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Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 1:30 am
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Luuk de Jong is working on his best series in the Seville outfit. Thanks in part to a goal from the Dutchman, the southern Spanish club booked the first victory in LaLiga of the new calendar year at the expense of fellow countryman Granada (2-0). De Jong was also good for a goal in the 2-1 defeat at Real Madrid a week ago and prepared a goal midweek during the Copa del Rey meeting with Levante (3-1). The newspapers in Spain extensively consider the way in which the former player of PSV, among others, has profileed himself in the team of coach Julen Lopetegui in recent weeks, and not just in productive terms.
“A solid performance by the Dutchman. It looks like it grew after the arrival of Youssef En-Nesyri, “refers AS to the wintry arrival of the Moroccan international, which was taken over from Leganés for around twenty million euros. “De Jong scored a good goal thanks to a powerful header and paused the attack from Seville when needed to set up several attacks.” Marca one also remembers the rise of De Jong in recent weeks. “It seems that in the beginning of the second half of the season, Seville has found the best version of the basic force at the point of the attack, De Jong,” concludes the popular sports newspaper.
“He is the only one left of the trio that started the season after the recent departure of Munas Dabbur and Javier Hernández. A De Jong who is starting to look like the player who attracted Monchi in the summer and who received confidence and continuity from the trainer. Not only does he play with his back to the goal, he also quickly turns around to set up counterattacks ”, continues Marca his analysis. “De Jong adds a lot to the game and also to the moments when the goal of the opponent is being looked at. After his two goals against Real Madrid, one of which was rejected, a new goal was scored on Saturday thanks to a perfect header. It seems that he finally understands the largest supplier of passes, Jesús Navas. There is no better ally for someone who can finish in different ways. The killer has awakened. “
Bee ElDesmarque De Jong receives the highest rating of all basic forces, a nine. “An excellent match from the Dutchman, his best since he plays for Sevilla. He scored with one of the best headers this season in LaLiga and he captured the ball prior to the second goal. The work he does for the team is truly exceptional, both defensively and at the point of attack. Now he really looks like the attacker who managed to convince Monchi. ” ABC de Sevilla gave De Jong “a more than satisfactory”. “He was a constant obstacle to the Granada defenders. A great header at the first goal. He was particularly active and had great opportunities to score more than one goal. “
Mundo Deportivo De Jong was the only one to give four stars for his operations, while Navas, Fernando, Franco Vázquez and Lucas Ocampos received three stars. Also Estadio Deportivo De Jong gives the highest rating, a nine. “De Jong did what was expected of him. He read the cross, he looked for the cross and impressively headed the ball into the cross. Three hits and one assist in four duels in 2020 ”, the rejected goal in Madrid was added to it for convenience. “The Dutchman is finally on track. Apart from his goal, he showed everything that a number nine must have: he kept the ball in his possession, he ran away from his sin to offer help, he played hit once… the wait has been worth it. ”
Afterwards, Lopetegui emphasized that De Jong has been of value to Seville for some time. “Apart from his goal, he has given us a lot anyway. Just like against Real Madrid and Levante. It is a soccer player who does many things for the team. And today (Saturday, ed.) He was rewarded for that, “said the coach. Afterwards, Sevilla named De Jong the man of the match, while the Dutchman himself did not know whether he had finished his best match for the Andalusians. “I do not know. It was a good game on my part, but I try to get it done every time ”, he said through the club’s official channels. “I’m feeling good.”
Sevilla is currently third in LaLiga, with three points and a match more than Atlético Madrid. This Wednesday the Lopetegui team will play in the context of the Copa del Rey with CD Mirandés. Then competition duels with Deportivo Alavés (at home), Celta de Vigo (from) and Espanyol (at home) await before entering the Europa League against Romanian CFR Cluj.
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