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Frankie de Jong responds to criticism: "People exaggerate, Barcelona is not in the pit"
The Dutchman referred to the team's bad period: "There is a negative feeling in the club. I am disappointed but not depressed."
On the criticisms towards him: "Expect more from myself, but I am not a player who will score 30 goals a season"
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Wednesday, 06 October 2021, 07:00
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Barcelona's nightmare season culminated last week, when the Catalans were defeated 3-0 by Benfica Lisbon in the Champions League, and then surrendered 2-1 to Atletico Madrid and Lax Luis Suarez in the league.
Now that Ronald Koeman is still in office, it seems that the national team break has come at the best time for Barcelona.
The team's Dutch midfielder, Frankie de Jong, was interviewed in his homeland ahead of the Orange's games against Latvia and Gibraltar in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, and spoke about the difficult season opener in Catalonia.
"People exaggerate, we are not in the pit," the midfielder said despite his team being ranked ninth in the league and last at home in the Champions League. "The results are bad, you can not ignore that. depressed".
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The criticisms are exaggerated, he claims.
De Jong against Atletico Madrid (Photo: Reuters)
De Jong also referred to the personal criticism he received from the start of the season, which he also tried to cool: "I expect more from myself, that's true, but I'm not the type of player to score 30 goals a season. Based on one season or on the basis of several goals and cooks. "
The Dutch midfielder "celebrated" 100 appearances in Barcelona in the defeat to Benfica, but as mentioned, this is an evening he will want to erase from memory as soon as possible.
During the loss in Lisbon, the midfielder reached the valley but chose to hand over to his friend and compatriot, Luc de Jong, who missed: "I could have kicked myself, but I thought the chances of a goal would go up if I handed over. I would do the same now. If it came in, no one He would say, "Frankie, finish these situations yourself."
Underwent personal criticism after that game.
De Jong vs. Benfica (Photo: GettyImages, Eric Verhoeven / Soccrates)
"I'm not in top form, but I'm not that bad. After Benfica I saw reviews of my game. When you lose 3-0 you can not say you were good, but this result does not automatically say I was bad. These reviews are usually based on Bad results. "
As mentioned, team football is giving way to national football next week, and for De Jong, it's a great timing for Barcelona: "It's good to have a break now. When we return to Barcelona at the end of the break I think normalcy will return. People exaggerate when they say everything is lost. "That is how far Real and Atletico Madrid are in the table and there are still 30 games left. We started very badly in the Champions League, but we still have opportunities. We have a very good staff, especially when the injured return. In the league anything is still possible."
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