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The promising attacker will turn 18 on Saturday and still doesn’t have the finished article, according to the Dutchman.
Head coach Ronald Koeman has told Ansu Fati to improve his concentration.
The attacker has been hailed as a possible heir to six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi and will turn 18 on Saturday. The Spanish international has started to rush into the professional game, scoring five goals and creating three more in just seven appearances this season.
However, Koeman says the teenager is far from the finished product and has told him to fix some aspects of his game.
“Yesterday we were talking about the issue of concentration for a while. In that sense he has to improve because sometimes his losses are due to concentration and not to quality ”, said the coach when asked at a press conference how the young star can improve his already impressive game.
“In that sense, he has to improve and he has our help every day. He is a great talent and we have to help him improve his progress. You have to be prepared every day to improve ”.
Ansu hopes to be involved in Saturday’s game in Alavés as Barcelona try to improve on a slow start to the First Division season, which sees him ranked 12th in the standings, albeit with a couple of games in hand against many of his rivals.
Barcelona have confirmed that they will not have regular goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegan and defender Samuel Umiti for the clash, as the pair have only completed a couple of sessions with the squad after overcoming injury problems.
Koeman said: “Marc is fine, but he needs a couple more training sessions.
“Today Samuel has completed part of the training with the group, but he still needs a little more to be able to return.”
Meanwhile, he explained his reasons for leaving Riqui Puig behind, even though he was able to name up to 23 players.
“It is a technical decision, normally we have taken 23 players, but for me it is too much, the best are 20 or 21 players,” said the former Dutch defender.
“He will stay in Barcelona and have intense training in case I need him another day.”
Barcelona are coming off a 2-0 win over Juventus in the Champions League.
