Valverde once said: "Apart from him, we have a lot of midfield options. ”
Saidian once said: "Our midfield needs to establish order, but he is prone to losing his place. ”
After a summer of chaos, the new coach Koeman, who held high the banner of reform, was less euphemistic, and the Dutchman said without mercy: "He is not in our plan." ”
Good fellow, who actually did not enter the eyes of the three Barca managers, perhaps you do not believe it, this person who has been repeatedly rejected is Vidal.
Nicknamed "King of Arturo", did Vidal fare so badly? In the two years since joining Barca, he has scored 11 goals and 10 assists in 96 games, completely exceeding psychological expectations in terms of statistics, while Vidal was extremely good last season, with a record of 8 goals and 2 assists considered the second spring of his career.
The role of Chilean stars on both ends of Barca's attack and defense is self-evident, and even if Barca have the confidence to tear down and rebuild, at least Vidal should be a trustworthy transition option. In fact, Barca's first starting point in finalizing the Chilean star was to learn from Paulinho, and the investment of 18 million euros was considered to be a big bargain.
The Chilean star was not non-Barca at that time, such as Manchester City and Inter who are now pursuing him have extended an olive branch, time has passed, Vidal did not regret his original choice, he still fought as before, or played the identity of the confidant big brother as before, Suarez just underwent surgery, Vidal sent encouragement for the first time: "You will be stronger than before." ”
"Vidal is like a warrior and an angel." This is the evaluation of teammate Firpo, very true.
But after successive failures to qualify for the warm-up squad, the relationship between him and Barca is equal to the survival of the name, and what remains unchanged is that he has trained alone and is very the training ground, and there is no sign of being purged. "Trying to get better, not to cater to everyone, but to make myself like myself more."
There are not a few people who are upset with Vidal, Ronaldo said: "Vidal can play in any club. He was only a victim of the turmoil, in the generally aging midfield of athleticism, the 33-year-old Vidal is an alternative, on the morale, on the desire, on the ability, he is outstanding, at least he did not live up to the praise of his predecessor Salas: "This is the best player in our Chilean history." ”
Indeed, even if he has been hidden by the coach and plagued by injuries, Vidal's professionalism has never been ambiguous, otherwise it is impossible to move between the three giants of Juve, Bayern and Barca. He averaged 3.5 steals per game in his career and averaged 5.5 returns per game, perfectly demonstrating his hardcore, perhaps his conductivity and back-insertion function were overlooked, but the defensive end should be the mentality that any club should be lucky.
"I can attack, defend and give the team a lot of running distance." This is Vidal's self-evaluation, not exaggerated.
For example, when playing for Juventus in 2014, when he played against Chelsea, he ran 12.28 km madly with an ankle injury, which is a microcosm of Vidal's career, and he really deserves to be a fighter.
The warrior's sense of belonging comes from the battlefield, and Camp Nou seems to him to be just a pile of ruins, and when he was placed on the bench, he was also interested in bashing down: "Barca only have 13 first-team players. "Now, in the context of the determination to leave, he only needs to train quietly alone, maintain physical fitness, and the rest of the time is used to wait for the day when the official announcement leaves the team."
What is the highest level of disappointment? But silence is also.
Suarez, the third-highest scorer in team history, is not Koeman's heart, not to mention Vidal, who has only joined virdle for two years, so the Chilean star is not noisy or noisy, and even voluntarily gave up his salary of 6.5 million euros in the last year, in addition to the consistent mentality of "no grandfather here, there is a grandfather", he knows that the world will meet coaches who understand him, such as Conte.
'Conte was very important for my development, he played with some similarities to my characteristics, he taught me a lot of things in terms of defensive positioning and attacking, and I was able to score a lot of goals at that time thanks to his guidance, on a tactical level he was a monster.
This is before the transfer scandal, Vidal's evaluation of Conte, the statistics will not lie, under Conte, Vidal made 126 appearances, scored 40 assists and 21 times. In fact, at the beginning of this year, he was selected into Juventus' best squad for nearly a decade alongside Pirlo and Pogba, and now the manager is about to reunite in the Apennines, responding to the old saying that they cherish each other, and according to the Italian media, Inter finally gave up their bid for Tornali in order to bring in experienced Vidal.
Some people say that Conte's obsession with "retro" is quite critical, but the manager himself is stubborn to his ideals, willing to gamble, not to mention that he and Vidal appreciate each other, for Conte, he has the capital of familiarity, for Vidal, the soldier dies for the confidant, not to mention that in the world of competition, value is the core of the formation of the final deal, 39-year-old Ibrahimovic, 37-year-old Quagliarella, 35-year-old Ronaldo, 34-year-old Zheko are the mainstay of their respective teams, Vidal also has the determination of veterans not to die.
Therefore, it is normal to be talked about at the age of 33, but professional football has always paid attention to the ability to live in, and Vidal's all-out running and serious defense has naturally explained everything and resolved some prejudices that should not exist. Vidal has the right to work with a coach he likes and trusts, not to mention that he was abandoned by Barca, of course, he has the enthusiasm and his own upward heart to continue to work together.
The criterion for judging a person's merits is always time, and I believe this is also Vidal's declaration.