We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 367 I'd rather die than play football, I'll die if I play

"When I was in Palermo, I witnessed countless times that He Tianqi told the players in a tough manner that they would not be allowed to play unless they were fully recovered."

"Because every one of those players wants to return to the field as soon as possible. They don't want to miss a single game, let alone the Champions League semi-final!"

"Even in this day and age, I believe that everyone who hears this reason and news will be shocked to the core!"

"I'd rather die than play football, but he wants to die just for showing up!"

"I can't work with a player like this. Next season Barcelona will have him but not me!"

Guagua fired the cannon and the earth shook!

The entire network's focus instantly focused on Messi.

Not to mention opponents like Villa and outsiders, even people within Barcelona were puzzled by Messi's decision to "take a break".

You are the king of Barcelona!

And it’s a home game.

At this time, even if you have a broken bone, you have to put it in a cast!

result……

Soon, under pressure, Messi's agent came out to "clarify" the matter.

Messi's agent: "Regarding the news that Messi may miss the second leg of the Champions League semi-final due to injury, let us clarify... this is not a rumor."

The whole network: ???
Messi's agent: "In fact, Messi had already played with an injury in the first leg of the semi-final!"

"But as we all saw, even though Messi was still like a god, he still couldn't help the team turn the situation around."

"Given this situation, there is little need for Messi to continue playing with an injury in the second leg."

"And just for this one game, Messi might have to sacrifice his entire career. We think this is not worth it."

"Barcelona has invested a lot in Messi. Messi is not just one person's Messi, but the Messi of the whole Barcelona. He must consider the club."

"I will miss this game so as not to miss every game of Barcelona in the next ten years!"

Most people totally don't believe Messi's explanation.

After all, Messi's performance in the first leg definitely didn't look like someone fighting with an injury.

It makes He Tianqi want to coach Messi for a year, and then take a screenshot of the status bar on the data panel to show everyone that Messi is not injured, and publicly expose the fraud.

Of course, that’s just saying. It’s impossible for He Tianqi to jump over the pitfall of Barcelona.

But Messi's fans regarded this news as a life-saving straw and launched a crazy counterattack on the Internet.

"I told you, if Messi wasn't injured, Barcelona would definitely win!"

"That's right. If De Bruyne hadn't taken advantage of someone's misfortune, how could he have won the man of the match award in front of Messi?"

"Messi, who was half-blooded, almost replaced De Bruyne alone. De Bruyne's Ballon d'Or was too watery."

"He Tianqi is so despicable. Does he dare to wait until Messi recovers before playing this semi-final?"

Guardiola scoffed at Messi's "injury".

He was originally planning to stage a "anti-counterfeiting and overthrow Mei" campaign in advance.

As a result, Barcelona's top management directly put pressure on Guardiola and did not allow him to make public comments on whether Messi would play.

As the head coach of Barcelona, ​​Guardiola has an obligation to cooperate with the top management in this regard.

Otherwise, you will face large compensation.

Guardiola's contract with Barcelona ends this summer, so just be patient and everything will be fine.

After Guardiola was detained, public opinion gradually became confused. Messi then personally released a video to apologize to Barcelona fans: "Happy New Year of the Snake, fellow fans. I want to clarify some facts through this video."

"First of all, I hope that everyone will not be deceived by the recent rumors about Hong Kong, ah... about my Champions League semi-final."

"The reason I was unable to play in the second leg, as my team explained in the press conference, was that I did not want to aggravate my groin injury."

"But I promise that I will still warm up at the Camp Nou before the game because I want the fans to at least see me. If possible, I will try my best to play, but the chances are very small."

"In addition, my injury may get better in a few days. I will try my best to adjust my condition at that time. I will still fight for the La Liga championship in the league. I promise to bring this year's La Liga championship trophy back to Barcelona!"

Messi's remarks undoubtedly indicate that Barcelona has given up on the Champions League semi-finals.

Guardiola was almost angry to death after seeing this video.

He was obviously worried about getting injured in the second round, but he turned things around and said he was injured in the first round.

Having clearly failed to carry the team in the Champions League, he is now simply shifting the blame to Guardiola by not playing.

What it means is that the team can win the Champions League with me, but not without me.

Finally, he expressed his desire to win the league championship, mainly to prove the previous point.

But in fact, Barcelona is currently ranked first in the league, with a slight advantage over Real Madrid, and has a great probability of winning the championship.

Basically, each one is the "most reasonable" and "perfect" response.

Guardiola has been influenced by He Tianqi and has a certain understanding of this kind of advanced data.

This should not be Messi's decision alone, otherwise Messi's black philosophy would be too terrifying.

This should be a super professional team, helping Messi analyze various risks line by line and column by column, and making various theoretically best responses.

If the team can win the championship to the greatest extent possible, Messi will be the main contributor; if the team loses, Messi does not need to be held responsible.

Thus reaching the state of sainthood.

It doesn't matter whether these options are best for the team.

After all, it is Messi, not Barcelona, ​​who pays the team's salaries.

……

May 1st, Camp Nou.

Champions League semi-final second leg.

Barcelona host Aston Villa.

Although Messi said before the game that he would not play, there was not a single empty seat at the Camp Nou.

One hundred thousand red and blue fans, full of energy.

Messi did as he promised, entering the pitch during pre-match warm-ups and attempting several passes.

He then walked around the field, accepting the fans' worship, as if the game had already been won in advance.

He Tianqi was interviewed by some reporters during this period, and the other party was aggressive: "He Tianqi, in the last few rounds of games, especially the important games, Villa almost all drew."

"Does this mean that Villa has reached its ceiling?"

He Tianqi shook his head: "Even if Villa has a ceiling and there are enemies that are difficult to defeat, I think it should be Real Madrid or Bayern, at least not Barcelona."

"After all, we staged a super reversal and massacre like the Nou Camp Miracle in this stadium last year!"

The Catalan journalists' faces turned green.

Isn't this too disrespectful?

Does he really want to walk out of this stadium alive?

As a result, a reporter actually asked this question, or threatened: "Have you ever thought about how to leave this stadium after the game?"

He Tianqi smiled slightly: "After this game, are you sure this stadium will still exist?"

Reporter: "What do you mean? Are you from the demolition team?"

He Tianqi: "In a sense, it can be understood this way. I will lead Aston Villa to destroy everything here!"

The scene was in an uproar!
Before the game even started, He Tianqi and Barcelona dominated the hot searches.

Sky Sports: "Destroy Barcelona! He Tianqi's pre-match press conference went crazy!"

Kicker: "He Tianqi's press conference was a mess, and he was sure to win. Guardiola lost Messi and was powerless to save the situation!"

"France Football": "Barcelona still has hope, Messi may still come on as a substitute! Whether Villa can reach the Champions League final depends on Messi's mood!"

"Clarin": "Messi will determine whether Villa can reach the Champions League final for two consecutive years!"

With the whistle, this super battle of Mars and Earth officially kicked off. But the game was not as exciting as everyone imagined.

For the entire 45 minutes of the first half, neither side was able to score a goal.

There weren't even many subtle, threatening attacks from either side.

The so-called unnamed game in the final is just like this.

Twenty minutes into the second half, neither side was able to seize their chances.

The reason for this situation is that Villa, as the leading side, focused on defense and thought about finding opportunities to counterattack Barcelona.

Tactically very sound.

As for Barcelona, ​​Guardiola finally helped Barcelona get the ball with an overwhelming advantage, crushing Villa in ball possession rate.

But without Messi, the sharp knife, Barcelona's offense was almost paralyzed, so they could never form a high-quality offense.

From a macro perspective, Guardiola won't suffer much loss without Messi; he can just find another sharp knife.

But now, most of Barcelona's offensive tactics revolve around Messi. When he gives up, no one else in the Barcelona team can take over.

At this time, Guardiola missed Arteta so much.

Although Arteta's positions do not completely overlap with Messi's, thanks to his understanding of He Tianqi and Guardiola's tactics, he can stably create other offensive threats even if he loses his spearhead.

After all, during Arteta's peak period at Barcelona, ​​Messi was not yet a main player in the team.

In the 63rd minute, a dramatic change occurred!
Xavi's free kick into Villa's penalty area created chaos, and Pedro picked up the clearance and shot from long range.

The football was kicked away.

Pedro slapped his arms immediately.

"Handball! Pedro signals that Lewandowski committed handball!"

"Oh! Penalty! The referee awarded a penalty!"

"There's nothing wrong with this penalty, but it's really fatal for Villa!"

The Camp Nou stadium suddenly shook!
In the first leg, the score was 3-2, with Villa leading.

If Barcelona could score this penalty, the score would become 3-3.

And Barcelona will rely on two away goals to surpass Villa, which has no away goals, and become the leading side.

The reversal happens in an instant!

But before this earthquake had dissipated, the next, bigger earthquake occurred.

The whole Nou Camp was celebrating.

All the shots of the game were focused on the Barcelona bench.

Messi stood up from the bench, took off his jacket, revealing the No. 10 jersey underneath, and walked towards Guardiola.

Southgate was dumbfounded: "This is, this is..."

He Tianqi looked at the petrified Guardiola and almost laughed out loud.

He had foreseen what was going to happen.

At the same time, I also know that Guardiola must be hysterically shouting at you not to come over!
"Coach, I want to play football!"

Messi looked at Guardiola with sincere eyes.

Guardiola: At this point, you still want to criticize Slam Dunk?

Messi: ???
Guardiola tried to look calm: "You are injured, but it is more important to keep yourself healthy. After all, your health is related to billions of euros and the rise and fall of Barcelona in the next few decades."

Messi was firm: "Let me go, coach, this is my mission."

Guardiola is going crazy. Is your mission to take penalties?

There is no shortage of tricks and strategies!

He even turned to look at his opponent He Tianqi, his eyes looking for help.

Subconsciously, he wanted He Tianqi to help him persuade Messi not to play.

But He Tianqi turned and left, called Kaka, and whispered a few words to him.

Kaka then made a few gestures to De Bruyne, and the Villa players on the field immediately gathered together to convey the information, and it seemed that there was a change in tactics.

So no one doubted what Walker said to Courtois.

But in fact, what He Tianqi said to Kaka was: "Messi will most likely play. Let De Bruyne inform everyone to use the second tactic. Also, quietly tell Courtois that Messi's important penalties are almost always on the goalkeeper's left hand side."

Kaka found De Bruyne: "The boss asked you to inform everyone, use... Also, quietly tell Courtois..."

De Bruyne found Fellaini: "Tell Courtois quietly..."

Walker: "Tell Courtois quietly, oh no, you are Courtois, the boss said Messi..."

Courtois nodded.

In the end, Guardiola still couldn't beat Messi.

After all, 100,000 Barcelona fans are looking forward to Messi's appearance, and Guardiola dare not be so rude.

"You know the significance of this penalty, Lionel," Guardiola solemnly told Messi.

Messi nodded.

To say his archery skills are among the top five in the world is an understatement!
Zidane witnessed all of this. Although he was not as unrestrained as Southgate, his evaluation of Messi was the same as Southgate's.

He refused to go out if he felt the slightest bit of physical discomfort.

If the team has little chance of winning, then fake an injury.

The game was at a stalemate and not one-sided, so he began to feel anxious to go on the court to change the situation.

When the team gets a penalty kick, he will come on as a substitute and take the penalty kick, acting as the savior.

This is completely different from the style when Zidane scored a penalty kick under tremendous pressure.

Soon, Messi stepped onto the court.

The Nou Camp shook violently for the third time.

The devil’s home field is worthy of its reputation.

Ten seconds later, Messi shot with his left foot and hit the goalkeeper's left side.

Come on with a diagonal shot.

Courtois flew to save the ball, judging the direction correctly, but did not touch the ball.

because……

The football flew into the stands!

Messi's penalty shot missed!

"This……"

Rumble!
Villa players began to celebrate wildly.

Southgate rushed into the stadium and celebrated with his players: "No hope, this goal is hopeless! This game is hopeless! Messi is hopeless!"

"Oh my God! Messi missed a penalty! This..."

"In fact, although Messi has scored many penalty goals in the past two seasons, his overall penalty success rate is not high. We have said before that his penalty success rate is even lower than the average."

"Messi obviously hasn't found his footwork yet. In fact, substituting for a penalty save is already weird, and substituting for a penalty is even more outrageous."

"Oh! What is Guardiola doing?"

On the sidelines, Guardiola couldn't hold it in any longer.

He rushed directly to the bench where Messi had been sitting for more than 60 minutes and kicked him wildly.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck the hell..." Guardiola completely lost his composure, as if he was having a manic attack, his eyes were bloodshot.

"It's ruined! You've ruined everything!"

(End of this chapter)