Bielsa Athletic succumbs to the last exhibition of Pep Team

The insoldable culé melancholy and desire to lose sight of their opponents created a strange environment for this
Cup Final Pep Guardiola seemed that he had died and the last title on the line was drawn with posthumous casts. What the future holds Guardiola did not even know him but what it leaves behind is an absolute certainty: The Pep Team is a team that will be remembered legendar or per secula seculorum for everything you have earned and, above all, by how he won. And yesterday, the last episode of a masterpiece, the Barcelona players were given a postscript written in letters of gold.

One shortcoming Guardiola FC Barcelona is always usually takes ten minutes to settle on the lawn. Last night in just two minutes had created three chances, one goal converted by Peter. It was as if the Barca players would like to honor his coach showing you who have never wanted to stop learning more, until the last day, until the last lesson. The Athletic Club of Marcelo Bielsa made ​​life too easy: man marking full field against Barca is suicide in the making.

Iniesta Barca making out with Xavi, Iniesta Xavi making (role very similar to that can give Del Bosque, with Alonso pushing Busquetes and play above) and Messi starting from the right. A new combination of orthodoxy and heterodoxy, a perfect summary of what Guardiola: a Homer. Javi Martinez was behind Fuentealbilla, freeing space for Xavi, still running reduced field at home, leading the offensive with excellent perspective that sees everything on the back of a horse. The lower left mortally wounded Iturraspe Athletic before you even go out and play. Martinez suffered not only a great time, but the whole defense lived in a perpetual imbalance. The center did not know whether to pursue or stay Messi to cover the area for llegadores. With Peter and Alexis in turmoil, ancheando field one and the other giving depth, the club is always found that the key to his game: The third man, the player who is always coming at the right time to the correct space.

Last night, as in almost all finals played by the Pep Team, the club not only ruled the ball, but also space. When you get to own both, date of death. In these four years have been so many great teams (Bayern, Arsenal, Lyon, Manchester, Santos, Athletic, Athletic, Real Madrid ...) the first half hour last night brought to our taste the taste you often have tasted. A sense of déjà vu that fuses reality to make us believe that all these parties are not about separate feasts, but are, all together, part of the banquet. Dozens of parties that appear to be a single party.

Without the balance of Iturraspe and beat Herrera, Athletic advocated more direct style. But Llorente was sandwiched between Pique and Busquets Mascherano, one always on your back, another always ahead and the third ever attentive to the aids. Also eliminated the Lion King and a Muniain whose age and experience do not allow us to demand more, the red and whites were orphaned leadership in the field. The hunt lasted 25 minutes, which took Barca in charged three parts: the first goal of Pedro was followed by another from Messi late goals in 12 -16, 73 this season, and a second of the canary.

The only chance he had Athletic into the game was virtual. The referee should award a penalty from Pique on Llorente, who might well have led to the expulsion of the central Catalan. An error mentioned by rojiblancos, of course, but not as an excuse, not even as good reason to explain the defeat: the overwhelming 3-0 before an error prevents arbitration is used as an alibi for those who know how to lose.

Grief Athletic Club, players and fans, is indescribable. What you feel after losing two finals in just half a month can explain only those who have had the misfortune of having suffered. Mode behave in defeat says a lot, lot, of a team. Athletic players and, above all, his fans have given us several lessons this year. First in the glory of the great victories (Manchester United, Schalke 04, Sporting of Portugal ...), finally in the honor of being defeated with head high. To say this when everyone knows what may seem like a limp foot wounding condescension. Nothing is further from my intention: I embrace one by one to all fans and players Athletic. We thank several lessons that neither team could teach millionaires ever.

The Pep Team, a team already buried by many, conspired to finish his great work with a final exhibition, halfway between self-love and reverence for its creator. Those who believe that football is much more than scoring goals, winning titles and lifting, while we knelt before the Pep Team. For those who value order over the media and the glory equate to the size of the windows, there is this: nineteen fourteen titles in four years. Needless to say the least. Well, yes, one last thing I forgot to thank you.

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