Is Koeman afraid of Messi? The reasons why he never takes it out of the game
Koeman always makes 5 changes and although the game is already in favor of FC Barcelona, he never takes out Lionel Messi
FC Barcelona started the Champions League with the right foot and beat Ferencvaros 5-1. Koeman had the chance to take care of many of his best players heading into the game against Real Madrid on Saturday. He made the 5 changes allowed so that the players of the starting team can rest, surprisingly once again Lionel Messi played the 90 minutes.
The rumor grows that Koeman is afraid of Lionel Messi and that is why he does not take him out during games. Lionel Messi, although he spends a lot of the game walking, he is no longer the same as he was 5 years ago. A break when the game is over thanks to the fact that FC Barcelona makes a big difference to the rival, it wouldn't hurt Lionel Messi, but it doesn't happen.
Lionel Messi wants to play as many minutes as possible but that is a risk for the best player in the world as he can get injured. FC Barcelona must have him for the game against Real Madrid but Koeman did not dare to take him out. On the other hand, if I take out players like Ansu FAti or Trincao, young players who are in better physical condition than Messi currently.
Koeman does not want any more problems at FC Barcelona and in order to avoid them he agrees with Messi in most things. Clearly Messi controlled Koeman in this decision and that is why the coach is not encouraged to take him out when the game is in progress. It will be necessary to see if Messi can endure so much soccer rhythm without any injury.
