bestfiction Chapter 168 Can Messi Play?
Chapter 168 Can Messi Play?
Chapter 168 Can Messi Play?
Chapter 15 Can Messi Play?
Atletico Madrid has lost to Barcelona in the league for six consecutive years. Such an embarrassing record makes Atletico Madrid fans feel humiliated.
If there is any time to end this embarrassing record, then this round of the league is the best opportunity.The first is that Atletico Madrid has matured under Simeone's polishing.On the Barcelona side, Barcelona, which has just changed coaches this season, has made some tactical adjustments.
Barcelona unexpectedly chose the Argentine Martino as the team's new coach.After Vilanova resigned due to cancer recurrence, Barcelona quickly identified two candidates, Enrique and Martino, but Enrique could not resolve the contract with Celta, and Barcelona finally finalized Martino to take over as the coach.
According to Argentine media reports, Barcelona chose the Argentine Martino because of Messi's strong recommendation.Martino and Messi are both from Rosario, Argentina, and the Newells Old Boys team coached by Martino is the team that Messi played for before joining Barcelona.Messi once told the "Ole": "I like Tata Martino, he is a high-level coach. We have seen everything he does for the team. There's his level of leadership. He keeps the team together and everyone respects him.
"Marca" revealed that the Argentine coach signed a three-year contract with Barcelona, and Martino's two assistants, Elvio Palo Rosso and Jorge Bottaso, will also join the Barcelona coaching staff. Noah will make his official debut on Wednesday. "Ole" also confirmed the news, but believed that three assistants (Coria) would join Barcelona with Martino.Coria was the head coach of Messi when he played for Newell's Old Boys from the age of 11 to 13.
Of course, what the media hears is like rain, but whether these news are groundless or not is a matter of opinion.
It’s just that Martino’s Barcelona has encountered troubles recently, especially when facing away from Atletico Madrid, a strong competitor this season. Messi, who suffered a major injury in November, still does not know whether he can appeared in this game.
Messi's role in Barcelona is beyond doubt.Even though Barcelona brought the Brazilian genius Neymar to Camp Nou this season, Neymar is still a little immature compared to Messi's role.
Throughout [-], Messi suffered from several major injuries.
On March 2013, 3, Barcelona VS Paris Saint-Germain, Messi's right thigh biceps strain, truce for 3 week. On April 1, 2013, Barcelona VS Paris Saint-Germain, Messi's right thigh biceps was strained again, and he was sidelined for 4 week. On April 2, 1, Barcelona VS Biba, Messi's right thigh biceps strain, truce for 2013 weeks. On August 4, 12, Barcelona VS Atletico Madrid, Messi left thigh muscle hematoma, truce for 3 game. On September 2013, 8, Barcelona VS Almeria, Messi's right thigh biceps strain, truce for 21 weeks.
The most recent time was on November 2013, 11, in Barcelona's home game against Real Betis, Messi's left thigh biceps muscle strained, and he will be sidelined for eight weeks.
Messi has only suffered one major injury in Guardiola's era, and that was when he was trampled to his ankle, which resulted in a two-week truce for Messi.
In the era of Vilanova, Messi also suffered a muscle injury.It has been less than half a year since Martino took office, and Messi has suffered several muscle injuries.
Why?The outside world does not know, but one thing is certain, something must have changed, causing Messi to become vulnerable.
Some media attributed the reason to Martino's use of Messi. Martino is used to arranging Messi to the right, away from the opponent's penalty area.If Messi frequently appears on the wing or in the midfield, then the opponent's fouls against Messi will appear unscrupulous.
According to some gossip, Messi loves to eat red meat very much. The waiter of the Argentine barbecue restaurant near his home also confirmed that Messi is a frequent customer and often orders takeaway.In the Guardiola era, Guardiola did not approve of Messi eating red meat, and often arranged white meat such as fish and chicken for him. These are rich in protein and can effectively supplement muscle consumption.
When the demanding Guardiola left the team, Messi, who may have no restraint, turned into a foodie, because he often ate Argentine barbecue and caused his physical function to decline
Messi finished his recovery after the New Year and trained with the team. In such a critical top game, how can the club king sit on the bench?The possibility of letting Messi come off the bench at critical moments is not ruled out.In this game against Atletico Madrid, whether Martino will take the risk of arranging the newly injured Messi to start the game has become a hot topic of media speculation.
Whether Messi can play or not, Barcelona has set off smoke bombs from top to bottom.
On the other side, Atletico Madrid's neighbours, rivals Real Madrid.As the team ranked third in the league with a difference of five points, if there is a winner in this battle at the top of the list, no matter who wins, it is not what Real Madrid likes to see.
Real Madrid defender Arbeloa said in an interview: "Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are currently leading Real Madrid. We look forward to a satisfactory result that will keep Real Madrid from falling too far behind in the standings. A draw is the best result."
In fact, before the start of this game, experts and bookmakers were optimistic about the draw between the two sides.
From the perspective of overall strength, Barcelona is undoubtedly higher than Atletico Madrid.Even without Messi, the control ability of the midfield composed of Harvey, Iniesta and Butskets is unmatched in world football.
But Atletico Madrid is not a soft persimmon either, they are neck and neck with Barcelona in the standings.Simeone's team has the advantage of home court. At their home court, Atletico Madrid has won 9 consecutive home games this season, scored 33 goals, conceded 6 goals, and averaged 3.7 goals per game. The scoring efficiency is terrifying.
It's just that facing Barcelona, an opponent that has never won or even a draw in six years, whether Atletico Madrid can withstand the pressure at home also worries their supporters.
In Atletico Madrid's training ground, Simeone stood solemnly on the sidelines.In this game, a draw is the bottom line he can accept.If you lose, you will be thrown away by the opponent by three points. In an environment like La Liga, the three-point gap is sometimes like a natural moat.
You know, Barcelona only lost two games in the league last season!If the ball is lost to Barcelona, then the difficulty of catching up can be imagined.
In this game, Simeone is going to use tough physical confrontation to contain Barcelona's ball possession.Therefore, on the training ground, the physical contact of Atletico Madrid players has also become more frequent.Even if it's just a scrim, it can be overwhelming.
The game time was approaching quickly, and when the bus carrying the entire Barcelona team drove into Madrid, the Madrid people on both sides of the road booed them unceremoniously.
This is a city that is extremely unfriendly to Barcelona, but Barcelona comes here at least twice a year, and Barcelona players have long been used to such a hostile atmosphere.
When the Barcelona players got off the bus, this top battle was ready to go.
(End of this chapter)