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Barcelona cheers: De Jong opened 2021 with a storm, Coman "earned" Messi
The Barcelona midfielder is flourishing in the new front position: "He must score more than one goal a season."
The good news: "Messi looks happy", showing a close relationship with Koeman
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Thursday, 28 January 2021, 08:38
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When Ronald Koeman was appointed Barcelona coach, he promised to make Frankie de Jong one of the pillars of the team.
So while it took a while, it seems that the young Dutch midfielder is finally starting to realize his potential, with the help of the coach.
Last night (Wednesday) de Jong scored Barcelona's winning goal in a hard-fought 1-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano in the quarter-finals of the Cup, and continued his impressive year-round opener.
Note De Jong's productivity in the new year: in seven games he has scored four goals, netted two and completed 466 passes with an accuracy of 91%.
His new function in a more forward position, is starting to pay off.
"Frankie has changed, not we changed him," Coman praised him at the conclusion.
"He plays in a more offensive position and gets more wide. He has the qualities to score goals, and I'm glad he's starting to show that. I think he should set himself a goal to contribute more on offense. We talked about that, and I told him he should score more than one goal a season. In Barcelona, he becomes a more complete player than he was at Ajax. "
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One begins to fulfill the promise, another begins to feel comfortable with the coach.
De Jong and Messi (Photo: GettyImages, Valerio Pennicino)
Lionel Messi who scored the first goal, came back from suspension from the last two games a bit rusty, but eventually found the net.
Last night, Flea became the pinnacle of Barcelona's performances in the Spanish Cup with 76, and continued his tradition of conquests against Rayo, whom he has met ten times before, won all meetings and scored 17 goals - an average of 1.7 goals per game.
"Messi is back, and continued to be Valladolid's nightmare," the Mundo Deportivo wrote.
In Barcelona, they noted that Messi "looks happy", after the final whistle was recorded in a warm and smiling conversation with Ronald Koeman.
"Body language between Coman and Messi bodes well for Barcelona," Sport noted.
Messi's upbeat mood was also reflected in his courtesy of Rayo's youth players, who were photographed with him long minutes after the whistle.
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