Chapter 217: When Will the Counterattack Begin?
After Iniesta ran onto the pitch, Messi took the initiative to find him, then took off the captain's armband on his arm and handed it to him.
In this game, there was some rotation in personnel, so Messi wore the captain's armband.
Originally, he was also one of the three captains of the team, and before Xavi left, he was the third captain. After Xavi left, Andres Iniesta became the first captain, and Messi became the second captain.
Iniesta did not start in this game, and Messi wore the captain's armband.
Although Iniesta is now on the field, Messi can actually do not hand over the captain's armband unless he is replaced.
The captain's armband represents many things, but it's not just a decoration. Once you put it on, it means responsibility and pressure.
At the same time, it is also an honor.
Quite a few players will be able to become captains and see it as an honor. So unless the manager says it, it's rare for someone to wear the captain's armband to hand it over to a team-mate in the middle of a game, even if it's the original captain.
And the captain who plays halfway through the game will not ask for the captain's armband, which is too low in emotional intelligence......
So Iniesta didn't intend to wear the captain's armband at first.
But he didn't expect Messi to run to him and remove the captain's armband without saying a word, and stuffed it into his hand.
"No need, Leo." Iniesta wanted to excuse himself.
"No, you're more suited to be the captain than me, and since you're back, you should be allowed to wear it." After saying that, Messi turned around and ran.
Iniesta, who was holding the captain's armband, looked at his back and sighed.
Perhaps it was this responsibility that made Messi feel the weight and make his steps heavy. That's why he couldn't wait to hand over the captain's armband, so that he could charge into battle without worry.
And for himself, all he has to do is very simple, is to send the football to his feet.
Thinking of this, Iniesta put on the captain's armband and became Barcelona's on-field captain.
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"Messi handed over the captain's armband to Iniesta, but in fact it was the right thing to do, being the captain will have a lot of responsibilities, he must be more active in defending, but as the team's attacker, it is completely unnecessary, which is a waste of physical strength, and makes Barcelona unable to appear in the first place when Messi needs to counterattack. So it's good to hand over the captain's armband to Iniesta now, so he can concentrate on attacking up front and not think about anything else......," said José Maria.
Messi's performance in the club and the national team is like two teams, there has always been a saying that Messi in the Argentine national team has to be the captain, and being the captain will drag Messi down, because Messi is actually not a leader in terms of personality, and the reason why he can be the captain in Argentina is entirely because he is the strongest and the most famous.
But choosing a captain is not based on who is the most famous and strongest. There are many captains who are not the strongest in the team.
Let Messi be the captain, is to forcibly put a very heavy burden on his shoulders, how can Messi who carries this kind of burden show his lost pace?
People appreciate Messi not because of his leadership qualities, but because of his genius performances, which do not require the halo bonus of the captain's armband.
THE CAPTAIN'S ARMBAND IS A HALO FOR OTHERS, AND IT MAY BE A NEGATIVE BUFF FOR MESSY.
Now that Andres Iniesta is on the pitch, Barcelona's midfield has become the strongest form, and Messi has also lifted the burden and can attack the Atletico Madrid goal without distraction.
Maybe Barcelona's counterattack is really about to begin.
But seven minutes later, in the 62nd minute, Atletico Madrid launched an attack, and Barcelona's right wing-back Alves made a mistake when clearing the ball and kicked the football directly to Gao Zheng's feet.
Gao Zheng received the ball on the line of the big penalty area and shot directly low.
The ball hit a line change in the leg of Pique, who came up to defend him.
This caught Ter Stegen off guard, and the ball was a little off the ground he expected, so he dodged his pounced palm and scurried into the goal!
"Wow——!! Hat-trick! Hat trick!! Gao completed a hat trick in this game!! Such a high is completely unstoppable! In the first game of the new season, he started himself with a hat-trick!! ”
Gao Zheng, who scored the third goal, was finally willing to celebrate seriously, first making a "thank you" gesture to Alves, and then running to the corner flag area, waving his fist at the Atletico Madrid fans in the south stand in response to their cheers.
"Hah! Who would have thought before the game? What was supposed to be a close match has turned into a one-sided ...... In the 63rd minute of the game, Atletico Madrid led Barcelona 3-0 at their home stadium. You must know that in the league title race last season, Atletico Madrid only beat Barcelona 2-1 in the end......
Over Calderón Stadium rang out with the sound of "High! High! High! Then the cheers turned into songs, which were songs specially composed by the fans for Gao Zheng.
Although this is only his second season with Atletico Madrid, Gao Zheng has completely conquered the fans here in just one season.
At this time, no one will discuss whether the 75 million euros spent to bring him in the first place is too expensive.
For Atletico Madrid fans, last season's league title alone is worth it again.
Every time Gao Zheng performs well, every honor he brings to the team, and every happiness he brings to the fans, it is all a gift.
Looking at it this way, you will feel that it only cost 75 million to bring Gao Zheng, which is really cheap. Cerezo went on to be the most successful transfer deal in the club's history.
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Gao Zheng's goal made Atletico Madrid fans ecstatic, although the Super Cup is a two-legged match, many Atletico Madrid fans have already begun to think about winning the cup in advance.
The blow to Barcelona fans was very deep.
After all, they thought again and again that Barcelona's counterattack was about to begin.
As a result, every time they think so, all they get is the bitter result of conceding another goal.
This makes Barcelona fans very depressed - what about a good counterattack? When will it come?
The Catalan commentator was silent, he was afraid that he would say another word to cheer for Barcelona, and Gao Zheng scored another goal......
He really doubted that he was being targeted by Gao Zheng.
For the sake of Barcelona's counterattack, he better keep a low profile......
Although they conceded three goals, it was a two-legged home and away system, and Barcelona did not have to win this game, as long as they could score, they could keep their hopes alive for the second leg.
Counterattack, you can start at any time, even if it's not too late in the last minute of this game!