Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Memphis Depay’s performance has started to decline at Barcelona
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Memphis Depay got off to an impressive start at Barcelona. However, the Dutch striker failed to maintain his performance.
Memphis Depay joined Barcelona from Lyon last summer. He signed a two-year contract with the Blaugrana.
He immediately showed off by scoring three goals in four pre-season games with Barcelona. Depay then continued his positive trend at the start of the season.
The created two goals and one assist in his first three matches in the Spanish League. Depay scored against Athletic Bilbao and Getafe.
During the international break, Depay was getting stronger. The 27-year-old player has scored five goals in three games for the Netherlands, including a hat-trick against Turkey.
However, since returning after the international break in early September, Depay’s performance has declined. He only scored one goal in six games with Barcelona, namely a penalty in the match against Levante.
Memphis Depay slumped as Barcelona lost to Bayern Munich and Benfica in the Champions League. The former Manchester United player also did not score in matches against Granada, Cadiz and Atletico Madrid.
When Barcelona traveled to Atletico Madrid’s headquarters in the Spanish League, Sunday (3/10/2021) am, WIB, last weekend, Memphis Depay did not move. Playing the full 90 minutes, he only had one shot throughout the game and was not on target.