de Jong just oozes class and tenacity! It's the details in his game that separate him from say, Arthur. Spacing, moving off the ball, waiting to occupy to defenders to release the pass...even his pressing is something to behold. Can't wait to see him continue to blossom in the Blaugrana!
Was interesting to see Firpo (and Raki, actually) play the 90 minutes after just joining the team, what, 4 days ago? Gotta figure Barto told Valverde to play Raki as much as possible to try to boost the value. Played quite well!
Annoyed at Umtiti .... minutes after he scored that own goal he then gives a terrible pass out of our box ( using his weak right foot) which goes straight to one of their forwards. ... then Umtiti SCREAMS at poor Puig !!
Napoli again: Dembele----Suarez-----Griezmann ----------DeJong---Alena------------- Alba----------Roberto--------Semedo ----------Lenglet---Pique-------------- --------------TerStegen-----------------
Liking the high press. Lots of sharp passes and possession. This looks like the lineup that’ll face Bilbao in the first match. Swapping Roberto for either Busquets or Arthur. Aleña is doing alright
Griezmann definitely has Barca DNA .. gets 6 ft from the goal and passes the ball instead of shooting ...
3rd goal was all started with a nice turn up field from Frenkie. Most in his position would have looked to pass it back to the keeper or play a pass to the full backs. Dude just dropped the shoulder, left his marker behind, and took off to an open field. It's the little things man!
I'll never get over how tacky Kappa kits look to me, simply because the silhouettes on Kappa jerseys remind me of Mudflap Girl.