Koeman Praises De Jong's Ability Development
2021-01-31 20:01JAKARTA - The Dutch national team midfielder Frenkie de Jong became the inspiration for Barcelona's victory at the 20th jornada of the Spanish Liga, Sunday (24/1) evening WIB. In this match, De Jong was directly involved in all of Barcelona's goals. He scored one goal and provided an assist when the Blaugrana beat Elche 2-0 at the Martinez Valero Stadium, Elx.
The 23-year-old midfielder gave the Blaugrana the lead when the game entered the 39th minute with a right footed shot from inside the penalty box. It didn't stop there, De Jong was also the architect of Barcelona's ultimate goal. Riqui Puig was able to hit his gastric bait to the heart of the Elche defense in the 89th minute.
This is De Jong's third goal and fourth assist from 19 appearances on the La Liga stage this season. Overall, De Jong has packed four goals and three assists from 24 appearances in all competitions this season.
Since being recruited from Ajax Amsterdam last season, De Jong has slowly become a new mainstay in Barcelona's midfield. The Ajax Amsterdam football academy dropout has never even been absent in La Liga this season.
De Jong is also getting better at seeing gaps in the opposing team's back line and scoring goals. In fact, De Jong is known to have started his career as a defensive midfielder.
At Barcelona, De Jong can now be positioned as a central midfielder. De Jong's development has received direct praise from Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman. With this new ability, De Jong is considered to have improved the quality of Barcelona's performance, especially in the attack sector.
This ability, said Koeman, is what Barcelona need, especially when the players in attack get stuck.
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