{"id":3338,"date":"2025-11-06T09:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/?p=3338"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T11:16:23","slug":"frenkie-de-jong-gives-scathing-review-of-barcelona-we-didnt-win-the-champions-league-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/06\/frenkie-de-jong-gives-scathing-review-of-barcelona-we-didnt-win-the-champions-league-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Frenkie de Jong gives scathing review of Barcelona \u2013 \u2018We didn\u2019t win the Champions League last year\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Barcelona vice-captain Frenkie de Jong was one of the players to show face after a frustrating 3-3 draw with Club Brugge on Wednesday night, with the Catalan side conceding almost immediately after scoring on three occasions, one of which was ruled out. The draw has reduced Barcelona\u2019s chances of making it through as part of the top eight seeded teams.<\/p>\n

Most of the concern in Can Barca is centred around the performances though, as the Blaugrana continue to look a long way off their best, and vulnerable defensively. De Jong was asked what his side were getting wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a game I think we have to win, but we have to do things much better. We\u2019re a bit weak on the counter-attack, the issue of marking, the pressure up front, how we position ourselves at the back\u2026 it\u2019s a bit of everything,\u201d he told Movistar+, via Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez: “We could have won the match, it’s a bittersweet feeling. Conceding so many goals is everyone’s responsibility.”<\/p>\n

\u2014 barcacentre (@barcacentre) November 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2018We have to put last year behind us\u2019 \u2013 Frenkie de Jong<\/h2>\n

Much of the discourse in Barcelona this season has been focused on the fact that Hansi Flick\u2019s side are struggling to replicate the form of last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are things we need to adjust. We know it, and we\u2019re working on it. We have to put last year behind us. We weren\u2019t the best team in Europe then either. We have to improve because we didn\u2019t win the Champions League and we also conceded a lot of goals. It\u2019s not all about [the defending], but if you concede three goals\u2026 it\u2019s difficult to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Jong on Lamine Yamal \u2013 \u2018If he keeps working hard\u2026\u2019<\/h2>\n
\"Lamine
Image via Stuart Franklin\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The one major positive for Barcelona was that Lamine Yamal<\/a> looked as if he was getting closer to where he was last season, after a fallow period.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, he\u2019s been very good. He\u2019s a special player and he\u2019s always going to make a difference. He might have a better game than another, but if he keeps working hard, we don\u2019t have to worry about Lamine\u2019s level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where do Barcelona go from here?<\/h3>\n

De Jong has been honest about their issues previously, but the question being asked of Barcelona is how they intend to correct those issues, which have now been in place for over a month now, and shown little sign of improving. Manager Hansi Flick has said that he has no intention of changing his approach<\/a>, and placed his hopes on the return of injured players.<\/p>\n

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