Frenkie de Jong, critical of the team and optimistic about the success of Barça’s season

DE JONG GOT ‘WET’ ABOUT SEVERAL TOPICS IN ‘CLAVE BARÇA’

Frenkie Of Jong, without any doubt, has converted gradually in one of the key elements for the optimum operation of the centre of the field culé from his arrival to the club in 2019, contributing dynamism and creativity as ‘leader’ of the Barcelona medullary zone. The Dutch, with 26 years of age, reached an important milestone after the duel against the Unionistas of Salamanca (1-3) in the Glass of the King when contesting his meeting number 200 with the Catalan picture. Apropos this, the midfield player conceded an interview to the official means of the FC Barcelona, in which it tackled diverse subjects related with the actuality of the club.

In the first place, Of Jong went back to express his dissatisfaction by the result obtained in the final of the Supercopa of Spain. Nevertheless, it left clear that the combined of the City Condal still has a lot at stake: “In this party were not well. But a party does not mark all the season. We lost the final in front of the Madrid, they deserved to win, was just. And it touches us improve. But this does not mean that the season already was bad. Still they remain three titles for playing . We are in chambers of the Glass, alive in the Champions and will try to trace back in the League”, commented.

Later, it expressed his opinion on the accionar of the Barça in the first-half of this campaign and offered his perspective on what the club has to do to give this necessary step at the front. “It has not been good. I think that we have lost unnecessary points and have to improve, know it. Have the quality and the game is not being of the all bad, but is missing us forcefulness and sometimes concentration. If we are concentrated all the party, if we do this, think that have a very good staff to struggle by all the titles”, underlined.

The options of the Barça to follow advancing in the Champions League

Going in in the terrain of the Champions League, the native of Arkel was questioned on which would have to be the aim of the club now that have the opportunity to go back to contest the eighth of final after two consecutive years remaining out of this contest in the first phase. In front of this, the midfield player answered: “I Think that if you participate in a competition do it to win it. That is to say, all the teams have intention to win it. This does not want to say that if at the end you do not win it was a disaster, but if you play it is to win it”.

Continuing with the subject, Frenkie shared his expectations on the clash against the Naples. “The Naples is a very good team, with big players of the highest level. They are the valid champions of the Series To. Have a lot of talent, as we. We will see because they still remain parties before the Naples, but have the illusion to be in the eighth after two years deleted in the phase of groups and will do all the possible for happening of round”, sustained.

In this sense, Of Jong left in clear that, in spite of the current situation of the picture ‘partenopeo’, no descarta the idea that they are a rival complicated and does not attribute all the favouritism to the FC Barcelona. It described the clash like a difficult crossing, saying: “These parties are different. The Naples is true that in League is not like the past year, but has the same team and the same players. If they are to his level is a difficult rival, but we have a big staff. I think that it does not matter who was the favourite, is necessary to show it in the field”.

And what there is of LaLiga and the Glass of Rey?

Likewise, the Dutch has had the opportunity to speak on the possibility that has the Catalan cast to trace back the difference of points in LaLiga in front of the gerundenses and the merengues if they recover a positive dynamics. “This do not know it because it also depends of the Madrid and of the Girona, but yes think that have staff and that, if we improve things, have options to win many of the parties that remain. I think that still can struggle the League“.

And clear, Frenkie has not left to happen the opportunity to speak on the possibilities of the Barcelona square in the Glass of Rey, especially after knowing that they will confront to the Athletic in the quarter-finals. “The Barça always has options in any competition. We are in chambers, remain three parties to arrive to a final and four to win it. The Glass me ilusiona to me and to all the team. Have options, but will be difficult“, signalled.

The drops of Gavi and Ter Stegen

Finally, the midfield player closed his statements in relation with the FC Barcelona, sharing his opinion on how have affected to the club the drops of two of his fundamental pillars, Gavi and Marc-André ter Stegen. “Si Have drops always affects you like team, and more if they are key players like Gavi or Marc. To all the teams, if they lose players titled fixed, affects them. And to us also“, it concluded.