Messi's speed and explosiveness are declining. Is he really old?

In fact, it is not just Messi, but the most obvious performance of any top attacker at the peak is often the decline in ability and speed. I know someone will give data: there are many Messi people, and the average number of appearances per game is one of the best in Europe. There are many fast food and even human balls in the game. You said he was great, but his speed was not good. Don't you watch the game? To tell the truth, Messi counterattacked with the ball at his peak, and the speed was also very fast. If the opponent has only 2 pairs 1, this ball is basically a golden opportunity; Now Messi, of course, often contributes wonderful breakthroughs, but also often makes some mistakes of 1v 1, which was unimaginable at the peak, even a few years ago. As for why such Messi is still superior to the whole of Europe in extraordinary ability, he told an old joke: at the peak, Messi was the first in Europe, because he could only take the first place at most; Now Messi counts as two because he is still one of the best.

Now this Barcelona team relies almost entirely on Messi's state to win the game. Not only Messi has passed the peak of the decline in state and ability, but the entire core team of Barcelona is facing such problems. We will see that Su Ya often wastes opportunities, and the success rate of one-on-one breakthrough is basically zero; From time to time, Pique is eaten alive by the weak team striker, and the problem of slow turning is more obvious; Professor Bu made more and more mistakes in midfield. No, no, no, it can be said that Barcelona fell in the middle a few years ago, but with the basic hopelessness of winning the championship this year, this problem has become more and more acute. I'm not saying that you can't win the Champions League, but to be honest, even if you are lucky, it won't change the fact that you won.

It is true that Messi's level is so high that even Messi, who is not at the peak, ranks first among six teams: Totti, Azar, Bogba, Cassano, Robertson, Tostain and chilavert, but Barcelona is no longer a top team. But when I think about it, it doesn't seem to matter.

In the second year of the 2002 World Cup, I fell in love with Ronaldinho. Since Ronaldinho moved to Barcelona, I have been paying attention to Barcelona, and I have become a Barcelona fan 18 years in a blink of an eye. From the decline of Barcelona in various fields before the transfer, to the rapid recovery until it became the European hegemon, and now it is gradually declining. Throughout my youth, my favorite team has almost always been in the leading position of the top giants in Europe. I have to say, fortunately, I have not experienced the turmoil of Juventus, the decline of Milan, the decline of Manchester United and Arsenal. Of course, it tastes different from the ups and downs of your favorite team, but if you have to choose, who wants to see your favorite team lose the game? Just as Messi was supposed to score 90 goals a year, he changed his style.

If Barcelona fails like this, I have nothing to regret. Coach Zhang Lu said in Milan's Champions League match against Barcelona that there is only one game to really suppress Barcelona-I didn't expect it to last so long, let alone Messi's persistence for so long.