"We've been together since I was 17 and now I'm 32 and he's 33. We were like old husbands and wives, guarding a broken marriage." A year ago, Aguero teased his friendship with Messi in such a tone.
A year later, they were supposed to be Barca teammates, but they were torn apart by Laporta's lies. Today, when Aguero retires due to illness, it will also make people regret the original separation even more.
01. Origins of the World Youth Championships: from the beginning of the championship to the end of the championship
Aguero's first encounter with Messi was due to the call-up of the Argentine national youth, when the 17-year-old Aguero met the 18-year-old Messi.
Recalling a scene at that time, Aguero laughed at Manchester City TV: "Messi and I sat at the same table, along with Garey and Fomica. Because of the discussion of a certain brand of football shoes, Gare recommended that it was very good. Then Messi took over and said that the shoe had been bought from the United States. I wanted to know where this guy came from, so I couldn't resist asking. ”
After Messi replied that his name was Leo, Aguero asked, "What's your last name?" Messi replied honestly, but Aguero asked him to say it a second time, because Aguero had never heard of the name "Messi" before, and he smiled and said, "Say it again, and see if I can remember who it is." So Messi laughed too, and the two became friends.
At the subsequent World Youth Championships, Messi shined, scoring 6 goals to win the Golden Boot, and became the youngest Golden Ball winner of the World Youth Championship at the age of 18 years and 8 days.
Argentina beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final to win the title, and Messi scored twice on a penalty. In a 1-1 draw, it was Aguero's breakthrough that created a foul on his opponent and allowed Messi to successfully win twelve yards.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Aguero and Messi joined forces again. In the semi-finals, Aguero scored twice to help Argentina beat Brazil 3-0 to reach the final.
Di Maria faced Nigeria with a fatal blow that allowed the team to win the championship. Messi and Aguero held up the gold medal and took a happy photo, and countless fans thought that this would be a daily routine for many years to come.
Many people have complained in the past few years that they are "affectionate" with Messi under the pitch like Siamese, and Aguero and Messi are like strangers on the pitch.
But Aguero's only goal in the World Cup knockout round was an assist from Messi. Although it failed to reverse the French team, it also made the team stand up and get out.
In the 2019 Copa America, Argentina only finished third in the end, but the revenge of Chile in the 3/4 final can also give fans some comfort. Still messi's assist, the understanding Aguero scored in a quick free-kick attack.
These two points are the embodiment of the tacit understanding between Aguero and Messi. They are just too similar in style, but one look can read each other, and they can complete some very sudden and beautiful cooperation.
At this summer's Copa America, although Aguero is no longer the main player of the team, he still witnessed the first adult national team championship of their generation around Messi.
From the World Youth Championships and the Olympic Games to the top of the Americas, this is not a kind of consummation. Originally thought that after winning the Copa America together, it would hit a new peak in Qatar in 2022. Unfortunately, due to heart disease, Aguero will stop his steps
02. The old husband and wife who show love every day: This "rose" is so sweet
On the pitch, Aguero and Messi are not the best partners, but off the pitch, they are "soul mates".
As early as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, there was news that they accompanied each other day and night. Even if the Argentine Olympic Team chose to travel en masse, they stayed alone in the gym, one playing games and the other practicing strength.
Take a look at this group photo of the team during the Olympics, only Messi and Aguero are wearing white slippers that are different from others. Some people joke that being alone in a room at night, even during the day, you have to "look good" during the day.
Perhaps it is only through Aguero that we can see Messi's unfamiliar mischievousness and childishness. The picture of Aguero after he fell asleep is Messi's masterpiece. Aguero received a whole bunch of private messages for this, but he didn't understand what was going on.
Aguero did not break the news about Messi in his life: "He especially likes to complain, once we watched TV together, he fell asleep and I seemed to be asleep, but did not turn off the TV, the next morning, he complained that I kept the TV on." 」 ”
"We returned to the hotel after training in the afternoon at 7 o'clock and set for dinner at 9 o'clock. Messi was stuck every time to take a shower, so I had to wait for him in the room in my underwear, and when it was only half an hour he came out and told me that I had to go downstairs to eat in 30 minutes, which made me scramble every time. ”
This "old husband and wife" style of discourse may only happen to Messi and Aguero, who have been together since the age of 17.
On June 24, 2021, Messi celebrated his 34th birthday. Aguero posted 10 photos of himself and Messi on his birthday on his personal social media. Such a affectionate "confession" also makes fans instantly boil with blood.
03. Cheated by Laporta: Regrettably not being able to play for the same club
Aguero and Messi have a regret that they can't play for the same club and get the opportunity to get along on a daily basis.
This summer, they could have filled the void because the freelancer Aguero was willing to come to Barca with a pay cut to be with Messi.
No one would have expected that Aguero had already driven his income down to about 30% of what he had at the time of Manchester City, but what was waiting for was the result of Laporta saying that he and Messi "successfully negotiated the contract, but the registration failed, and could only give up".
Messi was shocked, and Aguero was equally upset and angry. The two men's plans, agreements, and visions of the future were thus ruined by a lawyer's lies.
"Who wouldn't want to play with Messi?!" A few months later, when it comes to this "Lao Yan flying", Aguero still has a lot of resentment: "But Messi will come to Watch My Live on Twitch, and even want to leave me a message on the chat window more than once." But he didn't know how to operate, in fact, Messi was a very ordinary person. ”
Seemingly jokes and bland words. With the sweetness of "Megüé", but also suffering from the "poison" of Laporta.
epilogue:
From the age of 17 to 33, Aguero and Messi's green story will come to an end, but their story in life will continue.
Because football is "delayed" the work of game anchors, it may be Aguero's new direction in the future. The million-fan big V can also connect with Messi's phone from time to time. The rose combination never withers, but has come to the game world from the green field.