Reporter Han Bing reported that 129 days ago, fans around the world witnessed Messi's tears and helpless departure in the press hall of the Camp Nou Stadium; 129 days later, we had to face Messi's best friend Aguero in the same place to choke and declare, completely ending his career. The difference is that Aguero, who played only 165 minutes for Barca, got a more ceremonial farewell: a large poster of Aguero wearing the no. 19 shirt with the words "Barca for a day, a barca for life"; there is also Barca president Laporta, former Barca sporting director Beguiristan, manager Guardiola (the two are also the current manchester City team helmsman) and the entire Barca team.
The same clinging, the same choking, Aguero in a dark suit and white shirt, trance brings people back to the day when Messi said goodbye to Camp Nou. Aguero had to make this difficult decision 10 days ago because of a well-known heart problem, "I wanted to do everything possible to see if there was any hope of continuing to play, but there were not many possibilities." In the end, he chose to follow the advice of the doctors. Aguero thanked everyone: relatives, friends, teammates, coaches, team doctors, etc., "I will leave with my head held high, although I don't know what awaits me ahead." ”
In Ang Lee's Oscar-winning film "The Fantastic Drift of Young Pi", there is a classic line: "Life is constantly letting go, unfortunately, we have not had time to say goodbye." At the very least, Aguero made a truly unforgettable farewell to his football career, which began at the age of 5.
People can't forget that 9 years ago, at the 93rd minute and 20 seconds, Aguero used the most memorable goal in the history of Manchester City and even the Premier League to regain the Premier League title for the Blue Moon Army after 68 years, and also let manchester City, invested by the Abu Dhabi chief, officially enter the room and become the famous family of England's "champions club".
He is considered the argentine player behind Messi for 15 years, and the famous Menotti once hailed Aguero as the "new Romario" for his bent calves, running defense and means of scoring. It doesn't look like he's running much, but as long as he catches a chance, he can return the favor with a goal.
Aguero's coach at Manchester City, Guardiola, summed it up this way: "Maradona conquered Italy, Messi conquered Spain, and Aguero conquered England. Aguero's 260 goals at Manchester City have made him the most goal-scoring player in the history of the Blue Moon, with 184 Premier League goals making him the most scorned foreign aid and earning him a statue of the Etihad stadium for fans to worship.
After Aguero fell against Alaves on October 30, cardiologist R. Pedro was by his side and explained Aguero's condition to TyC Sports. In fact, as early as 2004, when Aguero was 17 years old, he had been diagnosed with supraventricular arrhythmias, but it did not hinder his 18-year career. In the November 2017 warm-up match against Nigeria, he had fainted in the locker room at half-time.
This time, Aguero once again had a serious arrhythmia, and the side effects of his infection with the new crown virus and the injection of the new crown vaccine at the beginning of the year have been ruled out: "He has scars on the inner wall of his cardiovascular system, which may be some kind of myocarditis that causes the arrhythmia, and we use laser treatment to remove it, and the effect is very good." ”
After that, Aguero did not take any drugs and trained at a high intensity as usual, but his heart was significantly overloaded, which put permanent pressure on him in the fierce professional football game: "In my opinion, it is risking with life. It wasn't the arrhythmia that left him out of football, it was football that forced him to make a choice. Doctors believe that Aguero can still live and play normally, but he can no longer participate in high-intensity and high-confrontation professional football.
In his 18-year career, Aguero regrets only two things: not being able to play alongside his best friend Messi at the club, and not delivering on his promise to end his career at his hometown's parent team, Independent. The independent team, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Barca and the Argentine Football Association, all of whom he has played for, have sent condolences to him, including close friends Messi, David Silva, Zabaleta, Yaya Toure, de Bruyne, famous coachEs pellegrini, Flores and famous Alain Shearer, and even the sworn rivals Real Madrid club and former Real Madrid captain Ramos, all paid tribute to Aguero.
At the farewell ceremony, Aguero mentioned the three most proud goals of his career, the first of which was the goal of scoring for independent teams in the Avejaneda derby at the age of 17. The second goal was naturally the stoppage time strike that won Manchester City's Premier League title, while the third goal was the only goal scored for Barca and his only goal in the Spanish national derby. He also mentioned the Europa League title for Atletico and all the honours won for Manchester City.
Aguero's career spanned 18 years, totaling 786 games and 426 goals. As one of the representatives of Argentine football in the 21st century, it is really regrettable to leave football in this way. Aguero, who came from the independent team's youth system, made his professional football debut in 2003 at the age of 15 and 35 days, breaking maradona's record of the youngest appearance in the Aliga for 27 years.
Aguero partnered with Messi to win argentina the 2005 U20 World Youth Championship. In the summer of 2006 he joined the Rosso for a transfer fee of €20 million, which was recorded for Atletico. During his five years at Atletico, he became Atletico's star goalscorer, helping the team win the 2010 Europa League and Premier League. He also won the 2007 U20 World Youth Championship and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with the Argentine team. But in the end, because of his insistence on leaving Atletico, he was even willing to sign a contract with Real Madrid, becoming a "rebel" who was strongly disliked by Atletico fans. Although he made 230 appearances for Atletico, scoring a total of 100 goals.
Joining Manchester City in the summer of 2011, Aguero did not even return to Madrid to say goodbye to his team-mates and club. Atletico bought Falcao for 40 million euros from the sale of Aguero, while Aguero left the peak of his career to Manchester City.
Despite injuries, Aguero became the most scoring player in City's history (260 goals) and broke Wayne Rooney's record of the most goals scored in the Premier League for a single club with 184 goals, surpassing Henry as the most scoring foreign player in the Premier League.
Aguero's achievements are enough to put him in the annals of Manchester City club and the Premier League. In addition, he is also an important figure in the history of the Argentine national team, winning 3 championship trophies in the non-senior world series, but in the adult competition, he participated in the world series 8 times, and like Messi, he did not win the championship for the first time until this year, but he has only played a short time.
In his private life, Aguero was Maradona's son-in-law and a close friend of Messi, giving him a special page in Argentine football history. For Chinese fans, Aguero was once mistaken for the japanese anime "Soccer Boy" protagonist Daikon wing due to his nickname "Kun". But in fact, his nickname comes from another Japanese anime that swept Latin America in the 1970s, "Naughty Primitive Koum", from his grandparents who thought he was too naughty, who gave him the nickname after the anime's protagonist, Kum.
In the future, Aguero may be like his former father-in-law Maradona, who will take charge of the whip, but at least for now, his football dreams are coming to an end. Previously, Barca already had Abidal retire due to illness shortly after undergoing liver transplant surgery, and last year, the former Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas, who played in Porto, was also forced to retire due to heart disease. In addition to serious sports injuries, illness, especially heart disease, has become the biggest threat to a player's career. Don't forget, Eriksen, who also had a heart attack at the European Championship, still does not know whether he can continue his career.