The “star” of Ansu Fati


had a first chance ansu that he did not catch correctly. But in the second, and despite the fact that his shot was not as powerful as he wanted, he ended up beating Rui Silva. “Ansu is a player with a star,” Xavi reiterated, once he had won the victory that put Barça in the 2022-23 Champions League.

A star that has not had. Neither he nor Koeman. A star on whom more and more pressure is placed because he not only inherited the 10 that Messi wore for years and years, but also embodies the light of hope that a team in reconstruction needs, also submerged in a deep economic crisis. that weighs down all plans.

But with little ansu he always leaves his mark, always oblivious to that catastrophic landscape that surrounds him. “We had talked about it before the game saying that they defend the area very well by standing on the edge, so it was about reaching the bottom line because the back pass fit well & rdquor ;, indicated the coach in the tactical analysis on that play which caused the 0-1, balanced, almost immediately, by the header of Bartra.

“Perhaps another striker needs three or four chances and Ansu, on the other hand, scores a goal for you on half an occasion”

Xavi, Barça coach

“Ansu is a boy who has a star, he has a goal. We see him in training. I’m very happy for him, he’s a differential player, the team is noticing him when he’s on the pitch,” Xavi acknowledged. “Perhaps another striker needs three or four chances and he, on the other hand, scores you a goal on half an occasion”, added the coach, devoted to his talent, after having confessed that “we don’t have neat players, we are what we are” .

And that the shot, which carried all the possible poison because he wanted, and managed, to mislead Rui Silva, the Betis goalkeeper, was not well executed. Or, at least, it wasn’t perfectly done. “Even shooting badly, he scores a goal. He has a star, he has a star…”, the Barça coach repeated over and over again.

The numbers support that phrase. He adds four goals in the League in just seven games that he has played. They are only 243 minutes on the field, which allows the striker to average a goal every 60 minutes. There is no one in the squad capable of displaying those numbers full of efficiency. aubameyang, for example, sign a goal every 98, Luuk de Jongevery 102, memphisevery 154, Fernando Torresevery 302 and Dembelewhich has only scored once in the league, is every 1,288 minutes.

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With Pedri and Ansu as flags of the offensive future, Barça wants to rebuild next season, supported by the defensive ferocity provided by Araujo. But Xavi, who has already defined “the diagnosis” of the squad’s problems, knows that he needs something more. It remains to be seen, however, if Laporta’s board can provide him with those neat players that he demands to give a new dimension to his project.

As long as he has Ansu on the pitch, everything will be much easier. And faster.



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