Leo Messi, acting in front of the Leganés

VALVERDE LEFT HIM IN THE BENCH

The reason of the suplencia of Leo Messi in front of the Leganés

Published:20/01/2019 - 20:59h

Updated:20/01/2019 - 20:59h

Ernesto Valverde took a drastic decision of face to the party in which the FC Barcelona confronted to the Leganés: the suplencia of Leo Messi. The Argentinian forward remained in the bench for the second time in League in the present season

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Ernesto Valverde surprised to all and sundry this Sunday, in the party in which the FC Barcelona confronted to the Leganés in the first day of the second turn of LaLiga Santander 2018-19. The Camp Nou saw like his maximum idol, Leo Messi, remained in the bench accumulating his second suplencia in the championship.

The first was in front of the Athletic Club of Bilbao and went out in the second time to give the assistance of goal to a Munir The Haddadi that, curiously, no longer plays in the rows of the Barcelona team. As it happened in that occasion, the suplencia of Leo Messi was by technical decision and no because the Argentinian star had physical problems.

Ernesto Valverde is conscious that it comes a very dense and full calendar of parties, reason by which will be necessary rotar to the usual headlines with the aim of do not suffer too physical wear. It is necessary to minimise to the maximum the fatigue of the footballers, that in the weeks to come will have to face parties in three distinct competitions.

Like this it explained it Jon Aspiazu, second trainer of the FC Barcelona, in statements to BarçaTV and Movistar Plus. "It presents a very tightened calendar of here to final of February and have a lot of possibilities and a big staff and with a leading Dembélé, Suárez and Coutinho, although I Read is our reference, have all the guarantees. It sounds well", it explained.

We understand, then, that wants to a Messi cool of face to the next meetings. "It is a difficult rival, very very orderly and will be very complicated tácticamente. We will have to have patience because they will leave us few spaces. We will try to mark a prompt goal to open his defence", added, Aspiazu, on the Leganés.

The trident Coutinho-Suárez-Dembélé, the solution

Ernesto Valverde did not have the presence of Leo Messi in the forward, but yes did it with other three cracks of a big envergadura: Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembélé and Luis Suárez. Especially good is the moment that crosses the French, that has done indispensable thanks to his speed and to his smell goleador.

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