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Rating: 8. Alvaro Fernandez, Huesca: A valiant effort in between the pipes for the home side today. Was tested early in the first half but did well to try and keep his team in the game and the back line organized.

Came up with huge saves throughout the match, including a big free kick save on Messi ahead of halftime. Rating: 7. The win means Barcelona is slightly closer to breaking through the top four but still sits outside in the league table in fifth place with 28 points.

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Smile with Frenkie de Jong. De Jong feeling fit and ready for Napoli. Copy link. Neto 13 Neto Goalkeeper. Araujo 4 Ronald Araujo Defender. Alba 18 Jordi Alba Defender.

Roberto 20 Sergi Roberto Defender. Unfortunately, as time passed and Barcelona changed with it, the quality also dropped.

The young Dutchman was essentially born and bred in the Ajax academy, the closest thing to La Masia on the planet, and seemed to be a cut above the rest even at such a tender age.

And of course, every player adapts to a new team at his own pace. Some need a week while others may need a year. For de Jong, however, there was never any doubt — he was the chosen one.

The chosen one to lead Barcelona into the future, the chosen one to replace the likes of Xavi and Iniesta and the chosen one to usher a new era of dominance that once again stems from that middle of the pitch.

Until he was not. Now 23 years of age, de Jong is in his second season at Barcelona and as was the case when he first arrived to the Camp Nou, the Dutchman seems to be struggling.

De Jong certainly has his qualities, but for one reason or the other, he just has not been able to showcase them just yet. But apart from Lionel Messi, who has also been affected to a certain extent, not a single player is without fault.

As soon as the wheels on the whole structure start squealing, the individuals will also suffer as a direct result of that. Barcelona, as of right now, are far from a functioning system.

But that is not an excuse for de Jong to hide behind. The organisation that unites ex-players from all FC Barcelona football teams.

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Roller Hockey First Team. Esports eFootball PES. He made 51 total appearances and starred in Ajax's first leg 0—1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the —19 UEFA Champions League semi-final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium —in which De Jong had the most touches by any player on the pitch 87 and an It was the first time Ajax made the tournament semi-final since The team eliminated Juventus 3—2 on agg.

In the semi-finals , Ajax lost the home leg 2—3 and were knocked out on away goals. De Jong was selected to the —19 UEFA Champions League squad of the season and voted the tournament's midfielder of the season.

He made his competitive debut on 16 August , in a 1—0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao. De Jong had transfer discussions with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City before ultimately opting for Barcelona.

De Jong has primarily played as a central midfielder. In his first 12 league appearances, he has scored and assisted, once each, in the same game—against Valencia CF on 14 September , at Camp Nou.

His first assist was to Ansu Fati in the 2nd minute. He set up Fati with a low cross from the right. Fati then assisted for de Jong's first goal, in the 7th minute.

Fati cut a low cross in from the left which de Jong scored from just outside the six-yard box. During his youth career, de Jong made 22 appearances in the Netherlands youth setup.

On 10 July , he made his debut for the Netherlands U19 team against Germany U On 6 September , de Jong replaced Georginio Wijnaldum at half-time to make his senior international debut in a friendly 2—1 win against Peru.

Fifteen minutes into his debut, he assisted a goal for Memphis Depay by retrieving possession high-up the pitch and setting up the forward.

He later on scored the winner, and had a percent pass completion rate 21 passes in the opposition half. He soon became a regular starter for the Netherlands in the —19 UEFA Nations League and the UEFA Euro qualifiers.

Frenkie has described himself as a player "who likes to have the ball a lot, and play possession. He has been lauded for his combination of defensive stability and playmaking ability.

He often partnered Matthijs de Ligt at centre-back, at Ajax. As a centre back, he abstained from committing fouls, showed great positional sense, and won possession frequently.

In this more defensive role, his performances led to comparison with former German sweeper Franz Beckenbauer and likened his tendency to progress forward in possession, and ability to play-make, from defense to the German legend.