Chapter 992 Messi is finished!

Southampton is a very special club!

Before coming to the Saints, Messi had heard this sentence from many people, including many exaggerated rumors. ┞┡┟You need to read┠books╬┟┣╣╠.`1. k^a=n, s·hu.

This makes Southampton, a newly emerging team, always shrouded in mystery in European football.

When Messi came to Southampton from Barcelona, ​​he felt new to everything about the Saints at first, because almost everything here was completely different from Barcelona, ​​and they were very professional in everything.

Is being professional a good thing?

That's for sure.

But sometimes, professionalism is boring.

For example, Messi completely couldn't understand why he still couldn't play in the game.

He felt that his physical condition was better than ever. He felt as if there was a force in his body that was desperately trying to release. He adjusted his condition to the best time and time again, but he had to watch it decline again and again.

Yes, for a professional player, understanding and adjusting his own condition is just like a woman understanding her period, it is a piece of cake.

But even so, he still failed to play for the team.

He craves and needs the excitement that comes from competition.

He felt like a tiger imprisoned in a cage, longing for freedom.

He found the head coach Ancelotti, who was also powerless to change the decision of the medical department, so they went to the medical department at the same time. As a result, the group of experts explained a lot to them, and even brought up an injury in 2013. Want to read a book? ·1╬k╋a╬n╋shu·c·c

I heard that in order to obtain his injury information in Barcelona and his game information in the national team, they traveled back and forth between Barcelona and Argentina more than a dozen times, which can be said to be very attentive.

But in the end, they came to the conclusion that based on Messi's performance in Barcelona, ​​his peak form could only be maintained until the age of 27. In other words, if Messi stayed in Barcelona, ​​he should have started to go downhill now.

But after coming to the Saints and receiving their rehabilitation training, Messi was able to maintain his form until he was thirty years old.

However, their goal is to keep Messi at the peak of his career longer than other professional players, at least until he is 32 years old, when his contract expires.

Isn't it? It sounds just like those street vendors selling fake medicine!

Messi believed it at first, because he did feel that since an injury in 2013, his speed and physical fitness had declined a lot, especially in the summer World Cup and America's Cup games, he felt that his body had reached its limit, and even halfway through a game, he felt like he couldn't even walk.

This frightened him, so he trusted the judgment of the Saints’ medical department.

But now, two or three months have passed, and it is now October. He feels that his condition has recovered, his body has fully recovered, and everything is fine.

He longs to play, but they won't let him play!

He was tired of those reasons and excuses. He felt that nothing could stimulate his body better than competition.

Especially when he saw Cristiano Ronaldo and Suarez going back and forth in the scoring battle on the scorer list, and especially when he heard the British media tabloids outside hyping up the news that Southampton did not need Messi, he was eager to play in the game, prove himself, and tell everyone that Messi is still Messi!

But now, he was powerless and could only vent his energy and state in this mechanical practice room again and again. ╣╋╋╠I need to read╬┟books.·1^k`an/s^hu.

Every time, he would torture himself until he was sweating profusely.

He had to admit that the Saints' practice room was indeed very targeted and very helpful to the players, but for a player of his level, once he adapted to the intensity of the practice room, training, even at the highest intensity, would be like playing.

At present, the player with the best performance in Southampton’s training room is Messi!

Even the second best, the third best... Well, the third best was not Hazard. I don't know when that guy was in great form, and he played some peak stats and got third place.

When Messi walked out of the training room, sweating profusely and panting, wiping his body, he heard noises coming from the goalkeeper's room next door.

Southampton players are very enthusiastic about these high-tech auxiliary training equipment. This is why many players who left the Saints are not used to it. They have become accustomed to all this of the Saints.

When I passed by, I took a sneak peek and saw that Neuer was practicing inside.

This guy is also a training maniac. Ever since the training room specifically for goalkeepers was completed, he has been training every day.

The goalkeeper's practice room is different from other rooms.

Of course, if you think about it, you know how can the goalkeeper's special training be the same as in other rooms?

Looking in through the window of the door, I saw Neuer guarding the goal in the training room. The ball machine shot the ball at different angles and directions at different intervals and frequencies. It would even pop up obstacles at any time to change the direction of the shot ball, simulating refraction on the football field or rebounding from the ground.

Neuer was like an eight-armed ape in front of the goal, blocking high and catching the ball low. Almost every goalkeeping move involved stretching his body to the limit and using it to the utmost.

Many people are amazed at the strength that Neuer has shown on the court, but if they see Neuer training on the training ground or in the practice room, they will be surprised to find that the Neuer on the court is really nothing.

This is why everyone says that the strength shown by the players on the court is far less than that on the training ground.

After completing a set of training, Neuer was already sweating profusely. When he stood up to get a towel, he happened to see Messi outside the door, so he walked over to open the door.

"Hello, Leo."

"Hi, Manuel."

"Don't you need it anymore?" Neuer pointed to the practice room next door.

"Oh no, you can go ahead and use it. I'm so sorry."

Everyone knows that this guy is not just a goalkeeper. He also loves to train his footwork and passing skills, which is inseparable from the role he plays in the Saints' tactical system.

He is not only the last line of defense in front of the goal, but also the first point of attack for the team.

Perhaps it was because as a goalkeeper, his observation ability was always better than others, or perhaps it was because as the captain of the team, Neuer was used to observing his teammates. He saw that Messi was a little bored and lacked interest.

Neuer is a big guy, and when he stands in front of Messi, the latter seems to become a child.

"But you should believe that you are the most decisive player in our team. None of us will deny this. Believe me, your game will come soon."

Messi listened and smiled helplessly, "I believe it, so I'm still waiting, right?"

However, Neuer could hear his impatience from his expression and tone.

Yes, any player would become impatient if they lack games for a long time.

Professional players are born to play games. Without games, no matter how talented a player is, he is useless.

"Ok, Leo, I'll go get some information for you later."

“Thanks, Manuel!”

Messi has been in Southampton for quite some time. He knows that Neuer is a very loyal player and also the captain of the team. Everyone in the team respects him, not only because of his performance on the court and in training, but also because of his loyalty.

Watching Messi leave, Neuer sighed softly. He couldn't understand what the people in the medical department were doing. They actually didn't allow Messi to play. This was too unreasonable.

After thinking about it, Neuer simply didn't even go to the training room. He turned back to the goalkeeper room, took a shower, changed his clothes, and went straight to the research and analysis center.

As a veteran who has played for Saints for many years, Neuer was there before the medical center was established, so he knew clearly who he should go to.

He entered the analysis center with familiarity and wanted to go to the second floor to find Marcus du Sautoy, but he didn't expect that it was unnecessary because he saw the old English man in a white coat in the sports laboratory on the first floor.

Oh, and by the way, other experts like Howard Hamilton are also there, including sports psychology expert Dan Abraham, and sleep expert Little Hassler.

But when Neuer got closer, he found that it was not just them, but also head coach Ancelotti and the club's owner Young Master Huan were there, and they seemed to be in a meeting.

"Hey, Manuel."

The man inside had shifty eyes... Oh, okay, actually he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, but at this moment he looked like a thief, so it felt a bit creepy.

"Oh, hi, I'm here for something." Neuer was a little embarrassed.

"We are looking for you, come in!" Yang Huan waved.

"Master Huan, Carol, Marcus, and... everyone, good afternoon!" Neuer pushed the door open and walked in awkwardly.

As soon as he entered, he found that the atmosphere inside was not right.

How to say it?

Everyone had a serious expression on their face, except him.

What's going on?

Neuer looked around in confusion, but no one seemed to be paying attention to him.

This made the German goalkeeper wonder, what was going on? Why did it feel like the sky was falling?

Could it be that the team was going to go bankrupt? Was Young Master Huan going to disband the research center?

But he knew it was impossible if he thought about it. How could Young Master Huan be without money?

Besides, with the current level of the research center, even if it is really short of money, if it just sells a few sets of equipment and software systems, won’t those European clubs go crazy for them?

But if not, then why does everyone look like they are about to be fired?

While Neuer was daydreaming, an expert from the medical department in a white coat spoke up.

"I want to say that Messi's physical problems are more serious than we originally thought."

The man in the white coat frowned, an expression mixed with regret and indignation.

"According to the intelligence we have learned, as early as the World Cup in South Africa, Maradona ignored Messi's fatigue and used Messi without restraint. After winning the club's honors, the latter also wanted to win the World Cup for Argentina. He tried his best in every game, which led to overwork."

"In fact, Barcelona received a warning after the World Cup and Messi was out for 15 days after spraining the medial collateral ligament of his right ankle on July 19, 2010, against Atletico Madrid.

"At that time, Guardiola had been warned about Messi's use of the game, with a maximum of 70 minutes. However, with Guardiola's dismissal, everything was overturned. Coupled with the decline of the Barcelona dynasty, Messi was needed to support the entire team."

"In the past few years, Messi played in almost every game except when he was injured, and played the entire game in most of the games. In April 2013, when playing against Paris Saint-Germain, Messi strained his right thigh muscle and was absent for ten days. At that moment, Messi's physical problems were exposed."

"Then, on September 28, 2013, against Almeria, I strained my right biceps and was out for 14 days. On November 10, against Betis, I tore my left biceps and was out for 59 days."

"When we conducted detailed tests on Messi, we found that his body had reached the limit of what it could withstand, not only his right foot, but also his left foot."

The man in the white coat said this.