Football giants

Chapter 990 Messi is dying!
Southampton is a very special club!

Before coming to the Saints, Messi had heard this sentence from many people, including many even exaggerated rumors.

This makes Southampton, a newly emerging team, always shrouded in the shadow of mystery in European football.

Coming to Southampton from Barcelona, ​​at the beginning, Messi felt fresh about everything about the Saints, because almost everything here is completely different from Barcelona, ​​and everything they do is very professional.

Is it a good thing to be professional?

I am very sure of that.

But sometimes, being professional can be tiresome.

For example, Messi couldn't figure out why he still couldn't play.

He felt that his physical condition was better than ever. He felt that there was a force in his body that desperately wanted to vent. He adjusted his condition to the best time and time again, but he had to watch it slide down helplessly again and again.

Yes, for a professional player, understanding and adjusting his own state is as familiar as a woman understanding her aunt.

But even so, he still failed to represent the team in the game.

He craves and needs the thrill of the game.

He felt like a tiger imprisoned in a cage, longing for freedom.

He found the head coach Ancelotti, who was powerless to make the decision of the medical department, so the two went to the medical department at the same time. As a result, the group of experts explained a lot to them, and even involved an injury in [-].

I heard that in order to obtain his injury data in Barcelona and the game data of the national team, they traveled back and forth between Barcelona and Argentina more than a dozen times, which can be said to be careless.

But in the end, they came to the conclusion that according to Messi's situation in Barcelona, ​​his peak state can only be maintained until he is 27 years old at most. That is to say, if Messi stays in Barcelona, ​​he should start to decline now.

But when he came to the Saints and accepted their rehabilitation training, Messi can maintain his state until he is 30 years old.

However, their aim is to keep Messi at the peak of his sporting career longer than other professional players, at least 32 years old, when his contract expires.

Yes or no?It sounds more like those selling dog skin plasters on the street!

Messi believed it at first, because he really felt that since an injury in [-], his speed and physical fitness had declined a lot, especially in the World Cup and America's Cup games in the summer, he felt that his body was approaching the limit, and even in the middle of a game, there would be a feeling that he couldn't walk anymore.

It scared him, so he trusted the judgment of the Saints' medical department.

But now, two or three months have passed, and the time has entered October. He feels that his condition has recovered, his body has fully recovered, and everything is fine.

He longs to play, but they won't let him play!
He was tired of those reasons, those excuses, he felt that nothing could stimulate his body more than a game.

Especially when he saw Cristiano Ronaldo and Suarez going back and forth on the scorer list, especially when he heard the British tabloids hyping that Southampton did not need Messi and other news, he was eager to play the game, prove himself, and tell everyone that Messi is still Messi!
But now, there is nothing he can do, he can only vent his energy and state in this mechanical practice room again and again.

Every time, he tossed himself profusely in sweat before giving up.

He had to admit that the practice room of the Saints was indeed very targeted and very helpful to the players, but for a player of his level, once he got used to the intensity of the practice room, training, even at the highest intensity, was just like playing.

Currently, the player with the best performance in the Southampton training room is Messi!
Even the second best, the third best... well, the third best, it's Hazard, that guy didn't know when his form exploded, he played a very peak stat, and got the third place.

When Messi was sweating profusely, panting and wiping his body, and walked out of the practice room, there was movement from the goalkeeper room next door.

Southampton players are very keen on these high-tech auxiliary training equipment, which is why many players who leave the Saints are very uncomfortable. They are used to everything about the Saints.

When passing by, I took a sneak peek and found that Neuer was practicing extra inside.

This guy is also a training maniac. Since the completion of the training room for goalkeepers, he has to practice every day.

The goalkeeper's practice room is different from other rooms.

Of course, if you think about it, how can the goalkeeper's special training be the same as other rooms?

Looking in through the window of the door, I found that Neuer was guarding the goal in the training room. The ball machine shot the ball in different angles and directions according to different interval frequencies, and even popped up obstacles anytime and anywhere to change the direction of the launched ball, simulating the refraction on the football field, or rebounding on the ground.

Neuer is like an eight-armed ape in front of the goal, with high blocks and low catches. Almost every goalkeeping action stretches his body to the limit and uses it to the extreme.

Many people are amazed by Neuer's strength on the court, but if they see Neuer on the training ground and training in the practice room, they will be surprised to find that Neuer on the court is really nothing.

This is why everyone says that the strength shown by the players on the court is far less than a little bit on the training ground.

After a set of training was completed, Neuer was already sweating profusely. When he got up to get a towel, he happened to see Messi outside the door, and walked over to open the door.

"Hello, Leo."

"Hi, Manuel."

"Don't you need it?" Neuer pointed to the practice room next door.

"Oh no, you can use it, sorry."

Everyone knows that this guy is not a simple goalkeeper, he also loves to train his feet and passing skills, and this is also inseparable from his role in the Saints tactical system.

He is not only the last line of defense in front of the goal, but also the first point of attack for the team.

Perhaps as a goalkeeper, his observation ability is always better than others, or Neuer, as the captain of the team, is used to observing his teammates. He saw that Messi was a little bit depressed and lacked interest.

"Leo, I know, you may feel a little uncomfortable when you haven't played recently."

Neuer is huge, standing in front of Messi, the latter seems to have become a child.

"However, you should believe that you are the most decisive player in our team. None of us will deny this. Believe me, your game will come soon."

After hearing this, Messi smiled helplessly, "I believe, so, I'm still waiting, aren't I?"

However, Neuer could hear his impatience from his expression and tone.

Yes, for any player, long-term lack of games, will be impatient.

Professional players are born for competition, without competition, no matter how talented a player is, they are useless.

"OK, Leo, I'll go back and find out the news for you."

"Thank you, Manuel!"

Messi's time in Southampton is not too short. He knows that Neuer is a very righteous player and also the captain of the team. Everyone in the team admires him, not only because of his performance on the court and training ground, but also because of his righteousness.

Watching Messi leave, Neuer sighed softly. He couldn't figure out what the medical department did to prevent Messi from playing. It was too shameful.

After thinking about it, Neuer didn't even go to the training room at all, turned around and walked back to the goalkeeper's special room, took a shower, changed his clothes, and walked straight towards the research and analysis center.

As an old courtier who has served the Saints for many years, Neuer was here before the medical center was established, so he knew exactly who he should go to.

Entering the analysis center familiarly, he wanted to find Marcus du Sartoy on the second floor, but he didn't expect to, because he saw this old man from England in a white coat in the exercise laboratory on the first floor.

Oh, yes, Howard Hamilton and other experts are also there, including sports psychology expert Dan Abraham, and sleep expert Little Hussler.

But when Neuer got closer, he found that not only them, but the head coach Ancelotti and the club's owner, Mr. Huan, were all there. They seemed to be in a meeting.

"Hey, Manuel."

The people inside noticed the sly eyebrows... Oh, well, in fact, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but at this time he feels like a thief, so he is a little wretched.

"Oh, hi, I'm here for something." Neuer was a little embarrassed.

"We're just looking for you, come in!" Yang Huan beckoned.

"Master Huan, Carol, Marcus, and...everyone, good afternoon!" Neuer pushed open the door awkwardly and walked in.

As soon as he entered, he found that the atmosphere inside was not very right.

how to say?

It's just that the expression on everyone's face is very serious, only he can still make a joke.

what happened?

Neuer looked around strangely, but no one seemed to pay attention to him.

This made the German goalkeeper wonder, what is the situation?Why does it feel like the sky is falling?

Could it be that the team is going bankrupt?Master Huan wants to disband the research center?
But when he thought about it with his phone, he realized that it was impossible. How could Master Huan have no money?

Besides, with the current level of the research center, even if it is really short of money, if you sell a few sets of equipment and software systems, the European clubs will go crazy?

But if not, why does everyone look like they're getting fired?

Neuer was thinking wildly, but an expert from the medical department in a white coat spoke.

"I want to say that Messi's physical hidden dangers are more serious than we originally imagined."

The white coat frowned, with an expression mixed with remorse and indignation.

"According to the information we have learned, as early as the World Cup in South Africa, Maradona ignored Messi's fatigue and used Messi without restraint. After the latter won the club honor, he was also eager to win the World Cup for Argentina. He tried his best in every game, resulting in overwork."

"In fact, Barcelona received a warning after the World Cup, and Messi suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right ankle against Atletico Madrid on July [-], [-], so he was out for [-] days."

"At that time, Guardiola had already received a warning about the use of Messi. A game lasted for seven to 10 minutes. However, with Guardiola's dismissal, everything was overturned. Coupled with the decline of the Barcelona dynasty, Messi needed to support the entire team alone."

"In the past few years, except for injuries, Messi has played almost every game, and most of the games have been played full time. In April [-], when he played against Paris Saint-Germain, Messi's right thigh muscle was strained and he was absent for ten days. At this moment, Messi's physical problems were exposed."

"After that, on September 28, 59, against Almeria, the right biceps strain was absent for [-] days, and against Betis on November [-], the left biceps was torn, and he was absent for [-] days."

"When we carried out detailed tests for Messi, we found that his body had reached the limit of what it could bear, not only his right foot, but also his left foot."

When the white coat said these words, it was as if Messi was about to die!

(End of this chapter)