Images of a hesitant Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, better known as Ez Abde, have gone viral. The nineteen-year-old attacker received a basic place from trainer Xavi in the game between Barcelona and Osasuna (2-2). He managed to score once and he was also passed by marca called ‘the best in the field’. After the match in LaLiga he appeared in front of the camera of Barcelona TV, where he was asked about Xavi’s added value to him. He had to fail to answer.
After some fine plays in the first half, Abde managed to turn the tie into a lead four minutes after the break. Gavi first shot into his own penalty area against Sergio Busquets’ arm, after which the team was quickly across the street. Ousmane Dembélé crossed over Abde, who found the top left corner from close by: 1-2. It was the first goal for the Moroccan left winger. Four minutes before the end of regular time, his goal was defused by Ezequiel Ávila.
?? La inocencia de Abde, canterano del Barça de 19 años, en la rueda de prensa post partido, “pues ahí me has pillado” #OsasunaBarca #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/QSgcdsmX0L
— MARCA (@marca) December 12, 2021
At the press conference afterwards, Abde was given the floor and was allowed to explain his successful performance. After saying he was very happy that he had taken his chance, the wing striker was asked a question that he did not see coming. “Abde, you’ve been working with Xavi for several weeks now. What does he bring to you as a trainer right now?” the reporter presented to him. There was no answer. “Um… Ahi me has pillado! (loosely translated: there you tell me something!).”
Abde played his sixth game on behalf of the Barcelona first team on Sunday. Last summer, the winger came over from Hercules for two million euros, initially to join the Barcelona B selection. Partly due to the personnel problems in the Catalan vanguard, Abde soon got his chance to show himself in the first. “He was undoubtedly the best of Barca in the first half, and he was also the best at the start of the second half, scoring a volley with the right. What a match for the Moroccan!” marca about Abde’s actions against Osasuna.