From the arrival of Ernesto Valverde, Leo Messi has increased his influence in the game of the FC Barcelona. The Argentinian is key piece so much in the construction as in the ending of the Barcelona group, and the technician for the moment has not found the way to free him of responsibilities. In full process of evolution of the team, the '10' is more indisputable that never.
And like this they reflect it his figures. In this season has played for the first time in his career the 11 first parties of the official course to the complete. It was very near in the first campaign of Luis Enrique, the 2014-15, but the Asturian gave him rest precisely in the eleventh day, relieving him in the minute 67 of his clash against the Ajax in Champions.
The physical state of Messi is a main subject in the Camp Nou, since in spite of his capacity for dosificarse is convenient to freshen him so much to download his legs as to avoid possible injuries. His performance does not seem resentirse, and good proof of this are his 14 goals with the best start suspender belt of his history, but seen the seen the best would be not running irrigations.
After the course of Neymar, the one of Rosario increased even more his influence in the game, and although they arrived Ousmane Dembélé and some pieces more for the attack, between the change of system, the fault of confidence and the injuries the '10' has been the only that has kept to the maximum. As always, it is the solution for the Barça.
Few possibilities
And if up to now Ernesto Valverde has not found a gap to download to Leo Messi, the perspectives are not better in the weeks to come. When it finish the decisive stop of selections the Barça will visit neither more neither less than to the Athletic of Madrid, and in Wanda Metropolitan seems indispensable the presence of the Argentinian.
This same week, the Catalans will face the visits of Olympiakos in Champions and Málaga in LaLiga, by what would be a good opportunity for the rotations before a first eliminatory of Glass of the King of which in principle will see freed.