Barcelona is suffering this season at the individual level, as no player appeared at a consistent level throughout the season, which led to the Catalan team paying its price and exiting the season without a title.
In light of this, Ruud Gullit, the legend of the Dutch national team, harshly criticized his young compatriot, Frenkie de Jong, the Barcelona star. Gullit’s speech comes a few hours after the start of the European Nations Cup, and the Dutch fans hope that the national team will succeed in achieving the tournament.
Gullit said, in statements reported by Football Spain: “I will say something about De Jong. I started with Feyenoord on the right wing, and then Johan Cruyff said to me: ‘Ruud, you have to improve the performance of your colleagues.’”
The Orange Mills icon continued his speech by saying: “I never understood him, but do you know why he told me that?” Because when you develop your colleagues’ playing style, you always play well.”
He added: “Will Frenkie de Jong do that? No, Frenkie is not doing that, he is playing poorly, he is not performing according to the abilities he has.”
Gullit continued explaining his idea by saying: “If you look at Frenkie de Jong during the last edition of the World Cup, you will see that he was like a ghost! Frenkie has to take care of the matter himself.”
Gullit concluded that Hansi Flick must get rid of his Dutch compatriot because the player has not made any additions since joining Barcelona, which may hinder the team’s progress under the leadership of the German coach if he wants to succeed and achieve titles.
The Netherlands plays in a balanced group in the European Nations Cup, which includes it alongside France, Poland and Austria.