MENOTTI SIGNALS THE KEY OF THE CLASSICAL
"Cristiano needs to mark always to shine, Messi no"
Published:28/12/2017 - 01:00h
Updated:28/12/2017 - 01:51h
The impact of a Classical just before the holidays has done that the reflections last some days more, and one of the last has been the one of Menotti. The Argentinian has signalled that the worry of the Madrid by Leo Messi was one of the keys of the duel
It remains little more than a week so that the teams go back to the work and the actuality bury the attained in 2017, but until then the hangover of the Classical follows very present. While the Real Madrid licks the wounds and looks for solutions, the FC Barcelona reinforces of face to a 2018 in which it has to confirm his good feelings.
Precisely, on his victory in Santiago Bernabéu has reflexionado this Wednesday César Luis Menotti, that has signalled which was the key for what considers the duel "that easier won the Barcelona in the last years". The Argentinian considers that Zinedine Zidane betrayed to himself same when it centred his interests in braking to Leo Messi, and that this was what finish him condemning.
The technician has stood out the importance of the relation of Ernesto Valverde with his players, and the security that gives him to the Barça not modifying his style in function of the rival, and besides, considers that it received helps of the own Real Madrid, that lost to Mateo Kovacic and not even knew to mark the difference with the rest.
Leo Messi, case aside
Between the fortresses and weaknesses of one and another team, Menotti elevates to the most decisive footballer in Santiago Bernabéu, Leo Messi. "Everything is his football is conceived to the service of the collective game. It can not touching the ball three minutes but always is alert, always ready and in his head already is the following played in which he goes to participate and do participate to his mates".
"In front of the difficulty to define, does not doubt it: it Looks for the pass-goal. It is what does it different to Cristiano, that needs to mark always to say 'I am here'. Messi does not need it. It does not need at least mark a goal because his presence is the construction of the football of his team. Assist a goal already without booty is the maximum expression of his commitment with the collective game", sentence, explaining the illusion that produces the '10' to months seen of a new World-wide.
