in research to show him to Xavi that it has to have a place in his square.

Chord to the role that occupied in some stretches of the past course, Frenkie did not doubt in incorporating to the offensive culé when the played asked it, dragging marks inside the area (as in the goal of Dembélé) and opening him spaces to his mates in the last zone of the terrain of game. Of this way, Of Jong shows that it is the total footballer, being able to resolve with solvency the defensive tasks like central defender and adding danger to the attack.

Now, it will remain in hands of the trainer of the blaugranas decide cual will be the paper of Frenkie in his team. With a half of the field 'full' of talent, the Dutch will have a hard competition to do with the titularity, although his capacities do him clear candidate to go out from the start. Besides, if Xavi finishes implementing the 3-4-3 that has rumorado in the last days, his polivalencia would open him a gap in the alignment so much in the defence as in the centre of the field.

It will remain in the Barça?

However, the destination of the mediocampista keeps on being uncertain. The Manchester United follows insisting in his contracting, but the player denies to put course to Old Trafford since it pretends to follow under the orders of Hernández. In the meantime, Laporta ensured that "we go to do all the possible so that it remain and expect that the player also do all the possible to remain . All have to do an effort", leaving clear that the player has to accept the discount salarial to be able to fit in the accounts of the club. It will remain for seeing that sucede with Frenkie in the next days.

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