[Sport] 5 things "between the lines" in Messi's interview after the transition crisis

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Lionel Messi, in an exclusive interview with Goal, went out to talk about his crisis with Barcelona, Spain, for the first time since announcing his desire to move 10 days ago.
Messi had officially informed Barcelona of his desire to leave the team this summer, but he changed his decision on Friday, indicating that he will remain with the team, but he is not satisfied with everything that is going on in the corridors of the club.

Through Messi’s talk in the interview, which lasted for more than 18 minutes, the Argentine player revealed many things, and there were things between the lines that revealed to us some of the mysteries that the "flea" did not directly address.

Problems in the dressing room

It is known that the internal atmosphere in Barcelona is good, especially among the players, and that the main problem is between Messi and his team-mates and the management. However, Messi's speech may indicate "hidden" problems in the dressing room.

Messi said during the interview: "I told the president that I want to leave. The truth is, it was a very difficult year. I suffered a lot in training, during matches, and in the changing room. Everything became difficult for me."

This "quick" statement from Messi may reveal problems inside the locker room, which contributed to creating chaos.

The family is related to Barcelona

Messi's statements about his family's reaction when he told them of his desire to leave, indicate the great attachment of the Messi family to the Spanish city, in which his children spent their entire lives there.

Messi said in the interview: "When I told my family that I wanted to leave Barcelona, everyone started crying. My son Tiago asked me not to leave and stay in Barcelona."

The family’s attachment to Barcelona, and Messi's great bond with his family, may be the strongest card for Barcelona’s management, to ensure Messi remains in the team.

Messi is not "the emperor"

Many media portrayed Messi as the person who completely dominates the team, and that he is the owner of the fateful decisions in the club, until it came to accusing some of him of interfering in the selection of coaches and transfers of players.

But Messi's talk about the way club president Giuseppe Maria Bartomeu is dealing with him, may indicate the opposite, and that the latter is in control of the team.

Messi pointed out in the interview that he had asked to speak with Bartomeu repeatedly about his desire to move, and the last response to him was always "not now Leo. We will talk later." The Argentine also indicated that Bartomeu had promised him a lot that he would be allowed to leave and the freedom to decide his fate after the end of the season, and all this. It never happened.

Messi’s description of his relationship with Bartomeu, who underestimated the big star and did not even allow him to impose his desire to determine his fate, may make it clear that Messi is not in the control that the media described him.

 

The Barcelona Press

It is clear that Messi put the Spanish and Barcelona press in the category of "enemies", and that his relationship with the media will never be the same again.

The start with choosing the British "Goal" website to talk about the crisis, instead of any Spanish news agency, then his frank statement that the crisis revealed to him many fake faces, chief among them the media.

About that, Messi said: "A lot of things they talked about have hurt me a lot. All my life I put the club first before anything. Journalists who questioned my loyalty to Barcelona have hurt me, they have said things that I do not deserve. But these things helped me see people for what they are."

He didn't forget the remontada

Years have passed since Barcelona's famous Champions League defeats, against Rome in 2018, and Liverpool in 2019, in which the opponent returned after a great defeat from Barcelona in the first leg, to know later the "Remontada defeats", due to the sudden return of the opponents to Barcelona.

Despite the passage of years after these defeats, it is still a knot for Messi, and a nightmare that he wants to get rid of, just as these defeats represent to the fans of the team.

This matter was clear from Messi's speech when he said: "In the Champions League, you can play well and lose, there is no guarantee of victory, because it is a very difficult tournament, but you must compete strongly, at least, and not fall and disintegrate, as happened to us in Rome, Liverpool and Lisbon."