Ronald Koeman knew perfectly days before oficializarse the signing that Memphis Depay would not refuse the offer of the FC Barcelona as it did it Georginio Wijnaldum. The current technician of the Barcelona club has been in permanent contact with Memphis Depay during the last 10 months after frustrating in October his pertinent arrival of the Olympique Lyon.

The big near relation that have both, player and technician, fraguó in almost two years with the hero of Wembley like seleccionador of Holland. The full confidence of Koeman in Memphis translated in incredible figures playing of '9' with the orange T-shirt, by what always meant an indisputable headline for the strategist culé.

In the 20 commitments of the 'was Koeman', Depay contested 18, all like titling. Only it lost one because of a muscular problem, by what was reserved for another. Regarding his game, his incidence was very high with a balance of 11 goals and 12 assistances, thanks to his big murderous instinct and vision of game displacing by the axis of the attack.

Memphis Found door in a pair of occasions, and serve other two so many in four duels in front of Germany. Likewise, also it attained to mark in front of France and Portugal and gave a goal in front of Belgium, all they world-wide powers, what of course prints a special value to his performances during the 'was Koeman'.

Depay, leading with Koeman

11 goals and 12 assistances in 18 parties contested of the 20 that was Koeman in the bench of the Dutch selection. An incredible record for the flamante new player of the Barça, that reencontrará with the technician that trusted the one of big way and that asked him to reinforce the front of attack culé. Now it will have to answer him again to this confidence, what surely will do.

The 18 parties of Depay with Koeman:

  • Friendly: PB-Germany (0-1)
  • Friendly: PB-Portugal (3-0) 1 goal
  • Friendly: Slovakia-PB (1-1) 1 assistance
  • Friendly: Italy-PB (1-1)
  • Friendly: PB-Peru (2-1) 2 goals
  • Nations League: France-PB (2-1)
  • Nations League: PB-Germany (3-0) 1 goal
  • Friendly: Belgium-PB (1-1) 1 assistance
  • Nations League: PB-France (2-0) 1 goal
  • Nations League: Germany-PB (2-2)
  • Clasif. Euroc.: PB-Byelorussia (4-0) 2 goals, 2 assistance
  • Clasif. Eurocopa: PB-Germany (2-3) 1 goal, 1 assistance
  • Nations League (semi) PB-England (3-1) 2 assistance
  • Nations League (Final) Portugal-PB (1-0)
  • Clasif. Eurocopa: Germany-PB (2-4) 2 assistance
  • Clasif. Eurocopa: Estonia-PB (0-4) 1 goal, 2 assistance
  • Clasif. Eurocopa: PB-Ireland North (3-1) 2 goals
  • Clasif. Eurocopa: PB-Estonia (5-0) 1 assistance
  • BALANCE: 18 part., 18 headline, 11 goals, 12 assistance