Granada – FC Barcelona / Copa del Rey: Griezmann’s praise for De Jong: “Frenkie appeared a la Pippo Inzaghi …” | Football24 News English

Granada – FC Barcelona / Copa del Rey New goal for the Dutch coming from behind

Surely De Jong had never been compared to this player

De Jong and Griezmann they were together with Jordi Alba the protagonists of the goals that qualified Bara for the Cup semifinals. And the first two attended together the official media of the Only, where Antoine praised the goal of his Dutch teammate, 3-4 that ended up unbalancing the night on the Barça side. “We suffered a lot, when we did the third I don’t know what happened, we relaxed and tied, but hey appeared Frenkie at the Pippi Inzaghi to qualify … “.

Goal by De Jong (3-4) at Granada 3-5

Why De Jong continues to appear in pure ‘9’ finishing zones, with an outstanding physical waste, playing in the middle but also central, appearing all over the field and seeing the door again, sixth goal in the last 13 games, along with other three goal assists.

Griezmann alludes to Inzaghi, the former Italian striker who specializes in hunting goals in rejections and situations that he took advantage of thanks to his nose and positioning. A comparison that De Jong thanked him with a laugh, even though the former Ajax player was only 15 when he Foo hung up his boots.