A Ansu Fatithe heir to the number 10 shirt of Messi in it barca, it was seen an almost extra effort at the beginning of this season to appear happy on the field. It was not for less, because the injuries have tormented him too much in the last two years. In a major effort, he reappeared late last season after dodging surgery of his own accord. That was after a tense meeting with Xaviwho wanted him to undergo surgery against the decision of the environment of fatiwho was unhappy with everything that had surrounded the recovery from his knee injury in 2020, refused to undergo surgery in Finland with lasse lempeinen and had time to play for a while in the last games of League. the call of Luis Enrique in June for the first four matches of the third edition of the Nations League it was an excellent sign. The Asturian also asked that he not be treated as an injured player. But the case then is that he did not put it.
That shadow, having decided not to undergo surgery, haunts these days Ansu. It is not fully visible. He is the right eye of the fans, he has a special talent and all the fans of Barcelona will wait for him. But he is not. Against him Spanish he played a loose game. Against a team that was very vulnerable in the first half hour, he just finished twice, none on goal. He lost eight balls and got frustrated on his own, to the point of seeing an absurd yellow card. He also didn’t win a ball into space in the second half, showing that he doesn’t have the right power point. Surely, Ansu had aroused so many expectations in his early days and he is so talented that everyone wants to see the different player who changed the game in a snap. Maybe everything has a process. But if so, in this case he is getting longer. From AnsuInternally, their professionalism and their desire to improve and be strong are applauded. Almost obsessively. But the fact is that, at this time, the results of that work are not visible.
Ansu had lost 82 games in the last two seasons but this time, and even if it was at times, he has played minutes in all games. only in the party Royal Arena His magic came out for a walk and he seemed like that different footballer who was pulverizing records of precocity. He left the plans Luis Enrique to enter in extremis in the list. He seemed like a good sign, but his role was irrelevant. Xavi he wanted to wink at him Spanish. Despite the provisional pardon to Lewandowski, made space for the player from Guinea-Bissau so that, this time, he would win the starting shirt. But, again, he pricked. There was even a certain buzz in the field. Xavi assures that he has taken a physical step forward, but it will be necessary to see if he accompanies those words with deeds. It’s hard to imagine him starting in the Metropolitan and in the semifinal of the Super Cup. Perhaps Xavi wants to give him another chance in the Cup in Alicante to see if he plugs in and puts an end to those ghosts that seem to haunt him.
