21 - Frenkie de Jong
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serghei
Senior Member
No way. He is very overrated.
Would be Andre Gomes with more meat on him.
They'd better not bring Neves or Meunier or some other stuff I'm reading...
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Yeah, not a fan of Neves or Zubimendi.
Barca's best shot currently is either Nico or Frenkie making that position their own, or to wait and find someone else in the market.
If Barca/Xavi are serious about Nico and really trust him as reports suggest Xavi has to give him a considerable amount of minutes at CDM this season.
Either that or loan him out.
Barca's best shot currently is either Nico or Frenkie making that position their own, or to wait and find someone else in the market.
If Barca/Xavi are serious about Nico and really trust him as reports suggest Xavi has to give him a considerable amount of minutes at CDM this season.
Either that or loan him out.
serghei
Senior Member
I'd rather groom Nico. I see some potential in this position. Will take a lot of work, but I like him. He is aggressive and strong.
Also gets away with many harsh fouls a la Casemiro.
DM position is gonna be very very hard task to fill in the next few years. Not seeing many options.
Also gets away with many harsh fouls a la Casemiro.
DM position is gonna be very very hard task to fill in the next few years. Not seeing many options.
Same ... but it looks like Pjanic is favoured for the new season with Nico out on loan for a year .,
Now he is possibly going to Everton , nuff said
serghei
Senior Member
That's fine. Busi and Pjanic are gonna do well I think next season. Beyond that both will probably be gone by start of 2023-24 season. Would use Nico getting experience somewhere, but I think some other team would rather use him as some sort of box to box.
Maybe 2-3 teams in the world use a DM like we do.
serghei
Senior Member
Not so sure. Jorginho is same profile. It depends on how the team works. Spain were unlucky not to win Euro last year with Busi as DM.
They are not ideal, far from it even, but for La Liga, which will be main objective, they will be very good I think.
The problem is we don't have an elite experienced midfielder next to Busquets, like Chelsea had with Kante. Frenkie is a letdown, Pedri is frankly overrated imo bar some bits of genius, and Gavi is not ready. Kessie is not a great player.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Jorginho plays with Kante next to him. Completely different system too.
And Spain were not unlucky. They didn't create much apart from one magical Pedri pass Morata fucked up when they got eliminated. NT football a different game anyway with lower quality.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
We have Aroujo and Kounde behind Busqs or Pjanic this season
Poor lads will have double the work to do then.
serghei
Senior Member
Yes, I included that bit in the comment. A top class midfielder would change the dynamic. We don't have it. But it's not like we expect to win CL or make the final. We're not there yet. The major objective is claiming back the crown in Spain. And it is achievable with Busi and Pjanic.
We can't burn 2-3 years just with a summer. We did enough this summer to make several steps forward, but we're still not a top 4 team. We need 2 more pieces, and some more experience and consistency for Pedri and Gavi.
I would be happy for Pedri to get an injury free season and build some consistency.
serghei
Senior Member
For me it's a step by step process. This season the fight for La Liga should be neck and neck with Madrid. Hopefully, we will further refine the team next summer as Busi leaves and we will have a definitive answer over Dest (prepare for the worst 
). And we can add CL as main objective.
). And we can add CL as main objective.Home of Barca Fans
