That
Leo Messi
, at 33, continues to score such goals can only respond to the obsession to dominate his time from start to finish.
Once upon a time, a curious high school student asked
Jorge Luis Borges
at what age his literary vocation began.
«I don't remember a time without reading or writing.
I was always reading and writing », replied the teacher.
The same thing happens to Messi.
In one way or another he was always there, perched on his time.
Playing and scoring.
That's why he equaled
Xavi Hernández
as the player with the most games played in the history of Barcelona (767).
Therefore, one Monday night, a blessed day to do something useful, he drew a formidable goal against the bottom of the competition, Huesca.
Messi cares little about the moment or the place.
His life is just that.
A heavenly routine.
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So that Barcelona so given to convulsions and that showed its strange and contradictory reality in the Camp Nou box - two presidents,
Tusquets
and
Laporta
, and two CEOs,
Òscar Grau
and
Ferran Reverter
- looked at Messi again.
And the Argentine made it clear that, just over three months after his contract expires, he plans to continue fighting for the titles until the end.
Knocking down the innocent Huesca leads the Catalans to sense the sweat of the Atlético footballers.
Those of
Simeone
, increasingly wobbly time in the top of the standings, leaving only four points.
Huesca de
Pacheta
, despite his good intentions in the open field, despite being delighted with that 2-1 by
Rafa Mir
in the addition of the first act caused by a chirigota penalty after
Ter Stegen's
caress
, also showed the reason for his hardships .
No matter how many defenses he accumulates in front of his area, the coordination between them is zero.
To show the goal of
Mingueza
that clarified the triumph of Barcelona at dawn of the second half.
Messi crossed after a short corner and the rival centrals, who knows why, not only released the Barça youth squad, but also
Griezmann
.
Even a specter could have scored that goal.
By the way, it was Mingueza's first as much as a professional.
Posts to look for answers to the good performance of
Koeman's
Barcelona
, beyond the insistence of the coach on the line of three in defense, nothing like looking at the response of the
sacred cows
.
And here we are not referring only to Messi, but also to
Jordi Alba
, who once again was about to burst the crossbar.
Or
Sergio Busquets
, free with
De Jong
covering his back and with enough confidence to steal balls even in the rival area.
Nothing would be understood without your involvement.
Without the conviction that their careers deserve a twilight to match.
From Michels to Koeman
A
Johan Cruyff
liked to
remind him how
Rinus Michels
took over a Dutch team that was not "worthy of the name" -as defined it
El Flaco
- and turned it into this Clockwork Orange runner -
up in the World Cup in 1974. "We had no confidence , we lacked the desirable physical conditions, and we did not see how to turn it around ».
Soccer problems, you see, are cyclical.
What did Michels do?
“He made us run and run.
And go round and round.
Two hours in the morning.
Two others in the afternoon (...).
Everything happened by applying rules: if I was wrong, the others helped me: and if it was someone else who failed, the others helped him.
This is how the team was forged. '
Let history serve as a point of reference for the incipient work of Ronald Koeman as a coach at Barcelona.
Veteran footballers who were considered lazy in their daily tasks and given over to a particular anarchy with their last coaches, have suddenly rediscovered the benefits of daily work.
So Koeman can continue with his mantra: "You play as you train."
It was Busquets, alive in the dispute, who found Messi in the action that lit up the night.
The Argentine offered the appropriate continuation for the tribute.
He dodged
Pulido
with implausible control, chipping the ball in full swing, and ripped the ball apart with a hammer blow similar to that seen in Paris.
The ball flew in parallel to take the square.
Griezmann's inspiration
To Griezmann, who had not seen the door for nine games, that must have inspired him.
Although the Frenchman is one of those footballers that nothing disturbs him, not even indifference.
This time, Griezmann did coordinate the movement of the shot.
Power and positioning from outside the area before the regret of
Álvaro Fernández
, Huesca goalkeeper.
Beyond that penalty taken by Rafa Mir and to which Koeman responded with indignation - the VAR only certified that there was no offside, not Ter Stegen's sugary contact with the striker - the night could not give much more of itself.
Rafa Mir, after Mingueza's goal, was about to finish off with his arm under the sticks.
The ball, in any case, went well away from the goal.
And the Catalans, between changes and changes, and with
Dembélé
cursing the job of
nine
with such a tight defense, they let the night pass already whistling.
Messi, who did not turn off the light until scoring a new goal, believes in the League.
So does Barcelona.
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