A Leo it is time to look gallons in the dressing room. And the first step is consumed with changing his jersey number on Messi this season is destined to be the flagship project Guardiola

Leo Messi this season is destined to be the flagship project Guardiola

A year ago, the Barcelona landed at Scottish land plunged into the debate about how they had to engineer Frank Rijkaard to combine into a single team to the four fantastic, appeals to them during the preseason of poker players formed by Ronaldinho, Eto 'o, Henry and Messi. The facts were ordered to dismantle such an assertion so cruel and twelve months later, only Messi continues to maintain the cache that began with During past.

The march of Ronaldinho to Milan leaves the Argentine as the cornerstone of the draft Guardiola and all indications are that it will be responsible for collecting the number 10 shirt that the Brazilian dignified in its first three seasons. The number ten in a football team gained a special mystique from the moment they appeared on the scene soccer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele. Until then, the team was always better to nine and from O Rei, things changed.

The last big "10" has been Barcelona's Ronaldinho Gaucho but has followed the Tens wake of other big as were Luis Suarez, Hugo Sotil, Romario or Maradona. Globally, Messi is destined to follow in the footsteps of big aces as Platini, Zico or Totti.

The Barcelona not decide dorsal assigned to each player until the end of the preseason. The group has traveled to Scotland is not far from the final facing the season. On the one hand, is expected to produce another incorporation, while on the other hand there various players who have travelled to Scotland, but are in chapel while waiting for an exit. There are cases of Gudjohnsen, Eto 'o Oleguer, three players aware that do not fall within the technical plans and they are looking for equipment. However, as a matter of logic and hierarchy, the dorsal 7, 9 and 23 remain remain the property of these three footballers.

By the same token, veterans who had kept the dorsal last season and nobody has indicated preference for change numbers, except for Messi. "Nothing is closed, but Messi bearing the number ten next season seems the most natural, a circumstance that everyone assumes beyond discussion," commented one member of the expedition upon arrival in Edinburgh. For now, T-shirts that have led to the stage only have the numbers to look back and no name engraved.

In Barcelona, Messi has played so far with 19 because 10 was exclusive Ronaldinho, who will now accompany the dorsal 80. Dress ten behind his back would mean for the Argentine to reach the degree of leadership that demands quality and note that the draft of the new Barcelona lead Guardiola revolve around the Argentine.

The player travels with the rest of the expedition club while waiting for the club and the AFA to reach an agreement

Duda solved ... for the moment. Leo Messi embarks today with the rest of the first template of FC Barcelona due to Scotland, with the question of whether definitely participate in the Olympic Games in Beijing or, conversely, subtracted with his colleagues to deal with the prior agreement of the Champions League. El Prat airport this morning to receive the issuance club for jumpstart to "stage" of preseason. En route to land Scottish men Guardiola begin a journey which will last one week and that playing in two meetings. Among the passengers, a proper name stands out among those present. Finally, Leo Messi travel with the rest of the staff at Barcelona pending the resolution of an issue that has long COLE.

The Beijing Games have not done more to bring headaches to the environment ass. The coincidence of the event with the previous Olympic Champions, a knockout in the hopes that Guardiola have all its troops because of its great importance, has resulted in a controversy might be resolved in the coming days.

A few months ago, Sergio Batista, Argentine Olympic selector, did not hesitate to call for the appointment Leo Messi in Asian lands. A challenge to that illusion " Flea ", ready to leave the club for preseason travel to Beijing and fulfill a dream.

My dream is to go to the Games.
There are already important players in the club to overcome the prior

Weeks later, it appears that Messi has changed its original plans. Continued ready to defend the albiceleste if eventually traveled to Beijing, but did not bother the idea of staying with the rest of his companions. And all of this is thanks to the work of Barca, in constant negotiation with the AFA since jumped all alarms.

Always with the path of dialogue as a priority, the directive club has worked for several weeks to convince the highest body of Argentine football, as well as the same player and Fife, that the best option was that Messi conduct the preseason with the Barcelona.

Although it has not yet reached a final agreement-Txiki Begiristain and Raül Sanllehí continue Work over the coming days to reach a pact with the AFA, the club believes that Messi, who has two consecutive seasons without making the "stage" to complete his team must travel with the rest of the workforce to absorb the method Working Pep Guardiola.

That is why the directive intends to rush up to these days to make the final decision is the most suited to their interests.

A time that can pass everything. Although the player has traveled to Scotland, is not excluded that the AFA is leaving with his assignment and get Messi for the Games. In this case, the footballer would be forced to abandon the merger in Scottish land due to Beijing, where they met with their colleagues in the albiceleste.

At best, the club can get the AFA to player transfers. The directive Barca clings that the legislation does not include Fife Olympics, Leo Messi and therefore would not be disqualified if it is prevented from travelling to Beijing despite having entered the list of summoned.

So it warned the president of International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, in Lausanne last Friday, when he declared that, as a rule in Fife

Clubs must give the players younger than 23 years but because they run the risk that the player is suspended pending the appointment Olympic

A "threat" that the club was not afraid, as a rule that has no validity on the Games.

In giving the reason the club Barca, Messi completed the preseason with the first template and Guardiola would be available to play prior to the Champions League. The first leg will be played on 12 or August 13, while the return will be 26 or 27 of the same month.

In addition to taking into account both solutions, shuffled a third option. Despite being complicated llevarla out, the club is considering the possibility that the dispute Messi round of the prior discipline before leaving the club. In one case that Argentina has achieved the classification for the "semis", the footballer could travel to Asia ground to play and also be in the finals to be held next August 23.

An alternative that while some difficulties involved, the directive does not rule apply if agreed with the AFA.

For now, with a thousand and one assumptions on their heads, players, coaching staff and managerial move to Scotland today in the hope that in the coming days to reach an agreement favorable to the interests of the club. Time will tell ...

The new club, Pep Guardiola is already beginning to raise passions. The preseason has already lifted the curtain and the first training set to open club has been very successful in public.

The squad was trained for two hours at the Mini Estadi, from 18.30 to 20.30 this afternoon. The main novelty of the meeting was Messi. The Argentine made his first training after having returned this afternoon from Argentina, although only half an hour in Suva field.

Guardiola had at its disposal to the 17 available first team, in addition to the seven youth squad players that will be incorporated into the stage of Scotland.

The meeting was followed by over 5,000 supporters, mostly youths, who did not stop encouraging their idols. Messi and Bojan were the most acclaimed

If confirmed its presence in beijing not dispute previous champions

The striker Leo Messi expressed his "love" with the selection argentina participate in the Olympic Games to be held next August in Beijing, but still do not know whether to attend the Olympic event, because in that case, it would lose the round Prior to the Champions League which will have to play FC Barcelona on these dates, and explained that it should talk with the leaders of the club Barca.

The selection argentina played his first match at the Games on August 7 in Shanghai, before Ivory Coast, and the first phase will end on 13 in Beijing, before Serbia, although its involvement could go on until the day 23, the date scheduled for end of the Olympic soccer competition in Beijing, while Barca will play prior to the Champions League on 12 or 13 of August (first leg) and 26 or 27 of the same month (back).

The truth is that I would like to play both, and after the Games of the Champions League. Honestly, did not expect that we would have to play prior. I'd like to do both, but we can not and we must talk to see what we do. I would love to go, but I do not know what will happen

During a press conference, the Argentine also took stock of the season and admitted that nobody in the club can be happy because they have not achieved the objectives that were marked, while appreciated that ends this weekend's championship. "When you do not get the things we set out, none is happy individually. Fortunately ends this quiet and we have to start a new year," he said.

Ronaldinho wants to return to the 'One'
Messi ensures feel "one more" for the next season, despite being has become the main reference of Barcelona before the decline of a player like Ronaldinho de Assis, and hoped that the club be able to "respond to what the public wants and celebrate titles." He also understands that there are changes in staffing, but admitted that it will "hurt" the possible introduction of "comrades and friends" of the workforce.

From the first moment I came all the team helped me a lot and they always will be grateful, and goes to be ugly when one has to go because they have been together four years, "he said. One of them will surely Ronaldinho. Messi said he does not know if you go to another club would be best for the Brazilian, but wished that what makes" is the best and once again be number one again "and that can feel" comfortable and quiet

As for the future of striker Samuel Eto'o and midfielder Anderson Luis de Souza Deco, did not comment, but acknowledged that he felt "evil" by the whistles they devoted fans of Barcelona, "because they are companions and is never nice to see that whistle to a colleague." "People know what they are doing and everyone has their opinion, hence I can not say anything, but hurt because they are colleagues," he said. Messi, finally acknowledged "sincerely" who knows "very little" which will be their new coach next season, Pep Guardiola, now a subsidiary of ténico and appointed to take over from Frank Rijkaard, but "by what they have and what they say, is a hard-working coach." In addition, felt the absence of his partner Bojan Krkic in the European Championship this summer.

The young Argentinian player did not question the alleged resignation of Bojan to contest the championship, which would have been agreed by the player with the Spanish selector Luis Aragones and with Barcelona, and showed respect "because it is their decision," but noted that "it would have been nice to be in the Euro because is a very important championship, but it is also important to continue calmly. "