A former colleague from the Argentine mercurial Camp Nou says that a “natural winner” may be “angry” with current events in Catalonia
Lionel Messi is increasingly “angry” with Barcelona because he is “only human” and lacks the support necessary to meet expectations, says Dani Alves.
The Argentine mercurial has expressed his frustration regularly in what has been a test campaign for all those interested in the Camp Nou in 2019-20.
The archrivals of Real Madrid have taken the league title from Barça, with the glory of the Champions League everything that the Blaugrana have left to aim.
Messi fears that he will suffer more anguish there unless the collective improvement in Catalonia is supervised, with an alarming regression since the beginning of the year.
Concerns about activity on and off the field have prompted talk of a talismanic figure seeking movement elsewhere, and the contract talks are said to have been shelved by the Barça superstar boss.
Alves can appreciate why such speculation has arisen, with a clear that a “natural winner” is not happy with the support he is obtaining from those around him, as he seeks to maintain the standards that have given him six Ballon d’Or and countless honors.
Brazilian international Alves, who spent eight years at the Camp Nou between 2008 and 2016, said Catalunya Radio ‘Tot Tour’: “Leo is a natural winner. He does not like to lose.
“When the team loses, it is normal to get angry, they always want to win. Just like me. We always want to win.
“He has been doing what he does for so long, he knows when a team gives one thing and when it gives another. That’s why she says what works and what doesn’t because she knows.
“He spent so many years at Barça, he experienced so many things and he knows exactly what the team needs to win.
“He sees, what I feel, a lack of support.
“I will always say that Messi is the main dish and that we were the perfect ingredients for that dish. Now I have the feeling that he is doing everything, all the time, and we must remember that he is only human. “
Barça made the decision to part ways with Ernesto Valverde in January, a coach who had delivered consecutive title wins, and replace him with Quique Setien.
That call is considered counterproductive, and Alves admitted that Blaugrana appears to lack direction and leadership today.
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He added: “What this Barça lacks is the identity it has always had, like Ronaldinho’s Barça, our Barça.
“The identity of a team that dominates for 90 minutes, 100 minutes or 150 minutes. Barça is there for people to enjoy.
“Now what I see, from the outside, is that Barça is just another team. They used to have an understanding across the team and made things seem easy. “
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