Ansu Fati rebels against his critics — does TWO things to gain Hansi Flick trust

 

Ansu Fati rebels against his critics — does TWO things to gain Hansi Flick trust

Ansu Fati is refusing to lie down and be railroaded by his numerous critics, Sport’s Jordi Gil reports.

The young forward is fighting with everything to show he’s among Barcelona’s most talented attackers today.

Firstly, Fati has shown a surprising intensity to training that most of teammates struggle to keep up with. Fati has been working hard to improve his fitness and the results are now evident.

Secondly, Fati has been playing with so much confidence during the training matches ahead of preseason. He hardly misses his shot, completes his dribbles, feignts and his passes are mostly spot on.

All that have helped Fati win the trust of new manager Hansi Flick. Thus, it’s highly likely that Fati will play for Barca next season.

The biggest sign that Barca will not offload Fati came last week when the club announced that Lamine Yamal will wear the no. 19 shirt next season.

There were many at the club who wanted to strip Fati of his no. 10 shirt and hand it to Yamal but Ansu refused to give up the shirt. Lamine also respected his teammate and opted not to take the jersey.

If Ansu performs in matches as well as he has in training, the searchlight might beam on other Barca forwards like Ferran Torres and Raphinha. If they don’t step up their place at the club will be in grave danger, not Fati’s.