Chapter 1557 Barcelona Is Not Suitable for You!

"I think it's too early for you to make any decisions now."

Yang Yang was sitting in his office, facing midfielder Frankie de Jong, who had just returned from the Dutch national team, and persuading him earnestly.

Just a few days ago, news broke out again in Catalonia, Spain, and Barcelona took a fancy to the Ajax midfielder.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the way.

Professionals know what kind of player Frankie De Jong is.

Not only Barcelona, ​​but Tottenham Hotspur have just been kicked out by Ajax in the Champions League. As soon as they turned around, they wanted to poach Ndombele. Don’t look at Pochettino’s criticism of Ajax’s double midfielder , but he coveted Ndombele.

There is also Jovic, who has just staged five sons, this Serbian center has also won unanimous praise from the outside world with his increasingly outstanding performance this season, and his worth has skyrocketed.

Neres, Sancho, Van der Beek, De Ligt, Militao, Ashraf, Tagliafico, Odegaard, Rosario... Even the goalkeeper Onana has begun to receive attention .

If the teams of the four major leagues are regarded as rich landlords, then they are now eyeing a few fertile fields in Ajax's family.

The most urgent of these is Barcelona.

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As we all know, after Harvey and Iniesta, Barcelona's midfield has always had serious problems, which made the team's possession of the ball impossible, so Barcelona has been committed to finding a new midfield iron triangle.

From Verratti to Pogba to Arthur, and now Frankie De Jong, Barcelona's goals are very clear.

The outside world has criticized Ajax's double midfielders, but this is by no means because of their incapacity. Even if they want to criticize their poor performance, it depends on the situation and occasion.

You know, they are facing Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur.

If they don't have strength, can they withstand this pressure?

Frankie De Jong's statistics this season are all soaring, which can be described as rapid progress.

In the Eredivisie League, he averaged 85 passes per game, which is a very high number. What's more frightening is that his pass success rate is 93%, which is quite stable. The pass success rate per game is 88%, with an average of 2.5 dribbles per game and an average of 1.5 violations per game.

What's even more frightening is that he regained the ball nine times on average per game!

In other words, he can regain the ball nine times for Ajax in every game. What does this mean?

This means that he is not only a passer, but also a very good defender.

If the data of the Eredivisie League is not comparable, then look at the Champions League.

Frankie De Jong has played all the games of the Champions League this season, not counting the qualifying games and play-offs, just three games in the group stage.

Facing Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, he averaged 1.3 dribbles per game, 1.6 violations per game, and 76 passes per game in the three games. The key ball was 1.3 times, the pass success rate reached 91%, and the average return of the ball was 8.3 times per game.

Compared with Frankie De Jong, Ndombele averaged three passes per game in three games in the Champions League, three violations per game, one key pass per game, and fifty passes per game The second time, the pass success rate was 89%, and the average number of recoveries was seven times per game.

It is not difficult to see that Ndombele's offensive data, especially in terms of dribbling, is worse than Frankie de Jong, but on the defensive end, if you refer to the data of steals, interceptions and clearances , he is not as good as Frankie de Jong.

Many times, fixed impressions really kill people.

The whole world thinks that Frankie de Jong is a technical midfielder and Ndombele is a beast, but in fact, Frankie de Jong is the cornerstone of Ajax's midfield defense , Ndombele is an important promoter of dribbling.

Among them, Frankie De Jong's defensive data in the three Champions League games is an average of steals per game, three times, an average of 2.3 interceptions per game, and an average of 2.3 clearances per game, which is quite eye-catching.

The only big problem with Ajax's double midfielder is that they have made more mistakes in the three Champions League games. De Jong has made two fatal mistakes so far, and Ndombele has three times.

And everyone basically only focused on their mistakes, but did not see their contributions in other areas.

But Barcelona and other teams are obviously not like this.

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"Boss, they do have contact with me, but I'm still thinking about it." Frankie De Jong said bluntly.

After hesitating for a while, he raised his head again and looked at Yang Yang sincerely, "Don't worry, I will not cooperate with them in any actions that are not good for Ajax. As long as I am still in the team, I will continue to serve Ajax." Jax did everything I could."

Obviously, he was trying to dispel Yang Yang's doubts.

Yang Yang nodded, "Of course I believe in your professionalism, but that's not what I want to talk about, and I never worry about it."

"Then you mean..." Frankie De Jong was a little surprised.

"I don't think Barcelona is right for you."

Frankie De Jong was very surprised by Yang Yang's words.

Barcelona is not suitable for him?

His characteristics are passing and organization, and his defense is really good, but he is still a technical player in his bones. Coupled with Ajax's traditional football genes, he inherently feels that he should Like the predecessors, head to Barcelona.

This is also the tradition of Ajax players.

Yang Yang also saw De Jong's doubts and surprises, smiled and said: "The team style is indeed quite similar, but have you noticed that there is already someone in the position that is most suitable for you in Barcelona. If you go, you can only become him." assistant, or even assistant's assistant."

This made Frankie de Jong understand what he meant, and at the same time fell into deep thought.

Where is his best fit?

Barcelona is different from Ajax. Barcelona is an inverted triangle midfielder with a single midfielder, while Ajax is a triangle double midfielder. Frankie De Jong has always been one of the double midfielders, and in this The position shines.

If he goes to Barcelona, ​​then he can only be a central midfielder.

There is no doubt that Barcelona's central midfielder is very important. Whether it is Harvey or Iniesta, they have achieved a lot in this position, but the problem is that Busquets was willing to play for Harvey and Iniesta back then. , Today Busquets is the core of Barcelona.

Frankie De Jong went to Barcelona, ​​he will lose his core position in Ajax, with the old Messi in front, and Busquets in the back, his tactical positioning in Barcelona will be very awkward.

Not to mention, there was Arthur beside him.

Messi is already old, and anyone who often watches Barcelona games can see that he often retreats to organize the midfield, which is his consistent characteristic, and Barcelona's tactics over the years have been to use the midfield to serve Messi This is also the reason why after the introduction of players such as Dembele and Coutinho, they have not been able to integrate into the team.

This is the case in the frontcourt, and the same in the midfield. Rakitic is so good in Sevilla, but he has to stop playing in Barcelona.

Because in Barcelona, ​​there can only be one king, and that is Messi.

This is the same as when Yang Yang was in Real Madrid before, he is the supreme existence of the team, and the whole team serves him.

Frankie De Jong is characterized by being able to pass, control and attack. The reason why the double midfielder formed by him and Ndombele has been criticized is that the two of them often do not understand the situation, and the two left their positions at the same time. cause the line of defense to lose protection.

And when such a player arrives at Barcelona, ​​​​he must definitely keep playing.

In fact, Yang Yang himself thinks that defenders, especially central defenders, will be more popular in Barcelona, ​​such as De Ligt.

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"I don't want to interfere with your choices and future plans, I just hope you don't make a decision too early."

After Yang Yang finished speaking, he stared deeply at Frankie De Jong, "Currently the team is in a period of rapid growth, and I'm not afraid to tell you honestly, I am determined to win the group stage. Not only that, I am very confident to win To top the group, and you should know what that means."

Qualifying at the top of the group means that Ajax will draw a weaker opponent in the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League, and the possibility of advancing to the quarter-finals will be even greater. His name will be even louder.

As the core midfielder of Ajax, Frankie de Jong will not need to worry about whether he can go to a wealthy team at that time, but should consider which wealthy team will give him a contract. The terms are more attractive.

Teams and players often achieve each other.

This is what Yang Yang wants to tell Frankie De Jong. The better the team's performance, the more advantage he will have in negotiations.

Sometimes, to motivate a player, you should not just rely on lip service, but you should come up with some real temptations.

Frankie de Jong lowered his head, pondered for a while, then raised his head again, and looked at Yang Yang, "They promised to give me the main position, and at the same time they were willing to offer a transfer fee of more than 50 million euros, and give me An annual salary of more than 10 million euros, and a bonus of 5 million euros."

I have to say that Yang Yang was really surprised when he heard this series of numbers.

I know that Barcelona is thirsty for talent, but I don't know that it is so thirsty, especially in terms of annual salary, it is too high.

Yang Yang also understood in his heart why Frankie De Jong was shaken, because the temptation of Barcelona was too great.

If you don't agree at this time, who can guarantee that you will meet again in the future?

"Believe me, Frankie, if you make it to the knockout rounds of the Champions League, or even the quarter-finals, this number will hardly satisfy you!"

Frankie de Jong stared blankly at Yang Yang, but found that the head coach had a confident and calm smile on his face.

The clause given by Barcelona is already difficult to be surpassed, and the only thing that can be surpassed is its position at the tactical level.

This is undoubtedly quite attractive.

Any player who wants to hit the top superstar is all the core star of the rich team.