The midfielder of FC Barcelona Frenkie de Jong He was going through one of the best moments since his arrival at the Barça club until matchday 6 of this Liga when he was injured against Celta. Specifically, it is a distal tibioperoneal syndesmosis of the right ankle. The Dutchman has found his position and his role in comfort thanks to the layout of the game established by Xavi, and responds to the excellent performance and controls the Barça midfield. So much so that, because the team has nothing Frankie due to damage, the importance of its capital is seen in the results.
When comparing the records of the Barça team with and without the Netherlands centre, the conclusion is clear. Barça have suffered so much in his absence that without him they have lost two games and drawn another two, with him on the field they have not lost so far this season and only failed with a draw at Getafe.
As we reported in MD, Barça is confident that the return of the footballer will coincide with the return of the good game to Barça. In just a few months, De Jong went from being pressured to accept an offer from Manchester United to being considered the team’s savior.
FOR AND AGAINST PURPOSES ALSO NOTED
If we talk about the results in Frankie They are better and with him he has not lost this season, in terms of goals for and against the importance of the Dutchman is confirmed. With Barça ’21’ on the field, the team scored 21 goals in 7 games, including one against Villarreal. In that series of seven matches, Barça scored six times.
On the other hand, in nine duels without De Jong Barça found the net on 11 occasions, almost half of the goals scored than Frankiewhile in the defensive section eight goals were conceded, also a worse number than the ‘Oranje’ midfielder in green.
The seven games with Frenkie
- Getafe-Barça 0-0
- Barça-Cádiz 2-0
- Villarreal-Barça 3-4
- Osasuna-Barça 1-2
- Barça-Betis 5-0
- Barça-Antwerp 5-0
- Barça-Celta 3-2
The nine games without Frenkie
- Mallorca-Barça 2-2
- Barça-Sevilla 1-0
- Porto-Barça 0-1
- Granada-Barça 2-2
- Barça-Athletic 1-0
- Barça-Shakthar 2-1
- Barça-Madrid 1-2
- Real Sociedad-Barça 0-1
- Shakhtar-Barça 1-0
Source: La Verdad
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