Ansu Fati only needed 38 seconds to score his first goal in Ligue 1. Three days after his goal in the Champions League at the debacle of the Monegassen at FC Bruges (1: 4), the Spanish international was substituted for FC Metz (5: 2) at halftime for the hapless German Paris Brunner – and delivered directly.
Hardly on the pitch, Fati benefited from a strong cross from Lamine Camara. Seven minutes before the end of the regular season, the joker hit his head after a sharp flank from Krépin Diata. Fati thus justified Adi Hütter‘s trust and ensured the quick ending doubts about the Austrian coach, which had existed after the 1: 4 in Bruges.
Hütter: “Have protected him since he was with us”
“When he is in a top form, Ansu Fati is a world-class player, even an exceptional player,” rejoiced the former Bremen director Johan Micoud Sport1. “He is good for Monaco and Monaco is good for him. After such a long absence, he will certainly need a few weeks to deliver regularly, but he is certainly on the road again.”
David Trezeguet also expresses Sport1 Big hopes. “He will not only do Monaco, but also do the entire Ligue 1,” he says. The 47-year-old was once a striker at AS Monaco.
“He is a great player who will hopefully remain without injury. He has all the characteristics to be a very big one,” said Trezeguet: “What he had done at Barca at the time was sensational. He can undoubtedly come back with patience, hard work and fitness.”
The expectations of the wing striker quickly like this like this. Hütter stepped on the euphoric.
“Ansu had many problems and injuries in Barcelona,” said the coach. “We have protected him since he was with us. He has had difficult times behind him when he had to train alone, and you have to congratulate him, as well as the people who helped him. The expectations of him were always high, but he remained positive. He is a big name and wants to influence Monaco. And now he has scored three goals this week. This is no coincidence”.
Fati missed more than 130 games
In the 2019/2020 season, Fati had a brilliant entry into the world of European football in the FC Barcelona jersey. He was only 16 years old in his debut, then broke records and was traded as a possible successor to Lionel Messi. He scored seven hits in his first league season. But this was followed by a dark time for the supposed child prodigy.
The body went on strike. Fati already missed more than 130 competitive games in his still quite young career and was missing for around 680 days due to his serious injuries.
In addition, during his time at FC Barcelona, ​​he was also accused that his commitment was not always right. In September 2023, his training association sent him a loan to Brighton in the Premier League. But the career did not take up new momentum. Fati scored four goals in 27 games and was mostly only joker.
The offensive man returned to the Catalans after a season, but also played no role in the planning of coach Hansi Flick due to injuries and did not even collect less than 300 minutes throughout the season.
Another change of scenery was needed. Now the end of the long dry spell seems to be reached.
