Free kicks, an unresolved problem for Barça since Leo Messi's goodbye

One of the problems without resolving for the FC Barcelona from the exit of Leo Messi has been, definitely, the efficiency in the free shots. From the goodbye of 'The Flea' in the summer of 2021, any player of the Barça has attained to convert a free direct, whereas the 'crack' rosarino keeps intact his hit with 35 years. The Thursday, the '10' added his so much number 65 in collections of faults with a golazo in front of Ecuador that allowed to Argentina debut with victory in the eliminatory sudamericanas to the World-wide 2026.

For Messi was his goal of free shot number 11 with the 'albiceleste', with which remained to one of the record of the of the mendocino Víctor Legrotaglie (66) like the Argentinian with more goals of fault in the history. Previously, Lionel had left backwards to Diego Maradona, the one who added a total of 61 goals of free shot during his career. In fact, the 'Lint' was decisive in the mejoría of Leo in his hit when it directed him in Argentina between 2008 and 2010.

This angle of Leo Messi's goal vs Ecuador 😍 pic.twitter.com/auwimjtptj

— Leo Messi 🔟 Fan Club (@WeAreMessi) September 8, 2023

The Barça follows looking for to a specialist for the free shots

In this moment, the staff of the Barça lacks specialists to unemployed balloon. There are players with good hit of half distance (Pedri, Raphinha), but any has attained 'wet' of fault. Perhaps Ílkay Gündogan can break the drought this season, since the international German converted several golazos during his go through the Manchester City. The last, in May of this year in front of the Brighton.

Another of the reinforcements arrived in summer that can take the responsibility of patear the free shots sometime is Joao Félix. The luso also has good half distance and, of not being by Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes, could have more opportunities in his selection. In the Athletic neither had a lot of opportunities, since Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Carrasco hoarded the free shots in the last two seasons.

Messi left of the Barça with 50 goals of free shot

Leo Messi left of the Barça like the maximum goleador historical of the club with and 672 so many and, of course, also is the culé with more free shots converted with a total of 50. The first achieved it in October of 2008 in front of the Athletic (in the goleada by 6-1) and the last in May of 2021 in the victory in front of Valencia (3-2). Since, according to the data of 'Opt', the Barça has had 42 opportunities to convert of free shot, without tarpaulins.

41 - The Barcelona has not marked any of his last 41 launchings of direct fault in LaLiga, from a goal of Lionel Messi in front of the Valency in May of 2021. Añoranza. pic.twitter.com/uaj4dewnek

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 5, 2023