Barcelona
Updated:01/22/2022 01:47h
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Barcelonismo is plunged into the most absolute depression, without ambitious goals already in the month of January, seized by the pessimism that surrounds the extra-sports situation and worried about the seriousness of their franchise player. Ansu Fati it was the breath of fresh air capable of ventilating the stench of fear that came from leaving Leo Messi, a footballer who has been able to cover all the shortcomings of the Barça team. Barça was given enough to defend itself in national tournaments, win Copas del Rey and some Leagues, but in Europe their weak seams. The debacles against Juventus, Roma and Liverpool, the humiliation against Bayern (2-8) and the early elimination this season in the group stage are the confirmation of a squad in total decline, doomed to reconstruction.
To the unexpected relapse of Ansu Fati, who has followed a prudent recovery plan, is added the strange situation of Dembele, condemned to look for an immediate exit and to no longer put on the Barça shirt. In one fell swoop, Barcelona lost its two best players. The French (cost 135 million and has only played 129 official matches) was removed from the Cup squad and the Spanish international suffered from his muscle injury. A setback that could keep him out for a minimum of two months. After exhaustive tests, the club confirmed the injury to the proximal tendon of the femoral biceps of the left leg, a worst prognosis to the initial one, and explained that in the next few days the treatment to be followed will be decided, although the operating room is not ruled out. It is an injury similar to the one suffered by Dembélé and which kept him out for four months after undergoing surgery.
The striker’s ordeal
You are living a real calvary Ansu Fati, who had been out for two long months after injuring his thigh in Vigo on November 6 and extended his reappearance to avoid a relapse. He returned last week against the Real Madrid. Twenty five minutes and one goal. But his fragile muscles could not withstand the extra time against Athletic on Thursday and suffered despite having only been on the pitch for half an hour. Fati’s tears when retiring are understandable because his medical history is broader than his track record. Injured against Betis in November 2020 after a tackle by Mendi (break of the internal meniscus of the left knee), he had to go through the operating room four times and stay without playing for more than ten months. To gauge the dimension of his misfortune, one only has to see that he has only been able to participate in 10 games of the 73 that Barcelona has played (14 percent) since the meniscus was torn.
So much Ronald Koeman What Xavi Hernandez They were impatiently awaiting the recovery of Ansu Fati, the heir to Messi’s ’10’, the icon with which to once again dominate on the pitch and attract sponsors with which to remedy the entity’s undernourished economic situation. Xavi’s return to the Camp Nou to impress that long-awaited cruyffista-guardiolista DNA seemed like the prelude to the resurgence of the club. “We’re back,” he cried. Laporta and put pride before victory after losing to Real Madrid in the Super Cup. Determined to satisfy all the technician’s requests, the president spared no expense, signing him Ferran and promised to Haaland. The coach rubbed his hands, imagining restarting the season with a forward made up of Ferran, Dembélé and Ansu Fati. A trident with which to win the Europa League, the Cup and climb positions in the League. But he has woken up without being able to taste it.
Fati returns at tunnel depths after briefly glimpsing the light. He immediately realized the seriousness of the situation when, in a defensive action, chasing a rival, he noticed a puncture. Again. His brother Brahima, who was in the stands, immediately went down to the locker room to comfort him. Confirmation of your relapse It was a hard setback for the footballer but also for his teammates, who were affected by the dejection that they had witnessed in the field. Even the technicians and doctors felt sorry because Fati was injured despite the prudence with which his reappearance was faced.
Shot down on the return trip
Worrying were the sensations when the team arrived at the airport of Bilbao and Fati got off the bus limping and having trouble walking. Sources from the Barça team have explained to ABC that the striker was very affected and dejected during the return trip. The club does not rule out the help of a psychologist, as long as the footballer accepts it, to work on his state of mind over the coming weeks.
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