Friday, 4 March 2011

Messi, Cristiano and minutes away

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Last night in the game that Real Madrid won 7-0 at Málaga CF , Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off limping after scoring his third goal. Tests later revealed that the Portuguese star suffered a hamstring injury grade I in the left hamstring that forced him to be between 10 and 15 days off. Therefore, surely will miss the game this weekend at El Sardinero and very possibly the next, against Hercules in the Bernabeu.

The match against Esteban Vigo forcing could, but caution us to think that logic will be reserved for the return of the second round of the Champions League against Olyimpique Lyonnais, scheduled for day 16 of month. But beyond the injury report and the time off, what we want to make is a reflection of the risk involved in keeping your franchise player in the field to play the minutes of garbage.

Both Pep Guardiola as José Mourinho did not dare to take their cracks from the field when the caution and common sense to instigate it. When asked why none of the two technicians tell the truth and hide behind excuses and reasons of little weight. The only true reality is that both are afraid to hurt the ego of its main stars. The flagships of Barca and Madrid want to play every minute of every game and their coaches is a feat remove them from the grass when the ball is in play. Among the pole is to have football so hungry ... "and" is that they are capricious, "I think we get closer to the latter.

Although always hear them say that the good of the team is above all, at this point no one can believe. No doubt that Messi and Cristiano both place great importance on personal and career goals and eager stack covers. After week 26, Messi accumulated 2158 minutes in 23 league games, it would have to add all played in the Champions League and Cristiano Cup, meanwhile, stores in its legs 2443 minutes in 26 games lighter (not count the other competitions, which has also played many minutes). Portuguese is the most played Real Madrid, even more than Casillas (over the subsequent expulsion match ban), while Argentina, who was injured and left a substitute in a match, has narrowly Valdés, Villa and Iniesta with more minutes than him.

They both love to play the minutes of garbage. When your team wins by two or three goals, the whistle because they are swarming attack from the front waiting for their colleagues to recover a ball, throw a counter so we can have another opportunity to increase his personal numbers. In the interests of Madrid is the same beat 5-0 to 7-0 at Malaga, the difference is that CR7 is not the same score two to three, because with the hat-trick Messi equalized (exceeded by Inda) in the ranking of top scorers. And this week we saw the move to consult Guardiola Messi (something that would not any other) and he deny that possibility. Dealing with the fragile egos of its two main stars must be the only thing they have in common Mourinho and Guardiola. Everything else is controlled perfectly, each in its way, but, man, when it comes to not post or to remove your franchise player, the two swallow.

The bad thing that has let your cracks seek to enhance their personal stats is that the minutes of garbage has its pros but also cons. Some rivals may be aimed at scoring a goal that will close on the scoreboard, or simply to honor, or already be tired of running and, consequently, lower their arms waiting to pass the minutes, circumstances that give strikers equipment that is gaining the ability to score more goals. But it may be that an opponent has been warming up for the win and I end up giving a good ostia, or simply make you a ticket without malice but arriving too late and just making it hurt. And do not even have to think about the rival: one can be injured by himself, making an effort either, stepping wrong, stretching over or a simple shot, like what happened last night at Christian.

The 27 goeCristiano s account for 45% of the 62 that has marked his team. Only with such data one can appreciate how important it would lose to Portugal for an injury of medium-long term as we move increasingly to the hottest time of the season. Madrid has surplus equipment to solve the dueling league with Racing and Hercules without CR7, but Mourinho should see the ears of the wolf in this injury. And Guardiola same. If putting a more Golito League lost one of their cracks before facing a Champions League match and the team was eliminated, what a storm can unleash. Two coaches from the class must clearly differentiate between granting privileges and fulfill whims.

Photo | Fernando Reyes Palencia



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