Messi faces a big choice! The promotional video promises to play in Japan, and if he participates, it will cause a huge storm
On February 6, Beijing time, Messi's failure to appear in the warm-up match in Hong Kong, China continued to ferment. The latest news shows that Messi has followed the team Miami International to Tokyo, Japan, the next stop of the Asian tour. And upon arrival, Messi greeted the welcoming fans with a smile. Messi has not made any statement or response to the unpleasant incident in Hong Kong. There is no doubt that he will have a crucial choice in Japan.
According to the arrangement, on February 7, Inter Miami will play against J-League side Vissel Kobe. In the official promotional video, Messi appeared on camera and said that he was "very happy to be in Tokyo for this match". This match will be an extremely important juncture for Messi and Inter Miami. If Messi is unable to play again due to injury, it will be a disappointment for Japanese fans, but it will calm the anger of fans and authorities in Hong Kong, China. And if Messi plays at that time, it will completely push this time into a situation that is out of control.
Because the match in Hong Kong, China and the match in Japan were only 3 days apart. Since Messi was unable to play even one minute in the game in Hong Kong, China due to injury, he should not play in the game in Japan according to his recovery from injury. On the contrary, if Messi plays in the warm-up match in Japan, then he is blatantly treating Hong Kong, China differently, deceiving Hong Kong, China, and he deserves more criticism.
The pre-season warm-up matches that were originally overseas were more out of commercial interests, and the health of the players was the most important thing to ensure. But Messi's overseas warm-up game trip played in all four previous warm-up games. Even with the news of muscle discomfort, Messi came off the bench in the 83rd minute of the match against Riyadh on February 2. Only did not play in the match against Hong Kong Stars United on February 4. The match against Vissel Kobe on the 7th will be a "trial" for Messi.