PFC Chapter 314 The reason why Messi is in excellent form
Chapter 314 The reason why Messi is in excellent form
Chapter 314 The reason why Messi is in excellent form
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After the away game against Deportivo, head coach Flores and assistant coach Paul split into two groups again. Paul, who had been staying in Barcelona before, returned to the team to lead the team in daily training, while Flores went to Barcelona to watch Barcelona's home game against Atletico Madrid up close.
Barcelona made several personnel adjustments in this game. Valdés, Gabriel, Silvegno and Van Bommel replaced Jorquela, Edmilson, Van Bronthorst and Giuly in the starting lineup respectively, while Ronaldinho was suspended due to accumulative yellow cards.
In this campaign, Atletico Madrid's top five attackers in the midfield and front field all started.
After the opening, the state of the game between the two sides entered very quickly, and the fighting was relatively fierce, but the offense that threatened each other's goal was still a little bit behind.
It wasn't until the No.303 minute that the stalemate was broken, but it was Atletico Madrid who took the lead in the away game!
Here's how it went: Atlético launched a quick counter-attack, the ball was swiftly diverted to the right, then Ibagaza crossed in from the right, Maxi Rodriguez headed it over and Torres slammed his left foot into the net from 11 yards in the middle, his sixth league goal of the season.
And when Torres scored this goal, Ai Luo, who was watching the game, immediately raised his arms and shouted, if Barcelona loses this game, then...the next round of the game will become more meaningful!
When the time comes to defeat Barcelona again at home, then... the difference between the two sides will widen again!
Just thinking about it makes me feel very excited!
The pace of the subsequent game suddenly accelerated, because Barcelona, who played at home, knew that if they lost this game, the next game against Valencia would be meaningless!
Taking a step back, even if they beat Valencia in Mestalla in the next round, the difference between the two sides will still be seven points. What's the point?
So after the score fell behind, Rijkaard couldn't sit still, and frequently walked back and forth in the open space in front of the home team's coaching bench, and his impatience also infected the players on the field.
After all, in order to prepare for the Copa del Rey in the middle of the week and the focus of the next week, it is normal to have some reservations in this game. Personnel adjustments have also been made in multiple positions.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona quickly adjusted the personnel on the field.
However, the scene on the court was still not big. On the contrary, at the No. 407 minute, Atletico Madrid widened the score on the court.
Torres made a direct pass from the left. Petrov used his speed to throw off Oleg and then broke into the penalty area to make a pass from the left. Valdes made a fatal mistake in his attack!Maxi Rodriguez puts an empty goal into the net.
What everyone didn't expect was that in the following time, it turned out to be Messi's personal performance time. He scored two goals in 5 minutes and evened the score on the court!
Ai Luo, who was watching the live broadcast, was startled by Messi's sudden outburst. Isn't this... in a bad state?
At the same time, Flores in the stands also felt a headache for the sudden explosion of Messi. Originally in his plan, Leo Messi was not in the plan.
But according to Messi's current state, Rijkaard will certainly not turn a blind eye!At that time... the game is really hard to predict!
Seeing such an outstanding Messi, Rijkaard also had a headache. You must know that there is a reason why Messi replaced the main right winger Giuly in this game.
But Messi who is in excellent form cannot be ignored, because Rijkaard knows the reason why Messi is so good, because he desperately hopes to take the lead in the rookie competition with Aiello. This is the fighting spirit shown by Messi!
At the same time, Rijkaard also experienced the troubles of happiness for the first time!
And the final result of this game was also fixed at two to two.
After the game, Messi's performance also received unanimous praise from the public.
But this did not make Messi happy, because he knew that Rijkaard's performance in this game did not impress Rijkaard. It is impossible to give too many opportunities to young players like him in such a wealthy club.
If it weren't for the team's efforts to challenge Valencia in the next round, it would be impossible for him to start in this game.
After the game is over, everyone will focus on the comparison of the players in the next round of the game.
Among them, the comparison with Aiello is not the same young Messi, but Ronaldinho, who is currently the best performer in Barcelona.
This comparison made Messi feel quite frustrated.
What is the purpose of training so hard every day?
Isn't it for winning the comparison with that Chinese?
But... the one who is compared with him is Ronaldinho, the big brother in the team!
In fact, what he didn't know was that there was a reason for this comparison.
The first is that both Aiello and Ronaldinho are currently the best players on the team.
The second is because both of them are left wingers, so there is this comparison.
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After Barcelona was tied at home by Atletico Madrid, the point difference with the leader Valencia has widened to nine points. If the next round of the game cannot win the game, then this season's championship, if nothing else, will become Valencia's pocket.
So the next round is a must-win game for Barcelona!
After the game against Atletico Madrid, Rijkaard suffered a lot of pressure from public opinion. Barcelona broke the points record last season and won the championship. However, this season, Valencia pulled it up to nine points after less than two-thirds of the league. Such a result is completely incompatible with Barcelona's identity.
Similarly, after Flores returned to Valencia from Barcelona, he began preparations for the next round of La Liga, and the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey to be played in the middle of the week were also temporarily put down.
Although the next game is Valladolid's home game, it is not necessarily a matter of time before this La Liga team can beat the La Liga leader with four goals at home.
The next day, the mainstream media in Europe began to pay attention to the top battle of La Liga starting next week, because Valencia this season is too fierce. You must know that Barcelona won the championship last season and only scored 84 points. So far, only 22 rounds have been played, and Valencia has scored 59 points.
Therefore, this round of Valencia's home game against Barcelona has attracted the attention of mainstream media throughout Europe, because this game is likely to affect the championship of this season!
If the home team wins, it will go all out.
If the visiting team wins, hope is preserved, and it can also put great pressure on Valencia in the future league. A super reversal is not impossible!
So after the home draw with Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona's mouthpiece "Mundo Deportivo" listed the famous super reversal in Barcelona's history, "Great Barcelona! The spirit of never giving up!! Don't forget the glory of the early 90s! In the 90-91 and 91-92 seasons, we fell behind Real Madrid by six points after halfway, but at the end of the season, it was our Barcelona that won the championship! And in the 92-93 season, we also reversed La Coruña to win the league championship. We have a tradition of reversal! Therefore, we don't able to give up!"
After the "World Sports Daily" newspaper sold well that day, many Barcelona fans began to gather, cheering and cheering for the team near the training ground of the first team every day.
But before this league, they still have a Copa del Rey quarter-final to play, but who else cares about this game at this time?If you lose, you lose. You must know that the league championship is the most important thing.
I don't know if it's because of this kind of relaxed mentality that the semi-main lineup that went to Zaragoza beat the home team 2-0 in the away game and advanced to the semi-finals first.
In this game, Messi played well again. He first used his personal ability to get a penalty kick, and then assisted Iniesta to expand the score.
The victory of this game also indirectly boosted the morale of the Barcelona team.
Various media also began to praise the 18-year-old Argentine teenager.
"To be able to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, the teenager Messi from Argentina performed well. He assisted Eto'o and Iniesta to score a goal respectively. Before the crucial No.20 three rounds, his excellent state will definitely drive the entire Barcelona. I believe! Rijkaard will definitely not turn a blind eye. Messi, who was second only to Ai in the Dutch World Youth Championship last year, is also not bad!"
"Starting from today, Leo Messi will enter the eyes of Barcelona fans. Compared with Giuly, this young player from La Masia is more talented and has more training value. After all, this is a player trained by himself. There is no need to adapt to Barcelona's offensive system."
"My God, in the new year, he exploded! This is undoubtedly very good news for Barcelona!"
Rijkaard looked at the newspaper in his hand that praised Messi, and shook his head subconsciously. As long as Giuly was not injured, he would not be able to put Messi in the main position. This is not a traditional problem, but a cost problem.
A day later, Rijkaard finally made up his mind to put Messi in the main lineup, because Giuly strained his calf muscle during training and had to rest for two weeks.
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Barcelona defeated Zaragoza away in the quarter-finals, and Valencia, who went to Castilla, also qualified for the semi-finals. With a semi-main lineup, they drew with Valladolid away.
"We must win this game!"
Messi clenched his fists and muttered while watching this issue of World Sports Daily.
Iniesta patted Messi on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, "We will work hard together in this game!"
Before going to Valencia, the head coach has announced the starting lineup. Messi and Iniesta replaced the injured Giuly and Deco respectively.
(End of this chapter)