Barcelona are going by a troublesome interval proper now, which was accentuated following the current loss to Atletico Madrid.
Within the midst of this poor run, Frenkie de Jong has emerged as the primary scapegoat for Barcelona, because the midfielder has struggled to supply any high quality to the desk.
The Dutchman has did not re-establish himself as a first-team common beneath Hansi Flick, falling behind the likes of Pedri, Gavi and Marc Casado within the pecking order.
De Jong has misplaced weight within the staff
As de Jong’s terrible run of type continues, a current report from Mundo Deportivo has highlighted that the midfielder has now ‘misplaced weight’ within the staff.
It seems de Jong isn’t as vital to the dressing as he was no more than six months in the past. That’s as a result of the midfielder has not been in a position to lead the staff from the entrance.
De Jong has develop into a benchwarmer at Barcelona (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Photos)
Regardless of all his expertise, the previous Ajax starlet has supplied little or no to the desk, with coach Flick typically resorting to different options when he wants reinforcements in midfield.
The report additional factors out that Flick had a whole lot of confidence in de Jong when he returned from damage. Nonetheless, the Dutchman has not been in a position to repay that religion.
This comes although de Jong himself not too long ago admitted that he’s returning to peak health and is now able to play the whole ninety minutes.
Actually, every little thing suggests de Jong has already been demoted, with the Dutchman all set to start out within the staff’s Copa Del Rey conflict towards Barbastro in two weeks.
De Jong will begin the sport alongside different Barcelona substitutes – that’s the midfielder’s position within the staff proper now.