When
I was little, there was a whole comic series characterized by the
appearance of some Superheroes (Captain America, Professor "X", Ironman,
Thor, Batman, Superman, etc..), which all them had two things in common.
The first is that they could lose battles, but always ended up winning the war. It may be, that at the beginning of the story told, they were overcome by evil, but in the end, always ended winning.
The second is that his appearance was always towards the end and that he managed to solve the problems, however great they were. Everyone knew it, but not for that we were all waiting for the moment that he started putting the bad guys in their place, which was what they deserved, of course, that's because they were the bad guys.
Jorge Valdano defined Romario many years ago as a "cartoon player", such was the way of moving and doing the Brazilian.
Today, I want to define Messi as a "Superhero Comic". To all who were at the Camp Nou yesterday or, watching the match against Betis on TV, we came a scare when Pepe Mel's team went ahead at the very beginning of the game. We had lost against Bayern (and how), Madrid had won (also suffering more than it was supposed, but had won), and a defeat against Betis could assume that Madrid put to 5 points on Wednesday, having a match against Malaga by that Cup Final to be played on a Friday because Saturday's "Eurovision", etc, etc.. And we all know how it is, in general, the Barcelona's supporter: going from optimism to pessimism (and vice versa), more easily than taking a coffee in the morning before going to work.
Luckily Alexis (yes, the same one that is useless, according to many), equalized a few minutes later and, while Villa was missing all that was possible to miss (and the impossible, too), Betis scored the second -and great goal- , when we were about to reach the half time.
And the Superhero? For, as applicable, was on the bench looking at everything with a face of "I can not believe what we are missing, I'll have to fix it myself." The second half started and suddenly flipped the Nou Camp. But there is no goal! What is it? Well it happens that the superhero had begun to warm-up and turned pessimists into optimistics.
The first is that they could lose battles, but always ended up winning the war. It may be, that at the beginning of the story told, they were overcome by evil, but in the end, always ended winning.
The second is that his appearance was always towards the end and that he managed to solve the problems, however great they were. Everyone knew it, but not for that we were all waiting for the moment that he started putting the bad guys in their place, which was what they deserved, of course, that's because they were the bad guys.
Jorge Valdano defined Romario many years ago as a "cartoon player", such was the way of moving and doing the Brazilian.
Today, I want to define Messi as a "Superhero Comic". To all who were at the Camp Nou yesterday or, watching the match against Betis on TV, we came a scare when Pepe Mel's team went ahead at the very beginning of the game. We had lost against Bayern (and how), Madrid had won (also suffering more than it was supposed, but had won), and a defeat against Betis could assume that Madrid put to 5 points on Wednesday, having a match against Malaga by that Cup Final to be played on a Friday because Saturday's "Eurovision", etc, etc.. And we all know how it is, in general, the Barcelona's supporter: going from optimism to pessimism (and vice versa), more easily than taking a coffee in the morning before going to work.
Luckily Alexis (yes, the same one that is useless, according to many), equalized a few minutes later and, while Villa was missing all that was possible to miss (and the impossible, too), Betis scored the second -and great goal- , when we were about to reach the half time.
And the Superhero? For, as applicable, was on the bench looking at everything with a face of "I can not believe what we are missing, I'll have to fix it myself." The second half started and suddenly flipped the Nou Camp. But there is no goal! What is it? Well it happens that the superhero had begun to warm-up and turned pessimists into optimistics.
Villa, finally, scored and Barça tied the game. Messi replaced Villa (I think Barça fans ever, and those that are not, were so clear which the substitution would be), and the Superhero came in for the action: 15 minutes were enough to make two of his plays, to score two goals, one of them, in a free-kic, amazing and send another free-kick, at switched foot (it was for a right players and Xavi was there to kick it), to the crosshead of goal. By the way, "Xarli" Rexach scored this goal at the Calderon Stadium about 36 or 37 years ago. This player also was different.
The Superhero had already done the work. Barça fans could breathe easy, knowing that Wednesday, if Madrid does not win, Barça will be League's Champion, which means something, as much as some people try to minimize it.
By the way, as a good Superhero, when he left the pitch he was not happy at all. What now? What is it? Was he injured? Did he see a card that will make him to miss the next game? None of that. Simply, despite being a Superhero, failed once, a few seconds before the end, taht would have been the "hat-trick" and we all know how Messi dislikes missing a goal. Although you've done everything right. Although the bad guys are already locked up in jail. Even it is good for nothing. Well, for nothing. This goal would have been 47 in the league. Only 3 less than last year. But there are still 4 games. Sure that the Superhero will do something special, that's why he is a Superhero.
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