Today came on as a substitute for the first time, and Fati also looked very excited.
Seeing that his brother Li Mingyu in La Masia has performed so well in the team, Fati, a proud and arrogant young man, is not to be outdone.
Because he had always dominated Li Mingyu in La Masia, he never expected that when he came to Barcelona's first team, he was still a substitute, while Li Mingyu had already become the core of the team.
Seeing that Fati was very active in asking for the ball, Li Mingyu did not hesitate to have the ball and kicked the football in front of Fati.
After passing the ball, Li Mingyu ran forward quickly. As he ran, he called Fati to pass the ball back, preparing to have a two-on-one with him.
But after Fati got the ball, he did not choose to pass the ball, but prepared to have a one-on-one game with the opponent's defensive player.
Stopped the ball.
The rhythm of Barcelona suddenly stopped.
It felt like a perfectly functioning machine suddenly jammed.
Not only the players of Barcelona felt uncomfortable, but also the players of Espanyol felt as if they were in a different world.
Fati is holding the ball alone and preparing to single out the opponent's defender. Li Mingyu can't run around anymore because at this time, the rhythm is completely disrupted and the opponent's defensive players have all returned to their own positions.
Positional warfare.
This is the most annoying situation for offenses on the football field.
Originally, as long as Fati passes the ball to Li Mingyu, and then he rushes forward directly, and Li Mingyu gives him a two-on-one cooperation, he can directly break through the opponent's back line and have a chance to go down.
At that time, it will be very easy for him to continue making passes or cutting inside.
But his stoppage completely eliminated all opportunities.
There is already a defensive player standing next to Li Mingyu. Even if Fati passes the ball, Li Mingyu will not have such an easy passing opportunity.
After all, Li Mingyu does not have the same ability to escape as Xavi. This is where Li Mingyu is not as good as Xavi.
Fati made a very fancy pass and passed the opponent's defensive player cleanly, but when he looked up, he saw that another defensive player was already in position.
Fati could only continue to bottom, but he was seen through and was firmly guarded by the defensive player.
Fati made a very low-quality cross and was directly caught in the arms of the opponent's goalkeeper.
A perfect offensive opportunity was just gone.
Off the court, Koeman was so angry that he smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand on the ground, and his trouser legs were soaked by the splashed water.
But Koeman didn't care about this, but yelled at the court very angrily.
Fati sat down on the ground after passing the ball, with a painful expression on his face, and hugged his knees with his hands.
The opponent's goalkeeper was preparing to throw the ball with his hand to launch an attack, and found his teammate making a gesture towards him.
Goalkeeper Oier frowned, then smiled bitterly and threw the ball out of the sideline.
After all, someone was injured. Even if it is a local derby, the most basic sportsmanship must be observed.
Originally, Li Mingyu was ready to return to defense, but when he saw Fati in pain, he was shocked. He quickly made a gesture to the sidelines for the team doctor to come up, and he also quickly ran to Fati.
The furious Koeman couldn't care less about being angry at this time. He quickly waved his hand and asked the team doctor who was waiting to go up and take a look.
Everyone is worried because Fati had three consecutive surgeries due to a meniscus injury in his knee last season.
However, the meniscus injury in the left leg has always been a hidden danger. Barcelona hopes that Fati can perform a meniscus removal operation and actively take preventive measures in the next career to ensure that the medial meniscus of the knee will not cause chronic degenerative diseases.
However, the consequences of this are unpredictable. After all, removing the meniscus is too risky for a professional athlete.
The former golden boy Spain, Torres, had part of his meniscus removed, which caused his career to gradually decline.
Today, Fati is only 19 years old, a little younger than Li Mingyu. Therefore, he did not agree, but made the decision of conservative treatment. He endured the unbearable pain for ordinary people, and spent a summer, and finally recovered almost.
After the team doctor gave the safe news, Fati also joined the training and performed very well in the left wing position. In the two friendly matches, Fati also performed very well, frequently posing a huge threat on the left wing.
Koeman is also very satisfied. The talented young man on the left is back, making his personnel deployment even richer.
However, Fati suddenly fell to the ground and was injured. It didn't look like he was pretending, which cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.
After the team doctor checked and asked, he made a substitution gesture towards Koeman. It seemed that Fati's injury had made him unable to continue playing.
Koeman was so angry that he kicked the mineral water bottle away from his feet, and the water inside splashed directly into his face.
Koeman wiped the water on his face with his hand, called No. 17 Trincao from the bench, whispered a few words, and put him on the court.
With less than three minutes left before Fati came on the court, Fati was replaced again.
Fortunately, there are currently five substitution places, otherwise it would have been a huge loss.
Due to this sudden substitution, Koeman was also caught off guard. He only has one substitution opportunity left, but this time he can substitute two people.
However, since the situation on the field is still in the hands of Barcelona, the situation is not very serious yet.
Fati's injury made Barcelona's already weak forward line even worse.
However, now that the transfer window has long been closed, it is impossible to buy anyone.
Koeman felt that his head was getting big.
Now that Li Mingyu is back in the midfield, Barcelona can continue to play a 4-4-2 lineup, but still needs to arrange a fast full-back who can join the attack.
There were no twists and turns in the following game. Barcelona had completely taken over the initiative in the midfield. Driven by Li Mingyu, Barcelona finally got a good start at their home court with a score of 5:1.
Li Mingyu 1 passed 3 shots and completed a hat trick. Not only did he lead Barcelona to temporarily top La Liga, but he also made his name appear at the top of the scorer list.
Messi and Aguero each scored a goal. At the last moment, Li Mingyu passed the ball to Messi. Messi passed the ball through. Aguero successfully countered offside and shot a low shot through Espanyol's goal to seal the victory.