Frenkie de Jong has achieved “something exceptional” in his debut campaign at Barcelona, says Ronald de Boer, with Matthijs de Ligt’s struggles at Juventus held up in comparison.
Former Ajax and Barcelona star De Boer told BarcaBlog when offering his assessment of two highly-rated countrymen: “I think De Jong has adapted well to Barca, look De Ligt at Juventus…
“Playing so much for a young player in his first year is something exceptional.
“People say that he has not reached the level he reached at Ajax and the Netherlands, but there are not many who can play in a team as strong as Barcelona and I think he has worked well.”
De Boer added on a 23-year-old midfielder that he sees filling the boots of a World Cup-winning Barcelona icon: “I hope he returns to his usual position because he is a distributor of the game.
“He is in charge of passing the ball, you cannot ask him to score 20 goals. He is a player like Sergio Busquets and when the time comes he will be a great substitute for him.”
While De Jong has maintained his development, De Ligt is considered to have stumbled somewhat.
De Boer admits as much, with the Bianconeri defender still searching for a spark in Serie A.
“He has had more problems at Juventus,” added De Boer.
“I had hoped that De Ligt would adapt much more easily and start immediately. Instead the opposite happened. That's why I think De Jong has done well in his first season at Barcelona.”
De Jong has taken in 37 appearances for Barcelona across all competitions in 2019-20, recording two goals, while De Ligt has seen 27 outings for Juventus.
Luabdprsyz
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De jong talks more than he plays😂😂😂😂 if not he wouldn't have scored only 2 goals in 37 appearance... in his presentation day he said his main aim is to win Real Madrid in every classico😂😂😂 but to my greatest knowledge our Valverde over shadowed the underrated De Drunk[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh] to me De ligt is better because he is not mouthy like underrated De drunk😂😂😂😂
Mosanya
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Anyone who says that Frenkie de Jong is not a good player has absolutely zero understanding of football whatshowever, even though he is not played in his position he has given his best and has played better than De Ligt at the moment, he is our future and I hope he continues to play good football, good luck Frenkie De Jong.
Looacekln
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De Jong got several assist from De messix but de cr7 himself needs help and as such he could not assist de ligt! De Messix effects!
Gunners4ever❤
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De Jong got several assist from De messix but de cr7 himself needs help and as such he could not assist de ligt! De Messix effects!
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De Ligt is centre back so he can't venture forward into the opposition box from open play hoping to latch on to through balls or crosses and score. The best chance he'll get for scoring a goal is by going up for a corner, long free kick or a long throw and Ronaldo won't supply the ball into the box for any of them lol. Ronaldo can also deliver a good ball from set pieces 9/10 but he is better off being one of the men in the middle because of his aerial ability, positional awareness and finishing. Someone like Dybala or Pjanić can deliver a good ball into the box and Juve players will score, it could be De Ligt as well. This post isn't even related to Juventus or the Greatest Portuguese footballer in history, yet you brought up his name just to make Messi look more relevant. I mean it's fine that you love Messi, I am one of his fans too but unlike you I'm not a blind one who compares both legends all the time.. In your case, imagine not being a CR7 fan and yet being obsessed with him! That is pretty petty if you ask me, you deserve a slap on the face.. PLEASE STOP this childish habit of yours and be a true football fan, it seems like you depend on praising Messi for the sake of your life while hating and antagonizing another legend in Cristiano Ronaldo.. Don't care if you're too lazy to read this looong reply but it's the best I can do to knock some sense into your head, which even I know can never be done