Ansu Fati was called up by Luis Enrique to the Spain squad for the UEFA Nations League but did not play a single minute. In fact, the Spaniard wanted to see for himself what a player looks like mentally and physically. On the first point, everything was fine, but the caution with which he managed his presence in the national team was the product of the caution with which Xavi has also managed his role in the first team since returning from injury. There is some concern in the club and medical services about his physical condition.
It was the journalist Ashraf bin Ayyad who sounded the alarm via his Twitter account: “He is not yet ready to compete at the highest level, he is far from ready. Barcelona believe they made a huge mistake by not having an operation.”
Sport was able to confirm that the concern was real and that the player underwent various tests to assess his physical condition in extreme situations. Well, in all of them he is not up to the level necessary for intense competition compared to the results he had before his long journey due to injuries. He has lost resistance, explosiveness, speed and power, a fact that keeps Barcelona’s medical services in check.
I had to have surgery
In fact, there is some fear that he will never regain one hundred percent of all the physical virtues that made him such a completely special player. Talent and the ability to score goals are clearly virtues he keeps intact, as evidenced by his six goals he has scored in fifteen games this season, divided into three different phases. His last goal was against Betis in the second game after reappearing after 21 games.
Ansu, after going through four surgeries, decided not to go to the operating room for the fifth time, even though this was the advice of the medical services. The youth team player preferred to opt for a conservative and less aggressive treatment, but it appears that it did not deliver the expected results as Ansu Fati is having difficulty recovering his pre-injury form. To the point of fear that it will never be the same as before. This is a major concern.
holiday month
Despite everything, the player will have a month off to relax, but at the same time, continue to work on his physical and mental recovery. The goal is for him to arrive at the preparatory season fully prepared and ready to undergo a preparation with which to forget the sensations again and, above all, to make the current physical standards take a quantum leap.
Source: sport