Chapter 15 Can Messi be on

Atletico Madrid have lost to Barcelona in the league for six years in a row, and such an embarrassing record has made Atletico Madrid's fans feel humiliated. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

If ever there was a time to end this embarrassing record, this round of the league was the best chance. The first is that Atletico Madrid has matured under Simeone's polishing. On Barcelona's side, Barcelona, who has just changed coaches this season, has made some tactical adjustments.

Barcelona have unexpectedly chosen Argentine Martino as their new manager. After Vilanova resigned due to a recurrence of cancer, Barcelona quickly identified Enrique and Martino, but Enrique could not settle his contract with Celta, and Barcelona finally finalized Martino to take over as manager.

According to Argentine media reports, the reason why Barcelona chose Argentine Martino was because of Messi's strong recommendation. Martino and Messi are both Argentine Rosario, and Martino's Newells Old Boys team is the same team that Messi played for before joining Barcelona. Messi once told Ole: "I like Tata Martino, he is a high-level coach. We've seen what he's done for the team and we all know the way he's coached and the quality he's led the team. He made the team twist into a rope and everyone respected him.

According to Marca, the Argentine coach has signed a three-year contract with Barcelona, and two of Martino's assistant coaches, Elvio Paloso and Jorge Botaso, will also join the Barcelona coaching staff, and Martino will make his official debut on Wednesday. The newspaper Ole also confirmed the news, but believes that three assistant coaches (Coria) will join Barcelona with Martino. And Messi's head coach when he played for Newell's Old Boys Academy at the age of 11 and 13 was Coria.

Of course, the media listens to the wind and rain, but whether these news are groundless or not is a matter of opinion.

It's just Martino's Barcelona who have been in trouble lately, especially away to Atletico Madrid, a strong contender this season, and Messi, who suffered a major injury in November, is still unsure if he will be able to feature in this game.

Messi's role for Barcelona is unquestionable. Even this season, Barcelona brought Brazilian genius Neymar to Camp Nou, but Neymar is still a little immature compared to Messi's role.

Throughout 2013, Messi suffered several major injuries.

On March 3, 2013, Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain, Messi suffered a biceps strain in his right thigh and was suspended for 1 week. On April 2, 2013, Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain, Messi strained his right thigh biceps again and was out for 1 week. On April 12, 2013, Barcelona vs Biba, Messi suffered a biceps strain in his right thigh and was suspended for 3 weeks. On August 21, 2013, Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid, Messi had a hematoma in his left thigh muscle and was suspended for 1 game. On September 28, 2013, Barcelona vs Almeria, Messi suffered a biceps strain in his right thigh and was suspended for 3 weeks.

The most recent was on November 10, 2013, when Barcelona faced Real Betis at home, Messi suffered a muscle strain in his left thigh biceps and will be out for eight weeks.

Messi suffered only one major injury during Pep Guardiola's time, which was caused by being trampled on his ankle, which led to Messi's two-week suspension.

During Vilanova's time, Messi also suffered a muscle injury. And Martino has been in office for less than half a year now, and Messi has suffered several muscle injuries.

Why? The outside world does not know, but one thing is certain, something must have changed that caused Messi to become vulnerable.

Some media blamed Martino's use of Messi, who was used to placing Messi on the right side, away from the opponent's penalty area. If Messi frequently appears on the wing or in the midfield, then the opponent's fouls on Messi will also appear to be unscrupulous.

The gossip is that Messi loves red meat very much, and the running hall of the Argentine barbecue restaurant near his home also confirmed that Messi is a regular customer and often orders takeout. In the Guardiola era, Guardiola did not approve of Messi eating red meat, and often arranged white meat such as fish and chicken for him, which are rich in protein and can effectively replenish muscle consumption.

When the demanding Pep Guardiola left the team, Messi, who may have lost his restraints, became a foodie, because his frequent consumption of Argentine barbecue caused his physical function to decline..........

Messi finished his rehabilitation after the New Year and trained with the team, how could the plum ball king sit on the bench in such a crucial battle for the top spot? The possibility of Messi coming off the bench at a critical moment is not ruled out. In this match with Atletico Madrid, whether Martino will take the risk of arranging Messi, who has just recovered from injury, to start has become a hot topic of media speculation.

Whether Messi can go up or not, Barcelona has set off smoke bombs up and down.

On the other side, Atletico Madrid's neighbor and city rival Real Madrid. As the team that is third in the league with a difference of five points, this battle for the top of the table, if the winner is decided, no matter who wins, it is not what Real Madrid is happy to see.

Real Madrid defender Arbeloa said in an interview: "Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are currently ahead of Real Madrid, we expect a satisfactory result that will allow Real Madrid not to fall too far behind in the standings, a draw is the best result." ”

In fact, ahead of this game, both experts and bookmakers are favouring a draw between the two sides.

In terms of overall strength, Barcelona is undoubtedly higher than Atletico Madrid. Even without Messi, the control of the midfield composed of Xavi, Iniesta and Butskec is unparalleled in world football.

But Atletico Madrid is not a soft persimmon either, they are level with Barcelona in the standings. Simeone's side have the advantage of being at home, and on their home turf, Atletico Madrid have won nine consecutive home games this season, scoring 33 goals and conceding six, averaging 3.7 goals per game.

It's just that in the face of Barcelona, an opponent who has not won in six years, and has not even drawn a game, whether Atletico Madrid, who are playing at home, can withstand the pressure also worries their supporters.

In Atletico Madrid's training ground, Simeone stood on the sidelines with a solemn face. In this game, a draw is the bottom line he can accept. If you lose, you will be thrown away by the opponent by three points, and in an environment like La Liga, the difference of three points is sometimes like a moat.

You know, Barcelona only lost two games in the league last season! If this game is lost to Barcelona, then it will be difficult to catch up.

In this game, Simeone was ready to use tough physical confrontation to curb Barcelona's possession. Therefore, on the training ground, the physical contact of the Atletico players has also become frequent. Even if it's just a training match, it's a big deal.

The time was fast approaching, and when the bus carrying the entire Barcelona team drove into Madrid, the Madridians on both sides of the road booed them unceremoniously.

It's a very unfriendly city for Barcelona, but Barcelona come here at least twice a year, and the Barça players are used to the hostile atmosphere.

When the Barcelona players stepped off the bus, the battle for the top spot was ready to go.