Xavi Simons He is one of the players with the most future of the current football scene. The player of PSGwhich is currently on loan in the RB Leipzighas taken a step forward to start competing with the best players in the world.
After a season with scandalous figures in the PSV, the logical thing was to take a level leap in terms of competitiveness. And so he did. Still not counting for the PSG, Simons opted to join Leipzig, to play in a league as competitive as the German one and, in addition, play in the Champions League.
In no case has the Former Barça player which has also emerged as one of the revelations from Bundesliga. The Dutchman has already played 36 games for the German team, where he has scored 9 so many and has given 13 goal assists.
Beyond the numbers, the feeling of growth of the footballer is total and it seems that he is on his way to earning a place in the squad of the PSG at the end of this season. However, all that glitters is not gold, and With the Netherlands team he is having a hard time being a protagonist.
SOME FIGURES TO FORGET
Xavi Simons he is not managing to transfer his good moment of form in the Leipzig to the Dutch team. The footballer has already played a total of 12 matches with the senior team and has not yet been able to to score or provide a goal assist.
Xavi Simons was not brilliant against Scotland / EFE
Apart from the null records, the sensations. Simons fails to have the weight in the team that he does have with the German team and the appearances of his immense quality They are a dropper.
KOEMAN’S DEMAND
In the previous match of the ‘oranje’ team against Scotland, Simons was a starter, but was substituted in the 77th minute with the score already practically decided.
The current coach, Ronald Koemanexplained this Monday in the press conference prior to the game against Germany that he expects much more from the player who plays for Leipzig.
Koeman giving instructions to his players / EFE
“I talk to Xavi about whether he feels good, about his position in the team. He wants to be good for the Dutch team. Xavi is quite self-critical and says that he lost the ball many times and that that is not possible. In your own field you always have to think about maintaining possession of the ball,” Koeman said.
Likewise, the former Barça coach assured that “we suffered too many unnecessary losses, I didn’t expect it from some players; it was disappointing“. Among the players who lost the most balls was Xavi Simons who must improve his role with the Netherlands if he wants to ensure a place in the starting eleven for this summer’s Euro Cup.