Barcelona without Frenkie is terrible and sad to watch. Easily one of the best midfielders in the world. He's so versatile in defense and offense and he can play both in a single game. There's a reason he was winning multiple and back to back man of the match awards early on in the season. Can't wait for him to come back. Great video, just subbed. 👏
Agreed people that only care about stats won’t appreciate the value Frenkie de Jong brings to a team and without him you see just how much Barcelona have struggled and I’m sure we’ll see a change in form for the team once he’s back to full fitness.
@@FootballMan-eb6qx KDB?? I swear that guy is overrated..He can't control games, he can't run games All he does is gives out great passes then that's it..He's a pass Merchant De Jong better ability wise ..His only edge is the trophies he's won at City
@@Triple_X_Xa pass merchant 😂 That’s his job he is a cam his job is to find the pass that ends the game or score it himself and he is the best at it he is the best midfielder numbers wise because he is a cam if u want to compare de jong to someone compare him to Rodri
Thank you man. I try to tell fun stories about players that I think deserve to have their stories told and hopefully I can help some people learn a few things a long the way... hell I know I'm learning a ton every time I research a video.
@@bobblylou yeah man your scripting is on point and the stories always hook me. My only advice for you is if you could spend the extra time during your editing to make sure what you display on video is related to what you're saying at the moment, cause sometimes there's some match footage that seems a bit aimless to what you're talking about. Not that it's bad but I hope that could be advice to help you grow man!
@@bobblyloujust watched the video And u speak complete fax Pundits criticise him so much, while he's been barca best signing in the last 5 years Without him were trash
Frenkie shined his whole barca career tho even when the team was struggling he gave a 9/10 performance like every game.. and now that he is injured we have seen how impactful he is in the team
I think Frenkie is criminally underrated, he never loses the ball, his progressive passing and dribbling is phenomenal, he can shoot from range, arrive late in the box or dictate the pace of a game.
He’s the maestro of our midfield and Without him our midfield is clueless and lost and whin you know that Barca’s strength is in their midfield you realise he’s the most important player in the club. Period
Idk I’ve always seen him as our best midfielder since he came,his miles ahead of Pedri and gavi he just doesn’t get the love cuz his not Spanish the only player who got love over Spanish talents at barca was Messi
Kudos to you mate! I've always been a massive FdJ stand and have constantly defended him since his arrival. Barca is heavily dependent on him for his MF versatility and vertically with and without the ball. We could survive and eke out Ws missing one of FdJ or Pedri.... not both! Once he returns, I'm hoping Xavi uses Gavi next to him to form the hybrid double pivot with Gundo given more freedom to probe and attack the box instead of being deeper trying to organize, recycle possession, and set tempo.... with Pedri in a free role starting from wide right.
We missed him a lot, he came back luckily at the right time now that Gavi picked up a bad injury. Its a shame we wont get to see Xavi's first choice midfield play this season once again but having Frenkie back is for sure a huge boost for Barca
if frenkie has a top class cdm like busquets at his peak to cover him when he goes forward, frenkie is the best midfiekdr in the world in today's game.
This de Jong is an absolute gem. By far the best we have in the Netherlands, what a beast. Not arrogant, great personality and very loyal. Hope he stays at Barca forever. Go Frenkie!!
These were exactly my thoughts. I live in Barca and when I saw Frenkie getting injured 1 week before 2nd leg against Napoli I went crazy, didn't even want to go to the match anymore. However, thanks to Xavi and the team, we won 3 - 1, without Frenkie, surprisingly! However it's funny when you realise that Xavi changed the tactics so that the ball doesn't stay that much in the midfield because he knew we were lacking talent there. We absolutely need the guy back for the next UCL matches
lowkey, idk what the point of this video is. frenkie has been comfortably our best player since last season kicked off. i havent heard any criticism of him since midway through 21/22 tbh, he's pretty unanimously viewed as one of the best midfielders in the world who any team would die for.
De Jong is the player we need to play our game🥅⚽️. We can stand a chance to the final🎉🏆 when he's playing. Make a video about raphina that would be great
He’s one of the best MF we have he’s been holding down the fort for us yes we’re going through a crisis but he’s always someone i trust in no matter what. i love watching him play and i would absolutely hate to let him go hope he stay’s but if he ever has to go because of barca i’ll always love him no matter where he goes!
its so true... He is POTM with most highest rating in every match they have won since this video, and now he is injured whichdefinitly means barca is not going to make through second leg against nepoli as he will not be playing. Without Franki right now barca is like no midfield at all.
Such an amazing player, someone who doesn‘t make much noise but if you see him play you know how great he is! Once again amazing Video, thanks for reading my comment in the last Video Robby🫶
Sure, might be some copium, but it’s not at all delusional. Half of his goals this season are tap ins. Still scored a worldie, but that goal didn’t win them the game, a rebound tap in did.
I think that it's amazing that he still plays at Barcelona. Even though Barca might be a in a bad place right now, he knows where he wants to play. Like a true Dutch footballer, he wants to play at Barcelona. Every kid's dream is to play there! More footballers should be like this, not follow the money and transfer to Chelsea, man city or psg and be loaned out for the rest of their lives! Take time to develop yourself at a smaller club (Willem II for Frenkie), play a lot of games! Then don't take the big leap, because despite the money you'll be making you won't be getting match experience! Instead, go to a club known for great talent development like Ajax or psv or Feyenoord, and then once you're ready, you can join the big leagues.
Its simple, Frenkie has always been a barca fan, watched almost every game of the Guardiola era as a kid. He even visited the city and the stadium multiple times as a kid. Before he came to barca, both man city and psg offered him a lot more money. But he chose his boyhood club and refuses to leave and has said multiple times he want to play all his career in barca. This guy has always been a culer, believe me. His fathers favourite player and club? Johan Cruyff and barca. You even see similarities in their play. It is and has always been Barca for Frenkie
Not amazing at all. He surely used to like Barcelona a lot, he also is playing at Barcelona because of his ludicrous contract. There are not many clubs that can pay him.
The players I want to see win the ucl with barça are felix gavi and frenkie their passion for the club is something you will never seein todays generation
@@sebastiandiaz964 bro Felix literally earned more in a week at Chelsea than at a year in Barca and tp think he too took that much amount of pay cut to join us is insane
Good point, he was already 17 and playing at the highest level for his club Willem II. He was regarded one of the greatest talents in the Netherlands tho, played for all the national youthteams. Around his 18th he went to Ajax and played basically 2 years in the second team (where he showed crazy stuff btw, the whole Netherlands and media was asking for him to play the whole time). But what you say is true. Its his own skills and understandig what made him special.
Adding to that, the Willem II club manager put Frenkie on the bench most of the time, because he wanted a player with more physical strength. He didn’t believe a technical player would do well in a lower tier league. Ajax bought Frenkie for almost nothing (although if he was sold they would get a large percentage).
@@Klont123 that was actually due to Frenkie was just 17-years old and Willem II play in the Eredivisie, the highest level in the Netherlands. They often fight relegation, so a 17 year old dribbling lightweight like young Frenkie didnt really fit their play. The coach let him play from rightwing because he was too much of a lightweigt for cdm position at a relegation team. But Ajax didnt pay nothing, they loaned 4 first team players to Willem II which they could use very well at that time. And Willem II has a clause which would give them a percentage of the transferfee if Ajax sold him again. This earned them 12 million when Frenkie left to Barca. So 12 million and 4 loanplayers, it was a good deal for Willem II.
@@Klont123 I actually know this guy from my town very well who played in the second team of Willem II and was captain. He was the captain of Frenkie de Jong. Within 4 years from that season, Frenkie played with Messi at barca and the guy I know plays at amateur level. Crazy how football goes.
this is very much what needed saying about F d Jong, great commentary. i think Xavi has ignored the first rule Cruyff laid down - you base your team not on any system you grew up with, or any system you think is superior, you base your team on the most daring and creative player you have. in this, Xavi's tenure must be regarded as a failure, despite the injury problems Frenkie has had, he has never been set loose to play to his full creativity in his natural position.
Some facts about Frenkie de Jong and his performance to put the praise back into reality! Frenkie de Jong has never won a prize of any international significance! His efficiency in goals and assists is extremely low for a player with such a price tag and does not come close to a player like Kevin de Bruyne! Frenkie mainly shows his talent in midfield and has virtually no urge to move forward! His game mainly revolves around ball possession and a touch wide. When he turns away from players, this mainly concerns attackers who are not defenders. He rarely appears in the 16 meters and mounts very few sharp attacks! Frenkie is the most overrated player we know and the sentiment has become so great that when he gives a nice pass everyone reacts extremely to it! Frenkie can never be compared to players like Kevin de Bruyne and let alone the way those idiots in the Netherlands have compared it to a globally recognized phenomenon like Johan Cruyff!!
I will be honest, we just need to maintain what we have and trust the process! Xavi needs to stay FDJ needs to stay! After KDB, FDJ is the best midfielder in the world
It's so common that pundits or analysts don't really talk about Barcelona unless it's a negative news like the negreira case. I don't know why but we might be the most hated club in the world
Xavi is a great manager but it seems like Barcelona needs to strike the ball more instead of playing tap in crosses. Barcelona needs to improve on pressuring the ball and striking the ball
If frenkie wouldnt play with the best barca player of all time and the 2nd best argentina player of all time lionel messi he woulve never had rhe same career
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I remember under Bosz sitting in the Ajax stadium, we smoked some weed before. I was watching the game and then it clicked in my head: you can't pressure this guy, he'll dribble forward anyway.
I don’t envy Frenkie’s position where everything negative that’s been said about him is literally the fault of the Barcelona board, meanwhile he’s been arguably their most consistent player for the last several seasons
It’s crazy how under appreciated he is in Barcelona. Players generally who end up playing in Spain go under the radar. No focus or real spotlight given when they perform really well. Just another player in Barcelona. If he was playing at an Arsenal, Liverpool, city or any top English club he probably would be a legend by now. People mistake that for Barcelona being a huge club and therefore players don’t get the recognition they deserve. Untrue, it’s just the nature of Spanish people and the Spanish media.
Frenkie is going to end up like Thiago, Moussa Dembele and Busquets. He genuinely is one of the best midfielders in the world, but people are underrating him. When he arrived at Barca, they made him play boring football out of his natural position. Now that Busquets is gone, I hope he gets back to the nr 6 position, and I hope Xavi allows him his runs. Then the world will be reminded once again, that he truly is the best.
His injury is blessing in disguise. Only a few defending him to stay at Barca on the forum while he was approached by United. You lost Pedri, you lost creativity. You lost De Jong, you lost the match (at least your sanity watching horrific show in Barca last 10 matches).
as a ajax fan, knowing everything about frenk before barca fans, imagine the pain barca wanted him to leave. And now youre all happy and know he is topnotch
I am impressed with the way Frenkie De Jong has transformed his career at Barcelona in the last 12 months. He had a couple of very good seasons at the club, but due to their financial problems in the summer of 2022, they were desperate in trying to get rid of him with all of the issues surrounding his contract and he ended up staying thank god he avoided Manchester United as in recent months he has been playing the best football of his career at Barcelona and now Xavi sees him as indispensable to the team and they could possibly renew his contract. I've said it many times, Frenkie De Jong is one of the best midfielders in the world and he's genuinely irreplaceable and we've seen Barcelona's dip in form in recent weeks and they have missed his presence in the midfield. He's an underrated player, but what he does in the midfield is extraordinary as he collects the ball from deep plays those brilliant short and long passes, has excellent dribbling controls the pace and tempo of the game, and he's not a natural defensive midfielder, he excels as a box to box midfielder with the way he wins possession incredible work rate and does the dirty work. He is the perfect modern day midfielder and following a run of inconsistent performances, it's a boost that he'll be back for Barcelona after the international break. Injuries have been the biggest problem in the Barcelona team this season yet I don't hear anybody talking about how badly Barcelona missed Frenkie De Jong and I wouldn't be surprised if we seen an upturn in form within this team. The season is very long anything can happen and we'll see a better version of this team, but seeing the struggles Barcelona had when Frenkie De Jong was out of the team with an injury, it's just a great example on why it's important for people/fans to watch the games a little more and pay closer attention to details instead of looking at just the stats sheet since football isn't just about goals and assists, you have to also appreciate players who elevate the team, do the dirty work and impact the game in so many ways. Just imagine if Barcelona sold him and he is their X factor and the player who silently makes the team tick.
All that needs to happen is for us to get very far in the champions league this season I am not blind enough so I don’t see them winning but I pray they reach at least the quarters and then maybe they’ll have some confidence buildup
I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I really do believe this team can compete with anyone, so as long as they get a good draw for the round of 16, I think they will build up enough confidence to go far.
