It didn’t make the first list, but it came second. Which time of a match will be added. The injuries of Yéremi Pino and Lamine Yamal facilitated the call of Ansu Fati, who returned to the national team. Or maybe he’s still in it, having never moved away from it since his impressive debut in 2019, despite being absent from the September call-up. Despite the distance, the striker is in Luis de la Fuente’s plans and plays for Brighton, where he is trying to restart his career. It hasn’t started yet.
Soon. It’s only been a month five weeks To navigate a new club, a new city, a new language. Life goes on as it does at Barça. He plays for a while, sometimes starts, sometimes becomes a substitute. Ansu joined. Brighton’s seven matches He was the starter in two of them. One completed it, the Europa League match against AEK Atenas (2-3); the other was replaced at half-time during the visit of Chelsea. scored a goal During the defeat against Aston Villa (6-1). The momentary 3-1 did not add to the resurgence of Brighton, who suffered their second straight defeat and have since added two more draws.
family meeting
The Guinean striker is competing with Brazilian João Pedro, England’s Danny Wellbeck, Ireland’s Evan Ferguson and Argentinian facundo Buonanotte to take over the forward or midfield position in the attacking formation. Roberto de Zerbi. The Italian coach overcame initial reluctance by persuading Fati over the phone until he received the player’s yes. Family meeting held in Herrera, The town of Seville where the Fati Vieiras settled when they arrived in Spain in the last week of the market. Ansu flew from Seville to England with his father Bori, without passing Barcelona or saying goodbye to his teammates, in the belief that it would be a short one-season absence.
De Zerbi convinced Ansu after learning that Xavi Hernández would not guarantee him the minutes that Ansu wanted. He was the player who participated in the most matches in the squad last season: 51 out of a possible 53 matches. The biggest problem for most players was that he was not a regular starter. He was in only 14 squads. He scored 10 goals and made 3 assists. The hopes drawn for him at Barça would only get worse. These were not enough for him. He participated in all three matches. However, they were three minutes behind against Getafe (11 minutes), Cádiz (22) and Villarreal (14). Xavi also believed he should play more.
These three matches did not help Luis de la Fuente get into the September list for Spain’s bilateral duel with Georgia and Cyprus. On the other hand, England’s stay here, combined with the injuries of Pino and Lamine Yamal, provided the opportunity for concentration for the matches against them. Scotland and Norway (October 12 and 15) are the highlights of the group. A call that will grow Ansu’s self-confidence After the relief of knowing that you are not forgotten. Even though he was assertive together with the Sunday star of the league, Bryan Zaragoza, with the two goals he scored against Barça in the second round.
The most important season
Highlighting Ansu, Brighton’s sporting director David Weir said: “This season is the most important in the club’s history and we are delighted that a player of Ansu’s quality will be a part of it.” “He is one of the most sought-after young players in the world and, despite his age, has impressive experience in both national football and European competitions,” he said, referring to his 20 years of age. he emphasized.
At the age of 17, he became the second youngest football player in history and the youngest goalscorer in the national team. exceeded by Gavi and Laminated Yamal, Balde and Ferran Torres, as well as the person she is now meeting again. If it weren’t for them it wouldn’t have taken this long…