Matthijs de Ligt has again managed to impress the Italian press. Not only because he scored a goal against Lecce, but mainly because he again played a strong game for Juventus. The Old Lady won 4-0 on Friday and De Ligt clearly gave his calling card.
The Italian press approached De Ligt critically at first, then was positive and full of praise, only to take out the magnifying glass again. Admittedly, he did not perform equally well every week, but now he has been constant for a few months in a row and that is striking. He was also strong again against Lecce.
“The upward trend had already started before the corona interruption and his goal tonight confirmed that for the fans,” writes The Gazzetta dello Sport about De Ligt. ‘The Dutchman timed strongly and played confidently and safely. Those are exactly the things that got him over in the first few months planet Juve. It is often forgotten that we are talking about a boy from 1999. “
The pink sports side can no longer ignore the fact that De Ligt belongs in the starting eleven of Juventus. There is no longer any doubt. “De Ligt has gradually built up confidence and is now a certainty, both defensively and in terms of security.”
Not only The Gazzetta dello Sport is positive about the performance of De Ligt. The newspaper Corriere della Sera gives him a 7 for his performance against Lecce. “He is increasingly developing as a defensive leader,” said the newspaper, which also values his head skills. Sportmediaset gives him a 6.5. The Italian TV station has dived into statistics: De Ligt is the youngest defender to score at least three times this season.
Also Football keep it to a 7. “If he is doubted, he excels. And he also scores. ” The game against Lecce was only decided in the final phase. Higuaín made it 3-0 on Ronaldo’s instructions and reminded everyone that he is also participating for the top scorer title. It could have stayed with this, but De Ligt eventually turned it into a flattered 4-0. His header destroyed all hope Lecce had in the second half. “
The Juventus Twitter account also makes a nice contribution. “If it’s not enough to be invincible in the back, get deadly!” Writes the club.
When it’s not enough to be UNBEATABLE back there.
And then become LETHAL there.❤️ @ mdeligt_04 #JuveLecce pic.twitter.com/NTDXhH3CkV
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) June 26, 2020
Former football player Giancarlo Marocchi is now an analyst for Sky Italia and rated De Ligt with a 10. Leonardo Bonucci gets the same score. “They played as if it were a game against Real Madrid. De Ligt was like a little Chiellini. He was very enthusiastic, even if he had a small intervention. That Juventus was able to attack so strongly is because of the two that are in the back . “
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