08/25/2020 - 16:28
- Clarín.com
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The bomb exploded in Barcelona after Lionel Messi informed the club's directors of his decision to leave the club . But the warning and the detonation were generated a few days ago, in the face-to-face meeting between the captain and Ronald Koeman: the new Barcelona coach said a phrase that did not sit well with Leo.
" The privileges on the squad are over; everything has to be done for the team," were the words that came from the mouth of the Dutch coach, which caused the temperature to rise in the conversation.
"I'm going to be inflexible; you have to think about the team", was another of the phrases that came directly from DT to the ears of La Pulga. Another phrase that ended him away from the culé team.
The cover of Marca this Friday, with the phrase from Messi to Koeman.
The 8-2 win against Bayern Munich had a deep impact in Barcelona: from the highest level led by Josep Maria Bartomeu to the squad led by his great figure. They all came out hurt from the club's toughest defeat in Champions League history.
In his first act as a Blaugrana coach, the Dutchman had a talk with the Argentine, who interrupted his family vacation in La Cerdanya to talk with the new technical director. The talk was tough.
And then the coach's phone calls came to some of his teammates, warning them that they will not be taken into account in the next season. Among them, his friend Luis Suárez, with a one-minute communication. Distant, and cold. Yes, the technician started the cleaning. And everything cost him the departure of Messi.