The one from Bissau made the 100 in Madrid, where it again went unnoticed; the figures of a footballer who is still a young promise.
The feeling he had to endure is not exactly cheerful Ansu Fati this Sunday in Madrid, where he arrived at the 100 official matches with the FC Barcelona shirt. Barcelona’s striker, barely 20 years (born in Bissau on 10-31-2002), jumped on the (apparently high) lawn of the Colosseum Alfonso Perez to play against the last 23 minutes of the game Getafe and couldn’t help his team break the scoring drought that has been dragging on for several games. unfortunately for him No surprise that he didn’t make it.
Ansu Fati is one of the players whose Breaking into the first team has made for more impact in the recent history of Barça. Goals and assists that practically came from the cradle and that quickly got everyone excited at Camp Nou, but his star faded with the passing of the injuries and over time. In fact, after scoring 16 goals in his first 50 official matches the Spanish international has only signed with the Catalan team 10 goals in his next 50 games.
almost four years ago Ernesto valve surprised by going against him Betis to Ansu Fati in the meeting corresponding to the second day of LaLiga 2018-19. The youthful, in this way, entered the history of Barcelona through the second youngest player to make his debut with the t shirt blaugrana. Ansu gave his presentation with monkeyNas 16 years and 298 daysonly 18 days older than vicenc Martinezthe owner of the record (in the 1941-1942 season he played at 16 years and 280 days).
A hundred games later, the reality of Barça’s now ’10’ is very different. His ability to overflow, his sacrifice, his goal and, above all, his daring were some of the virtues emphasized by the coaches who had him at La Masía, where Fati arrived at just 10 years old. But they are also qualities that he has lost lately. They are certainly in his blood, but he has a hard time bringing them out.
The current season would be that of the resurgence. And the injuries respected him, as evidenced by his presence in the League: he just had no action against him villarreal on matchday 21 (substitution) and against Almeria on matchday 23 (without summons due to physical discomfort). But his performance still not up to par what is expected of him.
In all, he has played this course 42 gamesmarking 7 goals (one about Intercity and another to Ceuta, per cup; four in the League and one in the Super Cup; none in Champions) and give 3 assists. But only completed the 90′ twice: in Camp Nou against Getafe, before the first round of LaLiga, and against him Victoria please in the Czech Republic, before the final day of the Champions League group stage, with Barça already eliminated. In fact, as the newspaper “Sport” recalled this week, Ansu Fati he has only completed 90 minutes on five occasions since his debut.
Source: Goal