The Argentinian star during the commitment in front of the Seville

HOMAGE To JOHAN CRUYFF

To five years of that golazo of the penal indirect of Messi

Published:15/02/2021 - 08:42h

Updated:15/02/2021 - 08:42h

It was on 14 February 2016 when Lionel Messi did gala of a totally unexpected launching from the point penalti in front of the Celtic of Vigo

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Definitely, one of the legends of the FC Barcelona was Johan Cruyff, thanks to his peculiar wit to observe each opportunity and take advantage of of the black holes of the regulations. In fact, it went the creator of a modality of launching of penalti never before dress on 5 December 1982. Sucedió In his second stage in the Ajax, in a party in front of the modest Helmond Sport (5-0), while it planted the round in the penal point. It touched in short for Jesper Olsen, the one who gave back the balloon to the Dutch so that it annotated with the empty goal in front of a guardameta hallucinated that it had gone out to cover to the Danish.

And it went in the night of 14 February 2016, 40 days before his demise on 24 March, the mythical ex player and ex Dutch trainer that struggled against a cancer that finished him blinding the life, saw the homage that did him the Argentinian star when emulating that penalti indirect in the Celtic – Barcelona of Vigo (6-1) of LaLiga in the season 2015-2016. With an advantage of 3-1 in the marker, the Argentinian caused a penal and positioned with profile of shot: the carrerilla pertinent unlike the 'deception' of Cruyff. However, in the last instant touched in short to find with his mate Luis Suárez that like a bullet ran to push the balloon at the end of the network.

Neymar Protested: "it Was for me!"

To the dessert knew that that work of art had not been executed as they had planned, as it resulted that Messi and Neymar Jr had scheduled it and even tested in a training. But the voracity goleadora of the Uruguayan forward is of such magnitude that found with the spherical in his walk when it ran in research of a possible refuse and advanced by on the Brazilian. Meanwhile, an appearance that never remained clear was if the initial plan of Messi and Neymar was to repeat with accuracy the played of Cruyff and Olsen, that is to say, with return of the Brazilian to Lionel once surpassed the goalkeeper. And, as to Suárez did not warn him, east shot of first. "The penalti was for me, had tested it", desveló Neymar, "but the important is that it was goal".

It is not secret that does not result simple, as it seems, coordinate to earn a penal of this way. Neymar And Suárez did not go in in the area before it touched it Messi, first risk that runs . The balloon remained in the ideal distance for the Uruguayan, second risk if there is not total precision. One of which have been witnesses of this have been Robert Pires and Thierry Henry, that tested it in 2005 in an Arsenal-Manchester City.

Pires Touched the balloon of way so soft that did not give the statutory turn and the second, that awaited the ball to his left, had to conform with the attempt. And if it does not go out, as like this them sucedió to the two French, the shame is absolute. Perhaps these reasons justify to the fact that Messi have not gone back it to try, as to the first fortunately went out of big way, by what is better not tempting to the luck. Without explaining that it no longer has the accompaniment of Suárez and Neymar to finalise this played.

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