At the beginning of this season, in order to fill the gap in the front, Barca loaned from Sevilla to Dutch centre-forward Luc De Jong, who had not had an easy time in La Liga, and his real efforts for Barca were in 2022. Earlier, the spare tire striker, who had no weight in the team, finally came to a big outbreak, bringing Barca back to life and death, which was missing major generals.
In the first La Liga game of the new year, Barca's opponent is the relegation team Mallorca, but considering that the leader Real Madrid lost to Getafe, and he almost couldn't even make up the starting lineup, the game needed someone to stand up and play a hero for Barca. Before the game, no one ever thought that the key player who opened the 2022 Barca goal account and scored 3 points was actually the "stupid big" spare tire. Luc De Jong's characteristics were fully demonstrated in this game, and the whole game successfully became the team's front fulcrum.
Luc De Jong's professionalism moved manager Xavi, who was tasked with becoming a star in the face of Barca's almost 11-man start. In fact, if the use of people is not doubtful, second-rate stars like Luc De Jong are actually the most likely to break out in the game. You know, Barca has never lacked Dutch stars in history who give a little sunshine. Luc De Jong's barb shot over the crossbar could have really been booked ahead of time for this year's Puskas Prize. Although he left regrets, he successfully competed for the top 6 times in the whole game, 1 header and 2 thresholds still made him the brightest star.
With the possibility of Haaland, Luc De Jong is destined to be Barca's rushing passerby, but as long as he can play 1 minute, he will treat every game with a 100% attitude. Luc De Jong gave Barca's Dutch gang a good start in 2022, becoming Barca's Liao in the case of Depay's temporary inability to play, and he completed the game well. Although the victory over Mallorca is not a great victory, it allows the remnants of the team to score a valuable 3 points against Barca, laying the groundwork for the big turnaround in the second half of the season.
Luc De Jong gave Barca fans hope, he brought not only a goal and 3 points, but also the struggle that a qualified Barcelona player should have. Without his goal and Ter Stegen's poke, I'm afraid Barca would have suffered a cold spot like Real Madrid. Luc De Jong's attitude of training and playing seriously since joining the club has also positively influenced other teammates, and with such a good example, Barca is still very promising to turn around.