Two Barcelona players surprised Hansi Flick, the new coach of Barcelona, during the preparation period leading up to the preparatory round matches in the United States.
According to the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, Barcelona is going through the first weeks of the preparation period without international players, but since the return of training, Flick has been amazed by the level of the duo, Ansu Fati and Mika Fai.
She indicated that Fati had been training alone for weeks, and on many days he trained with his friend Alejandro Balde, with the aim of reaching a very good physical condition at the beginning of the preparation season.
She explained that Barcelona designed a physical plan for Fati, who aims to be a starter again with Barcelona, after his long suffering with injuries.
It was reported that Pepe Conde, the fitness coach who recently joined from Seville, is closely following Fati’s work, in order to restore the best version of the player.
Mundo Deportivo confirmed that Flick is also very impressed with the level of defender Mika Fai, whose sale to Porto was halted by the club at the last minute.
Flick believes that Fay will be a suitable option to play in the left-back position during the new season, and not just as a center back.