Leo Messi appeared in the chaotic mixed zone of King Abdullah Stadium. And when that happens it is because the captain intends to send a message. He did not pronounce the name of his coach, Ernesto Valverde. But he did cry: «We have to be more united than ever. And get this through .
Questions about the future of Valverde, much discussed in a broad sector of the Barcelona board, were piled up on Messi. And the Argentine continued his own, with a self-critical group message, once again exculpating his coach. “It is normal that when there is a defeat and the objectives are not achieved, when people see that their team does not play as they would like, that things be talked about. It is a difficult situation". And it affected, even ensuring that Barcelona, despite the incredible defeat against Atlético, is on the right track: «We took a step forward, but we are aware that we do not do things as we would like. This year we will try to continue with the path of today and not make child mistakes ».
Valverde has become ill-accustomed to the nights when nothing seems to make sense. Because Barcelona, this time, did offer a good stretch of good game. Who knows if Messi was going crazy to play the Super Cup final against Real Madrid, or simply because Atlético did not decide to cheer up until Simeone waved his meninges at the break. What difference does it make. When Guillermo Amor, director of institutional relations, was questioned before a possible dismissal of Valverde, he was blunt: "There is nothing about that."
The coach could say little to a defeat that does not hurt so much because of the impossibility of raising the first title of the season, but because of the eternal storm: « When you lose, there is always instability . I can not control it".
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