With 21-4 shots on goal and 67% possession, Xavi's Barca had the upper hand on the night of camp Nou on Feb. 18, but after 90 minutes, they could only shake hands with visiting Napoli 1-1 and missed the lead in the first leg of the two-legged Europa League knockout play-off. This result is directly related to Barca's main striker Ferrantores. He scored a game-high nine shots on goal, the only hit came from the second half of the penalty, and although he scored, his performance was difficult to pass.
Aubameyang, Gonzalez, Garcia and Mingeza rotate. Ferrantores, who had previously played as a center forward, appeared in the right winger position. In the 5th minute of the game, he sent an inverted triangle cross, Pedro followed up with the shot but unfortunately high, then Aubameyang's long-range shot from outside the box and Traore's one-handed knife were deflected by the opponent. The long-unable Barca announced the goal in the 29th minute, Elmas crossed from the right, Zelinsky's shot was blocked by Ter Stegen and then the referee announced that the goal was valid after watching the VAR video replay. In the first half, Barca attacked like a tide but could only fall behind 0-1.
In the second half, Barca continued to attack. In the 58th minute, Traore's cross slipped into Juan Jesus' hand, and the referee watched the video replay and awarded a penalty, and Ferrantores took the penalty to help Barca equalize. But then his free-kick and shot inside the box were deflected, and in injury time, Luc De Jong's inverted triangle cross, and Ferrantores grabbed a kick and fired another anti-aircraft cannon.
After the game, Ferrantores, who had missed many good chances to score, had an emotional breakdown, and he covered his head with his shirt and sobbed silently, while teammates and coaches came forward to comfort him. In this campaign, Ferrand Jr. had the highest 9 shots on goal, more than twice the number of shots from the opponent Napoli.com. In addition, he also delivered 2 key passes, but only 1 of the 4 breakthroughs was successful, and he also delivered the highest 3 fouls of the game. To be fair, Ferrantores' performance is not unpretentious, but he does not want to be fast, and his impatience makes him miss opportunities again and again. If Ferrantores are replaced by Aguero, Barca can score at least two more goals.
In fact, in this winter window, Barca's first choice for reinforcements in the winger position is Manchester City's Rafa Raheem Sterling, when the English Flying Wings were struggling under Guardiola, and he also had the idea of leaving the team, and Barca intended to take him to Camp Nou on loan. But as Sterry's form picked up, coupled with his value and salary too high, Barca eventually retreated to the second place, signing Ferrantores, who also played for Manchester City. However, although Sterling did not come, his spirit was brought to the Camp Nou by Ferrantores, and in this game, The "happiness" of Ferrand Jr. in the front line is no less than that of his former teammates.
Of course, Ferrantores is only 21 years old, he still has a lot of potential to tap, and the tears after the game are enough to prove that he is eager to play well. The so-called shame and courage, today's tears, may become tomorrow's bright smile.