Data map: Messi.
Chinanews client, Beijing, August 15 (Zhang Yifan) In the summer of 2017, Bartomeu put a lifetime contract in front of Messi to express his respect and affirmation for the latter. By chance, the humble Messi did not sign the contract. No one had anticipated that it was the mistake that happened to pave the way for the current crisis.
In the early hours of this morning, after a 2:8 tragedy, Bayern stepped past the crashing Barcelona and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. At the same time, a foreseeable earthquake will hit the Red and Blue Army this summer. The biggest defeat in 74 years defeated Messi's last line of defense.
Messi is leaving Barcelona, this is not the first rumor. But it was the first time that he personally said the idea of leaving the team.
In the early morning of July 1, Beijing time, in the 33rd round of La Liga, Barcelona played at home against Atletico Madrid. In the second half, Messi made a penalty kick, completing the 700th goal of his career. Messi completed this achievement in only 862 games. In the end, Barcelona drew with Atletico Madrid 2:2. The picture shows Messi in the game.
As early as Guardiola left, when the Barcelona high-level turmoil, Messi was suspected to be interested. Messi, who was in full swing at the time, followed Chelsea's account on social media and liked some of the team's news, which made the fans at the time think about it.
Barcelona now seems to have returned to the turbulent period.
Back in the selection of coaches, sports director Abidal indiscriminately attacked the locker room for not working hard, and even when Messi and other captains agreed to a salary cut, they also kidnapped the locker room with media ethics. High-level actions frequently caused dissatisfaction with fans, and the team also lost a good game while leading the league. There have also been rumors of high-level hiring to discredit players. This series of mysterious operations has also caused Messi's contract renewal to encounter an unprecedented crisis.
Data map: Messi (left).
According to Messi's uncompromising character, he never cares about these trivial matters off the court. But this time, it is rare to publicly revolt against Barcelona's management twice within two months, which shows the breakdown of the relationship. Under the turmoil, the "concerned" Messi team naturally couldn't let go of such a good opportunity.
For a time, Inter Milan from the celebrity to the former high-level are strongly pursuing the best player in the world. Even Messi’s old club Argentine Newell’s old boy before his debut is also doing the dream of the savior coming to the club.
Unlike usual, Messi used to be quite critical, but he will soon tell the world with actions: He will be loyal to Barcelona until his state does not match. However, this time Messi has been silent in the face of rumors. This also makes the relationship between him and Barcelona more delicate.
The data picture shows Messi. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
The ruthless trampling of the German iron cavalry caused these surging undercurrents to converge into a stormy wave.
In other words, if Messi was just "puffing up" with the top management, then maybe this time he really wanted to leave.
Messi, who is 33 years old, is no longer the omnipotent genius boy at the time, and the peak of his career is gradually leaving him. For him who is born to be strong, if he fails to win the championship, it means failure. If at Barcelona can't feel the determination of the team to win, then his frustration is not surprising.
In the early morning of the 17th, Beijing time, Real Madrid defeated their opponent Villarreal 2:1 at home in La Liga and won the La Liga championship one round ahead of schedule. After the game, Real Madrid captain Ramos raised the La Liga championship trophy high. The picture shows the Real Madrid players celebrating the goal during the game.
Seeing Real Madrid's recovery and Barcelona's muddle-headedness, Messi really can't afford it.
From the statistics of Messi’s personal data this season, in addition to the number of goals and assists ranking first in La Liga, his number of shots, number of shots on goal, number of key passes, number of successful through passes and average number of passes per game The per capita ranks first in the league, and there are many other statistics that rank in the top ten of the league.
Such "dominant screen" data cannot keep the champion in Barcelona. If he does leave, where will the team go?
The picture shows Messi dribbling the ball.
At the time Real Madrid's huge signings plan was ridiculed as a "star black hole", but now this name is probably going to fall on Barcelona. Adhering to the principle of “buy only the expensive ones, not the right ones”, the signing strategy of the Barcelona executives in recent years seems to be quite a failure. Dembele and Coutinho, which were purchased with a huge amount of 260 million yuan, have not yet shown their response. Some role.
The former suffers from constant attendance due to injuries, while the latter is already on loan. They cannot fill the void created by Neymar's departure. Seeing Messi and Suarez getting old, the current Barcelona makes people unable to see the future.
The past performance of the team's top management once hurt Messi's love for the team, which may lead to the feat of choosing to leave the team this summer.
Regardless of the perspective, Barcelona may not be able to withstand the consequences of Messi’s departure in a short period of time-the number of fans has plummeted, the athletic performance will plummet, and even the tide of public opinion will be attacked.
In the early morning of May 8, 2019, Beijing time, Liverpool defeated Barcelona 4:0. After losing 0:3 in the first round, they staged a shocking reversal of the total score of 4:3, and reached the Champions League final for the 9th time in team history. .
Messi's contract will expire in 2021, leaving Barcelona with a full year. The extent to which the relationship between the two parties has deteriorated is unknown. If Messi strongly urges the team to sell it this summer, it will cause a rare "earthquake" in football for many years. The rest may be enough to change the pattern of football.
A butterfly in the southern hemisphere patted its wings inadvertently, and a hurricane would erupt somewhere in the northern hemisphere two weeks later. Neymar's departure did not allow Barcelona's senior management to understand the truth that "goers are not to be admonished, but those who come can be chased." Now they seem to be about to lose Messi in the same way.
Messi can leave Barcelona, but can Barcelona leave Messi? (Finish)