Send to play center back! Xavi explains why he sent De Jong in the back
In pre-season warm-up games On Sunday morning, Barcelona defeated all-time rivals Real Madrid 1-0 with Rafinha’s goal in the 27th minute, which many people strange in this game. Heart to see Frenkie de Jong was sent into play as a substitute in the second half. By standing as a defender in place of Andres Christensen, who was replaced.
Recently, Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has spoken out in an interview about why he brought in Frenkie de Jong as a centre-back in a pre-season friendly match. The last two United States games have been seen as possibly the way the Spanish boss waged a psychological war on De Jong to force him to accept an offer to move to Manchester United.
With the current fans anticipating the Red Devils team in the football market this summer. The Netherlands international midfielder was featured as a substitute against Inter Miami and Real Madrid, where he was stationed as a central defender in both games. Ah Yong is on the side of Xabi, the Barcelona coach. Pressure to make him have to move teams. Due to the addition of an army in the midfield like Franck Kessie and he wants to try new players in this position, de Jong, who has been linked with transfers, does not play in his dominant position.
Throughout the past, de Jong has been the main target of the Red Devils under the supervision of Erik ten Hag, but this deal has been extended for several months. But still not accomplished in any way, although the agency Will have accepted an offer from the Red Devils team already, which the big boss like Xabi has come out for an interview with the trial to send de Jong to play at the back after the end of El Clasico on Sunday. Say, “Frenkie, he’s not showing any signs.”
“And I have already spoken to him. i like him very much For me he is a fundamental footballer. But there are also economic situations involved. I like that he can play that role.”
“With him playing as a centre-back. It helps our team in many dimensions. It has a positive effect on the performance of the coaching staff as well. The higher the competition in the team, the more It’s just the better. And that will lead to more competition within the team.”
“This season, the team has to play a lot. from a packed program And because there was another World Cup in the middle of the season. The more competition within the team, the more And how many players are on the team? The better.”
