Few players of Barça They were saved from the lousy game of the Barça team this Sunday against Rayo Vallecano (0-1). those of Xavi Hernandez they conceded their third consecutive defeat at the Camp Nou and some were singled out more than others for their poor performance against the Madrid team. Due to their importance and role in the team and in the workforce, especially relevant are the cases of Frenkie de Jong y Ferran Torres. With half an hour to go and in search of a forced comeback, the one from Terrassa, who at the break had relieved Sergiño Dest, who appeared in the photograph of the goal although the club confirmed on Monday that he suffered a muscle injury, decided to do without both. In the press conference prior to the game, he had again praised both the Dutch midfielder and the Valencian striker, but he did not shake his hand to relieve them and give entrance to Nico Gonzalez y Memphiswhich gave another air to the team, which did deserve at least the draw in the final stretch.
Frenkie de Jongin the orbit of Manchester United although jordi cruyff made it clear that “he is not for sale and he is a highly valued player within the club”, he did not hide his discomfort at the change, throwing off his shin guards and going to the locker room, although he later came back out and went to the bench. He was also seen dazed on the grass. He received three fouls and protested several times to the referee, Diaz de Mera, claiming the yellow for the several clear grabs by the rivals in the middle of the field, without any of the actions being punished with a card. His poor performance in recent games, against Cadiz -was changed in the absence of a quarter of an hour- and Lightningand without shining either in Anoeta in the long-suffering victory of the azulgrana, also explains the bad timing of the game Barça. His substitution was also noted in the return against the unitywhat Xavi He justified by revealing that he had been ill. His entry after the break for the injured Pedri could not change anything.
Ferran Torres didn’t have his day against Rayo either
Ferran Torresdespite his 7 goals and 6 assists since his arrival in the winter market and being a fixture and having all the confidence of Xavias evidenced by the fact that he has made eleven starts and has only been a substitute in one game (Elche), is also not going through its best moment. He attended Aubameyang in Anoeta (0-1) but does not score from Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals (1-1), and now has five games in a row without seeing a goal. Before him Lightning did not provide solutions or ideas in attack, where only Dembélé he tried it without result, nor was he resolute when he stepped on the area. The substitution of him, in his case by Memphis, seemed sung, as it was. The Dutchman, in half an hour, brought freshness and had two good chances to equalize at least, improving the Valencian’s performance in the first 60 minutes.
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Barça needs to recover the best version of both frenkie like Ferran, which they showed especially between February and March, with great performances such as in Mestalla, Naples and of course, the Bernabéu. It has only been a little over a month since that exhibition in the Clásico (0-4), where they were clear protagonists, but it is already a long way off for the Catalans.