Chapter 659 Heart-to-Heart Messi

After joking with the coaching staff, Hugo said to Bielsa and the others: "I'll go for a walk with Leo!"

Messi picked up Angelo and walked to the other side of the training ground with Hugo.

"See, how much he values ​​Leo?!" Pochettino pouted.

"Maybe he'll ask Messi how he feels. Maybe Kaka will come and comfort Messi!" Berizzo said.

"Don't worry about these things. You don't know that Hugo and I had an agreement at the beginning. He made Messi's core position clear! So..." Bielsa said.

"Mr. Bielsa, you actually?!" For more than a year, Berizzo and Pochettino actually didn't know that Bielsa had such an agreement with Hugo. They couldn't believe that Bielsa would compromise. He should be the boss in his team.

"But this is Trapani! It's different here!" Bielsa said, and then fell into deep thought. It is undeniable that Hugo was joking just now, but Bielsa can understand his desire for the championship. The reason why he accepted the conditions here is that it is easier to show his tactical thinking here. There are better players here, but here will not tolerate the head coach not winning the championship again and again.

Last season, all four major games were empty. This season, I really have to do something, otherwise maybe my assistant will really take over.

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"How was this holiday?! Are you and your little Antonella all right?!" Hugo asked Messi with a smile.

Messi held Angelo with one hand, and the other hand kept stopping Angelo from grabbing his hair.

Hearing Hugo's question, Messi smiled and said, "Very good!"

Messi didn't say much, and his answer was very concise.

"What do you think of Bielsa?!" Hugo asked again.

"He's very good! I like his style!" Messi answered concisely again.

"But there is no championship! That is not something a strong team can tolerate!" Hugo chuckled, "To be honest, I like him too, I like his tactical ideas, I like his style! But I have my ideals, I want to succeed, I want my life not to be wasted, so I need the team to win many, many championships!"

"It will definitely work this season!" Messi paused and said seriously, "I am sure everything is fine now! We can win the championship!"

"Tell me, why?!" Hugo asked Angelo to get down from Uncle Messi's arms, and then asked with a smile.

"I don't know, I just believe it! We are on the right track! Kaka's arrival this season will increase the offensive firepower, and I have to admit that this is a good deal!" Messi said seriously. He believes that the team will have more firepower this season, Trapani will have a stronger scoring ability, and naturally will also usher in more victories.

"Aren't you afraid of being robbed of the limelight!" Hugo teased.

"I'm not worried! I am very happy here now, that's all!" Messi said with a smile.

"We plan to let you show your trophy on the first home game day. What do you think?!" The club has this idea, but has never asked Messi for his opinion. The purpose of doing so is self-evident. It is not to let Messi show off, but to use this method to illustrate Messi's status in the team. This summer, Kaka has occupied too many headlines, and the glory of the World Footballer has been covered up a lot.

"You know this is not because you need it or not, it is because the team needs it. You and Luca are the soul of the team. The team sometimes needs to do this!" Hugo added.

"Then there is no room for negotiation?! I can only do it!" Messi looked aggrieved.

"Leo! This is your home. No matter when, I hope this place can give you the warmth of home, and I also hope that you can regard this place as your own home!" Hugo touched Messi's hair with his hand and said emotionally.

"I always regard this place as my home! Always!" Messi said seriously again.

In the first phase of training, except for two days of recovery training, the intensity of the training afterwards was very high. Bielsa's training intensity was very high, and Kaka had a deep understanding of this. It was obviously heavier than Ancelotti's. Moreover, Bielsa, as always, held a closed training camp in the summer training camp. No one could leave the training base. The players lived like ascetics.

Players who had experienced last season also clearly felt that this year's training tasks seemed to be heavier. Bielsa was also famous for not liking to engage in team competitions. On the training ground, he particularly emphasized the basic training of squeezing space and passing and running.

"You have to reach a new height. You have to keep the ball running and reduce unnecessary passes. I want you to move forward!"

Sometimes in training, he arranged six or seven defensive players in a small area, and then let 5 to 6 players run. This training method is very effective. The defensive players do not need to attack, but Bielsa's task for them is to control the ball under their feet as much as possible.

Offensive players don't even need to think about defense. Their main task is to press high, steal the ball from the defensive players, and keep moving to get the ball into the goal in the dense defense.

Tacit understanding, movement ability, shooting ability, defense, and ball control ability are all reflected in this small training method. Generally, older players find it difficult to adapt.

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At the end of the first week of training, another old servant of Trapani left, Pizarro!

Pizarro has no intention to leave Trapani this summer, and Trapani does not intend to sell him. Of course, Pizarro's situation is special. He is not the absolute main force of the team now, and his playing time is not as much as before. If he takes the initiative to leave, Trapani will not force him to stay.

At the beginning of the training camp, Pizarro received an invitation from Roma. Roma lacks a controlling player in the midfield. Spalletti took a fancy to Pizarro, who could not play as a main player in Trapani. Roma has no money, and Pizarro is a good choice. He will not be too expensive in Trapani's awkward position.

After careful consideration, Pizarro applied for a transfer. After communicating with Bielsa, Seli agreed to Roma's offer of 7.5 million euros, which was a friendly price to send Pizarro to Roma.

At present, Trapani's midfield still has 7 midfielders left, including Mascherano, Beckham, Li Tie, Padoin, Schweinsteiger, Kaka, and Cazorla. With the configuration of three midfielders, such personnel are still enough.

There is no need to add that Pizarro was let go. The reason why Bielsa agreed to let Pizarro go was because the team had a younger Schweinsteiger. When Bielsa first met him, he didn't think he was anything special, but through last season, Schweinsteiger is gradually winning Bielsa's appreciation.

Schweinsteiger has been in Trapani for two years. He is getting better and he works hard. Compared with Beckham, Schweinsteiger has a larger running range and is more versatile. Young people learn quickly. He has also made great progress in defense. His style is now changing into an all-around midfielder.

Bielsa regards him as the ideal successor to Beckham, even better than Beckham.

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Hugo is now busy meeting with representatives from all over the country. He is now a popular chairman with great power. The organizing committee has actually become his one-man show. He gave several positions to his own people. Alberto Ricci became the vice chairman of the organizing committee, responsible for reviewing the application of the host city. Then Hugo brought Franza in, and Zamparini also got a position here.

Although Hugo and Zamparini always quarrel, everyone in the Italian football world knows that they are iron-clad allies. They have worked with Sensi, Moggi, and Galliani.

As Hugo's people entered the organizing committee one after another, the power of the Olympic Committee and the Football Association was completely hollowed out. The outside media also criticized Hugo's approach. Hugo was too lazy to pay too much attention. He just continued to play rogue. You say I am not doing a good job as the organizing committee, then you can find someone who is good!