Could Messi's old retraction midfielder be his own?
Both personal and tactical reasons!
I used to wonder if coaches liked to call Messi back in midfield.
I still thought it strange at the time, obviously fans all over the world know that Messi is not very good, why does the coach still call Messi to withdraw? No wonder Messi in several "Champions League tragedies" matches, are looking down and crossed, that is, physical fitness is not enough.
Later, I confirmed that it was because I watched the ball and paid for electricity, after all, the old ball was blind, wasn't it?
Pay more attention to details, in fact, Messi himself is also very accustomed to withdrawing from the midfield.
Especially in Messi's last two or three seasons at Barca, sometimes Barca teammates just pass back in the middle circle, and Messi on the front line also has to run back to catch the ball, and then launch the next round of attack, always withdraw to take the ball, and make the football game into a "turn-based system", why?
The answer is that we can't say that every retraction of Messi is necessary, but Messi has become accustomed to this way of playing.
Although Messi has transferred to Paris Saint-Germain, Messi is from Barca's La Masia youth training, from childhood contact, is to control the football system, through the continuous withdrawal of the ball to launch an attack, is Messi's best way to play the ball.
Messi in the "ball state", possession, dribbling, breakthrough, passing and scheduling ability is good, can do the ball and score goals.
Conversely, if you ask Messi to play football in a "no-ball" way, he will seem at a loss.
Messi is not a "point-grabbing center" and is not used to "no-ball play".
If the coach asks Messi to stand in the penalty area and wait for the ball, Messi really can't do it, so Messi can only complete the next round of attack by constantly withdrawing the touch of the ball, otherwise, the front court is equivalent to one less person.
On the whole, Messi's old retreat to the midfield is both the reason for the coach and his own reasons.
What do you think about that?