Prior to the start of the 2004-2005 La Liga season, Messi had an impressive performance in the first team of Barcelona , and he often took family photos. Wearing a gold sportswear, he was a bit squeezed in among the big names, always covering his pockets with his hands and looking around uneasily. Until the staff reminded them, they shyly stood on the far right of the first row. However, this boy with a particularly obvious smile is destined to be Barcelona's biggest discovery this season.
At this time, Messi is already 1.67 meters tall and weighs 62 kilograms. At least he is not the shortest one in the team, and the "lower limit" of the altitude in the family photo is French winger Ludovic Giuly is 1.64 meters tall. Barcelona spent 8.5 million euros to recruit this aggressive, tenacious "short-legged tiger" from Champions League runner-up Monaco, which was a huge sum of money at the time.
However, Juli was only a supporting role for Barcelona in the recruitment that summer. . Barcelona, which had just finished second in La Liga, showed signs of resurgence last season and has been linked with vice-chairman Rosell. Eto'o worth 24 million euros, Deco worth 20 million euros, and the free Larsen are all figures who shine in Europe. Messi was assigned a jersey number 30, which does not fall within the range of 1-25 normally registered for Spain's first-team squad. Messi's fame and experience cannot be compared with many superstars. He has more tasks to practice well and wait for the opportunity to come.
However, Barcelona, which has two lineups, has never thought about injuries one after another. Will become the biggest enemy of the team's senior management: Except for 1030 Nardinho and Eto'o, the "Brazilian Gang" led by Edmilson stayed healthy for a long time and almost disappeared. Before half-time, Harvey's serious injury season was compensated, Larsson also fell, and Rijkauld was embarrassed to have only four non-goalkeeper players on the substitute list. Even so, "Black Swan" never dared to use Messi, he was eager to try. Although the latter gained 3.7 kilograms of muscle after being promoted to the first team, veterans could not help but complain about the young man: "He has never participated in defense!" When playing for the Barcelona echelon, Messi was unstoppable as a midfielder , is only responsible for offense;
However, in the first team, the classic 433 tactics on both wings fly together without an attacking midfielder, so it is impossible for Barcelona to grant the privilege to a second player other than Ronaldinho, who does not participate in defense. However, with the extra hit of 453, Messi became more and more active in training and finally had the opportunity to make his debut in the "Getty Derby" on October 16, 2004. Previously, Barcelona led the league with 16 points, but with 8 minutes left in the game, Barcelona only led by 1 goal due to the tenacious blocking of the Spanish team. Tenkat shouted to Messi for a long time to warm up: "Boy, you play right forward. , Use more speed to attack the ribs! "However, there is not enough time for Messi, who is 17 years and 4 months old to be able to achieve some results. Even so, Messi still set a new record as the youngest player in Barcelona's first team. For ordinary fans, this is just an additional reward given to young people by the Barcelona coaching staff, but it was from this moment that the real ruler of La Liga in the 21st century began his road to conquest.
Messi was asked to play again in the next round against Osasuna. This time he played 20 minutes as the pioneer of "Dream 2". Although Calder was evaluated by later generations as lacking tactical innovation and relying on superstar support, this "Black Swan" who never put on airs was always willing to get close to the players. The Dutch have a famous saying: "Training is only 20% of a coach's work. At other times, you should silently pay attention to everything that may happen." For Messi, who is 25 years younger than himself, Rijkauld has never been stingy. Hugs and smiles. What is often overlooked is that his father is Surinamese and is also half South American. At heart, he is very similar to Messi and very tolerant. During training, the Dutch said the most: "Don't be afraid of making mistakes, you can always start over." Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
On Labor Day 2005, Barcelona team , which was only one step away from the championship, met the vice-captain in the 34th round of La Liga. The home team played hard in what was supposed to be a one-sided game. Eto'o didn't break the deadlock until the 60th minute. The "Cheetah", eager to take back the Golden Boot from Forlan, is preparing to pursue victory. However, he saw the number 9 on the substitute card on the sidelines, and it was Messi who replaced him. The frustrated Eto'o only shook hands perfunctorily when leaving the game, and then immediately walked into the locker room without hesitation and angrily kicked the trash can to vent his anger.
Previously, Messi had played five games in La Liga on behalf of Barcelona. But they are all substitutes. Before Messi could touch the ball, he heard a familiar caring voice: "I will pass the ball to you, and you will be on the front page of the newspaper tomorrow." Before he could finish his words, he hit a bare-handed hook. flies over the defender's head. Messi came late and was the first to play. He was smart and resisted offside. He rushed towards the defender to block the ball, and the ball went over the goal and slowly fell into the net. It was Barcelona's top star Ronaldinho who contributed to Messi's first goal in Barcelona's career
At this time, the game was coming to an end, and Messi, who had killed the game, rushed to the sidelines to cheer, but then Ronaldinho Dinho bowed and took the initiative to lift Messi up. Messi cheered for the 1,030-meter little guy and celebrated sincerely. Inadvertently, this is the relay between two generations of Barcelona superstar Messi. Messi is more than 7 years younger than this little man and has not yet reached adulthood. He is undoubtedly the best successor to the former. The most "picky" was Messi's first goal victim, Albacete goalkeeper Balbuena. After the game, he quietly collected the balls for the game and made a small profit at an auction many years later.
