Unsurprisingly, Frenkie de Jong was asked about Lionel Messi after the Netherlands’ 1-0 win over Poland on Friday in the Nations League.
The midfielder was understandably happy to hear that the Barcelona captain changed his mind about leaving the club and would stay for the 2020-21 season.
“Yes, I read it. Personally, I’m very happy with him. He’s the best player in the world. So if he stays, you’re happy.
“I have not had any contact with people from Barcelona. It came out quite late and we were getting ready for the game, but I’m very happy with it.
“It was something between Messi and the club. I have no control over that and he was not in Barcelona, so it makes sense to follow him from a distance ”.
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De Jong put on another good showing on Friday for the national team. He played a role in the only goal of the game, scored by Steven Bergwijn, and also hit the post with a low shot.
Frenkie de Jong’s game in numbers against Poland:
100% precision on long passes
100% land duels won
91% pass accuracy
5 fouls suffered
3/3 dribbles
2/2 tickets
2 key passesA perfect pass to create the goal as well. pic.twitter.com/Od3bUVFCNt
– Dave Statman (@StatmanDave) September 4, 2020
It was the first Dutch game since Koeman’s departure to Barcelona. Interim manager Dwight Lodeweges will take over again for his next game on Monday against Italy.
