Strong Waist

At the end of the 9th round of the 2018/2019 La Liga season, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 4:2 at home.

Winning the victory should have been a happy situation for everyone, but Barcelona head coach Valverde encountered siege from the Spanish media.

"In this game, Messi only came on the field in the 70th minute. Before that, the score was 2:2. It was not until Messi came on the court that the stalemate situation in the field was resolved. With Messi's pass and shot, , helped the team win. In previous Copa del Rey games, you also put Messi on the bench many times. Does this mean that Messi is no longer important to Barcelona? Or is the coaching staff looking outside? Send a signal?"

The reporter's question was extremely sharp. It is extremely difficult to respond to any question related to Messi in Barcelona. Once the answer is not good, he will face the verbal criticism of the crazy Barcelona fans.

For this reason, Valverde also pondered for a moment and said: "We took Messi's physical condition into consideration and put him on the bench. We did not have any other intention."

"But Messi's performance on the field is still so good, it is difficult for us to believe the explanation that he is not healthy!"

Facing the reporter's harsh questions, Valverde's entire face became embarrassed.

I want to know too!

Obviously the team doctor's report and Messi himself told him that he was not feeling well and his thighs often spasmed.

But there was no problem playing for Mao, and his performance was so good.

If Messi hadn't been running so fiercely, or if he showed a trace of pain after a period of time in the game, he would have suspected that Messi was playing with him.

However, these circumstances also successfully shifted the blame to Valverde.

Rumors such as 'not reusing Messi', 'abandoning Messi' and so on began to flourish.

Especially after experiencing the situation in the last game where they could increase the points with Real Madrid, Messi did not play, resulting in a loss and failure to increase the points.

This made the media even more aggressive.

In the end, Valverde could not withstand the fierce "fire" and walked out of the press box with the support of the press officer.

After returning to the locker room, Messi took the initiative to find Valverde.

"Sorry, they always do."

There was a trace of embarrassment on Messi's face. After all, it was true that he was injured, and it was true that he performed well.

Even Messi himself couldn't understand his body. He was obviously injured, but his performance was better.

In this regard, Valverde's eyes were a little resentful, but he soon sighed and said, "I can't 'suppress' you in the next game."

Messi nodded; "I understand, even if I am injured, I still want to play this Champions League game!"

After hearing these words, Valverde couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If he can substitute Messi in the league, but in the Champions League, especially when facing Arsenal, he can only ask for his own fault.

This is true even when Messi is injured.

After all, the current situation is that Messi is injured, and both Messi and Valverde understand this.

But the outside world doesn't believe that there is any way to do this.

What's more, Messi's injury is not particularly serious, and Valverde also had good intentions in letting Messi take a rest in unimportant games.

But doing bad things with good intentions puts yourself at the forefront of the storm.

Messi was also extremely sorry for this, and he took the initiative to express his position.

In the next game against Arsenal, the entire Barcelona team was paying close attention.

After all, Arsenal is currently the strongest team in the entire Champions League.

Arsenal is ranked third in the FIFA club rankings.

But this doesn't have too much substantive meaning.

Liverpool is first because they were the Champions League champions last season.

Real Madrid is second because they have the most Champions League titles and have performed extremely well in the Champions League over the years.

Although Arsenal is ranked third, based on the current performance and the acquiescence between the Champions League clubs, Arsenal is the biggest BOSS.

It can be said that once Arsenal has some accidents in the group stage, other teams will be happy to cooperate to eliminate Arsenal and directly kick them out of the Champions League.

"Can your body really hold on?"

Suarez approached Messi and asked.

The latter nodded: "No problem."

Suarez breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I can't believe how we would have played against Arsenal without you. That guy Kai has been in such a perverted state lately, he's almost like a monster."

Messi also nodded in agreement.

Anyone who has watched Arsenal's game can't ignore Lucky's performance.

"Kai seems to be more involved in the offense this season." Messi and Suarez walked out of the locker room together and chatted.

Suarez nodded; "This is a sure thing. He has been developing towards an all-round midfielder. In fact, he could have played like this before, but due to many problems, it has been shelved until now!"

"Sometimes I think about it, Kay is really good. In the 2016/2017 season, Arsenal encountered the problem of the professor falling ill. The entire club was in a state of turmoil. Patrice had no choice but to become the head coach. At this time, many championship players also When I left, Arsenal was in disarray, with no strength at all, and even if it was not handled well, it might be relegated.”

“But it was also a legendary season!”

Suarez said with a hint of memory in his eyes: "It's hard to imagine that one person can produce such an amazing performance and drag the team forward for a whole season. If there was no Kai that season, Arsenal would It really might be downgraded!”

Messi was surprised: "So dangerous?"

Suarez smiled bitterly: "You are more dangerous than I thought. You have never been a teammate with him, so you don't know very well. As long as that guy stands in the backcourt, I don't have to worry about defense."

Hearing this, Messi showed a hint of envy.

Don't worry about defense.

This sentence hit Messi.

After all, Barcelona has too many problems now, including defensive problems.

Sometimes, Messi also needs to run back and press.

Let a pure offensive player make various changes, and you can imagine how serious Barcelona's problem is.

"Do you think Barcelona can buy Kai?" Messi asked hopefully.

In response, Suarez waved his hand and said: "Don't think about it, Kai will not leave Arsenal, that guy is Gerrard of Arsenal!"

Hearing this, Messi nodded silently.

At the same time, at the Colney training base in London, Arsenal players gathered in the tactical room after completing training.

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"First of all, when we face Barcelona, ​​our general tactics will not change. I don't think Barcelona can pose a threat to us!"

Mourinho's opening remarks were very domineering, which not only gave him a strong aura, but also further boosted morale.

Seeing the expressions of the Gunners, Mourinho nodded slightly and continued; "Our offensive method still continues the way we played in the previous league. As for only during the offensive process, we have to ensure more defense and let Kai go." The rhythm of the attack."

"As for defending Messi"

Mourinho looked at Kante.

Lucky has always been the best choice to defend Messi, but as Kanter's defensive ability has increased significantly, Mourinho hopes to let Kanter complete the job.

At the same time, Lucky can take more time to deal with other problems.

In this regard, Kanter showed no fear. He nodded towards Mourinho and said, "I will work hard."

Kanter is no longer the shy young man he once was.

During his time at Arsenal, under the backdrop of many championships and tough battles, Kanter also grew up mentally.

At this time, Kanter is very trustworthy on the defensive end.

"The specific tactics used in the game will be trained by the coaching staff in the next few days. The big battle is coming. I think you need to ensure your condition and put an end to drinking and clubbing." Mourinho said with a serious expression; "The most important thing is No, no matter who you are, once I find out, I will make you regret it!”

Under Mourinho's cold gaze, everyone lowered their heads.

Unlike Valverde who is weak in the locker room, Mourinho is incredibly strong in the locker room.