Chapter 10: Appearance

On August 10, 2010, Degan departed from Fiorentina to Barcelona, and after undergoing a medical examination, he officially signed the contract.

With a five-year contract and an annual salary of up to 17 million euros after tax, Degan has become a well-deserved number one in football.

Digan's signing of Barcelona, the news has already broken in the media, and now those reporters are more interested in the absence of Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who was supposed to appear at Digan's signing ceremony.

Before contacting Messi, when the reporter tried to interview Messi and asked him about the signing of Degan, the reporters showed a hunch that this world-class hand-holding may not be too calm behind it.

"I don't care who comes or who leaves, I just care about the results of the new season for Barcelona!"

This is Messi's original words in an interview at the time, after speaking, Messi left in a hurry, and it can be seen from his expression that Messi is a little dissatisfied with this signing.

Because before this, the media had done it, and Rusell intended to replace Messi's core position in Barcelona with Degan, feeling that the position was threatened, Messi would naturally not be happy.

And Guardiola's attitude is even more worthy of in-depth study, everyone knows that Guardiola is very important to Messi, in order to put Messi in the core position, he did not hesitate to sell Ronaldinho, and in the following seasons, he has successively driven away several players who can threaten Messi's status, Deco, Eto'o, and Ibrahimovic who was driven away this summer.

Among them, Ibrahimovic left, although he did not adapt to Barcelona's tactics and played poorly, but more importantly, Messi once said that he would prefer to operate in the middle, and Ibrahimovic, who was at the front of the formation, occupied Messi's position.

People say that there is no love for no reason in this world, but Guardiola's love for Messi is for no reason.

Messi is also an ordinary person, in addition to football, he also has his own life. Outside the football field, the team is not easy to restrain the players, can only rely on the players' own professional self-discipline, although Guardiola did not limit Messi's living space outside of football, but gave him more meticulous care.

In recent years, Messi has rarely been injured, the main factor is that Messi's diet and training arrangements are more rational, Guardiola has formulated a detailed living arrangement for Messi, and Messi has also implemented it.

Messi likes "Argentine veal" and "French cheese" very much, but after Guardiola considered it rationally from nutrition, he concluded that these foods are not completely beneficial to Messi's body, so Guardiola formulated a more reasonable recipe for Messi.

In the training, Messi was equipped with a personal physical trainer, Messi went there, and the "physical trainer" accompanied him, and even Messi went on vacation, and the physical trainer accompanied him. Messi's achievements are attributed to the physicist, so Messi is also very grateful, and this "physicist" is also quite harmonious with Messi's family.

From the field to the field, Guardiola's care for Messi is almost to the point of meticulousness, for the Argentine striker, Guardiola's words are enough to fully express his attitude: "We will not doubt Messi, even if he does not score a goal from now until the end of the season, I don't think there is any player in history who can reach his current height, it is unthinkable, people buy tickets to watch the game, it is because of the unique thing he has done, to find a person who is so stable and healthy, And it's impossible to be a player who has worked as hard as he has, I've never seen anyone else like him, as consistent, maybe I'm too young, but I've never played with any player like that, I haven't brought a player like him, he's better than all the other players, he's a gift from God. ”

Pep Guardiola often emphasises that no one at Barcelona "will not doubt Messi": "Messi knows very well what all of us think, all the members of the coaching staff, all the people who care about him, and all the other players, and all of us are happy for what he has done, what he has done and what he will do. Without him, we would undoubtedly have nothing. ”

Even when Digan came to Barcelona for a physical examination, Guardiola was in an interview with reporters, praising Messi's role in the same way, as if he didn't know about Digan's existence.

When the signing ceremony was completed, reporters couldn't help but take this topic to ask Russell, Rosell's explanation was: "Now Barcelona is preparing for the new season, Josep will be happy that Deegan can join, of course he will be happy, no coach will not want his subordinates to have more elite players, as for why he did not come to the scene today to attend the signing ceremony, I can only say that he has his own arrangements, and I don't agree with what you just said, Deegan is a great player, Josep is also a great coach and I firmly believe that together they can make Barcelona invincible! ”

Russell seems to be full of confidence, Deegan is a player he strongly advocates, and it is a big help that can help him stabilize his position as chairman.

Immediately afterwards, the reporter threw the question to Degan, who had expected such a situation, and he had heard Zahavi say that Guardiola did not welcome him to Barcelona, but since he came, Degan is confident that he will succeed here.

'I don't care about those things, I'm just here to play, I think if I can show my quality on the pitch I won't be in the same awkward situation as the Swedes last year, as for my new coach, I just know that he is the great captain in the history of Barcelona, he was great as a player, and after becoming a manager, he also had success, and I believe we will work well together!'

Degan has sent a friendly signal, but it is not known how Guardiola will respond to Degan's overtures.

Immediately afterwards, a reporter asked whether Digan could fit into Barcelona's tactical system.

"I believe in my ability, Barcelona's passing and controlling style of play, we have also tried it in Fiorentina and the Belgian national team before, I think the achievements of the two teams on different battlefields can already explain a lot of problems, whether they can really be integrated, I don't know now, it depends on what kind of role Guardiola arranges for me, everything is still left to the game to verify, it's too early to say anything!"

Next is an unavoidable topic, one by one, Messi!

"Messi is a fantastic player, he is very technical, he has a very scary aggression and I admire him, we were opponents before, now and for the next five years we will play side by side as team-mates!"

There is nothing ill of Messi towards Degan, at best it is competition on the pitch, and so far Degan is undoubtedly on the leading side.

Messi's attitude, Degan also knows, although he wants to choke back directly, but I don't know why, his temper is much smaller now than before, especially after returning from South Korea, this feeling has become very obvious.

Could it be that if you really like people, even your personality has changed?

All right! Even if that's it!

Although the manager is not welcome, and the current team boss is not welcome, at least, the fans are still very enthusiastic about Degan, and since arriving in Barcelona today, whether it is the previous medical examination or the subsequent press conference, the fans have given great enthusiasm.

This is very gratifying to Degan!

"Barcelona is a great team, in history, Barcelona have avoided countless titles, it is an honor to be here, the first day I came here, the fans made me feel enthusiastic, thank them very much, and then it's time for me to repay them, come here, my goal is very clear, is to win the championship, I will do everything I can to help Barcelona win all the titles!"

"The first game you're going to face is the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid, I don't know, are you confident in this game? How does it feel to face off against your brother Kaka on the court again? ”

When Digan heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Before the start of the World Cup, Ricciardo hoped that I could join Real Madrid, but I finally chose Barcelona, I think, I still prefer the feeling of facing off with Ricardo on the field, before in the World Cup, we had agreed to compete in the final, but unfortunately Brazil failed to break through the Netherlands, and now the opportunity is here again, of course I want to be the final winner, but, I'm afraid Ricciardo will not make it too easy for me!" However, he is not in a good condition at the moment, and there are still a lot of doubts about whether he can play this game, but I still very much hope that he can recover as soon as possible, without his game, I will feel a little bored! ”

Digan joined Barcelona, before the repeated hype is the Wright brothers' civil war, this topic was previously in the Italian league, but the most eye-catching gimmick, now the battlefield has shifted to the Spanish arena, people's expectations are still high.

Previously, Kaka also expressed his welcome to Digan in an interview: "Rod doesn't want to come to Real Madrid, which makes me very frustrated, I very much look forward to the two brothers being able to play side by side, but, obviously, he doesn't think so, it's not bad now, people always like to compare our two brothers, and now this comparison will be more intuitive!" ”

After the press conference, Digan was accompanied by Russell and others on the podium at the Camp Nou, where he will make his debut.

At this time last year, Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his arrival at the Camp Nou in the same place, but just a year later, Ibrahimovic left in disgrace and returned to the Italian football he was more familiar with.

Now it's Degan's turn, and it's up to everyone to see if he can complete his conquest here.

Although there was no game, the Camp Nou was still full today, when Ronaldinho joined, it attracted more than 20,000 fans, when Ibrahimovic joined last year, 55,000 fans came to the Camp Nou to participate in the welcome ceremony, and today's arrival of Digan made the whole Camp Nou completely boiling.

The ceremony began with a speech by the president of the club, Rosell, who said: "Thank you all for coming, Barcelona is a club with a long history, everyone knows what it means to join this club, it is an honor for us to sign the best player in world football last season, Degan, who has also fulfilled his great dream, from today on, Deegan is part of our team, Barcelona is touched by his determination and faith, and now we need Degan's help, Let's make Barcelona bigger and stronger, this is your stage, your jersey, from today onwards, Barcelona is your home, I hope you will love it, thank you! Degan! Welcome to a new home, Barcelona! Degan is a fantastic player, Barcelona is a fantastic team, and now Degan has joined Barcelona, and it is a dream come true! ”

Russell's entire speech was repeatedly interrupted by the enthusiastic fans at Camp Nou, who kept chanting "Rod, Rod" to Rossell's delight.

Dedigan then took the microphone and spoke for the first time to the Barcelona fans: "Thank you so much to all the fans for the welcome, it's great to be here, it's the beginning of a new journey, thank you for everything the club has given me, I'm here to help Barcelona win the title." ”

Then, in front of tens of thousands of fans, Rosell handed the No. 9 shirt to Degan, marking the beginning of the Barcelona era of his career.

Then Degan entered the dressing room from the pitch to change clothes, and five minutes later, Degan, dressed in uniform, returned to the Camp Nou, looking at Degan wearing a Barcelona shirt, the scene couldn't help but be in a commotion.

Digan showed off his skillful skills in front of the photographer, juggling the ball, picking the ball, heading everything, and after the freestyle football performance, Digan squatted on the ground and posed for a photo.

Deegan then got up, walked to the sideline and circled the pitch, shooting the balls placed on the sidelines into the stands as a gift to the fans, and when the last ball was shot, the Camp Nou fans applauded again.

Degan's journey at Camp Nou, accompanied by the cheers of the fans, officially began!