- Koeman benched Lenglet in Wednesday’s CL win over the Ukrainians.
- De Jong was lined up instead of the struggling Frenchman alngside Pigue.
- Barcelona fans don’t see the Dutchman playing at centre-back on a regular basis.
Ronald Koeman surprised many by replacing struggling Clement Lenglet with Frenkie de Jong in the starting XI for the Champions League clash with Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday.
The Dutchman fared pretty decently playing alongside Gerard Pique in the heart of Barcelona‘s defence. Some Barca fans on Reddit, however, don’t see Frenkie switching to a centre-back role on a regular basis.
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@RAMIbest: “For now until Lenglet is not doing ok, Frenkie is fine. But he can’t stay there, he is too good in midfield.”
@23_atilla: “He is able to get by. Nevertheless, he should play as a defensive midfielder which is his main position.”
@sliver600: “De Jong isn’t a № 6. He’ll work better with a stronger defensive presence alongside him.”
@elmariachi10: “We got exposed so many times yesterday with him as a centre-back. It’s not his natural position and clearly, Koeman was only trying it out because we don’t have depth in that position.”
“Lenglet has been mistake-prone this season, and not quite at his best, but he’s still a lot better than De Jong at CB.”
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