BERLIN (AP) Gianluigi Buffon (37) is the world’s coolest goalkeeper, one of the best too, but the question is whether it helps when these three come to visit tonight.
CAPTAIN COOL: Gianluigi Buffon looked like a movie star when he arrived Berlin yesterday.
Photo: Michael DALDA , Reuters
Elegant dress dressed and smiling took Juventus captain Buffon the German capital. He was in high spirits when he spoke at the press conference – and equally bland during evening training at the Olympic Stadium.
And Buffon charmed in familiar style when he explained that his sons struggling a little ahead of Champions League- finals; one is Messi fan and the other digger Neymar …
Out on the perfect grass carpet, where Italy were world champions in 2006, they smiled the whole gang; Tévez, Pirlo, Vidal, yes, even with Patrice Evra, which can often look a little grim.
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On the bench sat the injured stops giant Giorgio Chiellini and the former great player, Pavel Nedved, now a director. Nedved had thrown suit jacket, it was hot, so hot that Andrea Pirlo, the coolest He also drove an entire bottle of water over your head.
It will be even hotter for Juventus tonight, not only because it is waited 25 degrees when the final starts at 20:45. Barcelona have scored 42 goals in his last 14 games, so three averaging pr. match. The world has barely seen before “MSN” -trioen who have unreal 120 goals together.
– A team with Messi , Suárez and Neymar will always be favorites, says Buffon, who received so many questions that UEFA man who ruled the session had to request that the goalkeeper got a break, so that Leonardo Bonucci was also asked about something.
Bonucci is also a key man tonight. He has been brilliant in the center of defense this season, and with Chiellini injured there Bonucci to glue together Juventus back four in the meeting with the world’s best attack hit.
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And they were smiling at Juve training was equally relaxed mood when Barcelona took Olympiastadion two hours later. Messi and Suárez came together out Neymar little later with game lopp maker compatriot Dani Alves. On the way out la Alves feet atop the banister as he slid down the escalator.
This is a layer chock full of confidence. Nevertheless, it is therefore not so Long ago it had a different shape, in early January was Lionel Messi very dissatisfied.
“If this man will win matches for you, then you must things take place in the last third of the pitch. If that happens, he will be tapped for even more energy, “said Guillem delay in sorting VG in early November. He has written Messi biography and knows Argentine. He predicted that this could end in chaos, and receiving in many ways right.
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Barcelona lost for Real Sociedad on January 4, after Leo Messi sat on the bench before the break. There he liked bad. The following day had Argentine stomach ache. Barcelona shook. This was clearly a power struggle between coach Luis Enrique and by far the largest star. It was talked about that Enrique could be fired, and even Messi Barça’s future seemed unclear.
But suddenly turned it. “It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what happened. I think Enrique realized that there were some limits he could not step over. And maybe the team needed an emergency? Maybe they needed to feel how close it was that it went completely wrong? asks Sid Lowe, profiled football journalist, Spain-resident for many years. When I in the long queue accreditation asked him if there are coach or Messi who now manages Barcelona, the answer was: “ A bit of both. ” Both boards a bit.
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It might Messi struggled most with early in the season was that Barcelona midfielder fell very far back in the field , the distances were very large – and Messi often had very deep in the court to get involved. In recent months, playing style has become somewhat more directly (without the mention of a revolution), and Running Strong Ivan Rakitic contributes greatly to the midfield works differently. But first and foremost thrive Messi better, it is of primary importance.
This year Barcelona is a team that is controlled by the three above, unlike the incredible 2011 edition of Pep Guardiola, who was “midfielder controlled.” Which of the two editions is best is of course impossible to say, but under Guardiola was Barcelona more controlling , dominated by Xavi and Iniesta (and Messi), it was a team that owned the ball and midfield. Now Barcelona another strength, now it’s more a attacking Layer.
Messi also changed its initial position the last six months, from a “number 10″ oversight role in the middle of a “number 10″ oversight role on the right. “The most visible change easily,” thinks Sid Lowe.
Suárez has stated that Messi told him to remain in the middle, because he saw that it worked best. While coach Luis Enrique has stated that it is he who wants them to play that way. “It’s very difficult to know who took the initiative for this change,” said Sid Lowe.
Suárez has been brilliant in the middle, he has physics, he hews way – not to mention; He does not challenge Messis manager position, so for example Zlatan Ibrahimovic to some extent did. Suarez allows Messi to decide. On the left side enjoying a playful Neymar, and they switch places when it suits them.
All three seem to be equally happy when one of the other scores. “We’re just good friends off the court as on,” said Neymar during the press conference yesterday. There was not so much exciting Brassen had to sign, but it was as much because many of the questions are quite relax. But we did now know that Neymar has dreamed of winning the Champions League since he was a kid, and he dreamed that he will score a goal in the final.
IN PLACE IN BERLIN: Trond Johannessen.
Next set the more worldly Shakira man Gerard Piqué and answered in Spanish and English, which he speaks from time to Manchester United. “We are 90 minutes away from the perfect season,” reported stopping giant before the duo stood up, Neymar with cap’en askew, passed Champions League trophy, and went out to pals to carry a light session.
Barcelona has won the series and won the Cup. And if it gets a third triumph in the evening, then it may be that we finally get to experience that Leo Messi and Luis Enrique embracing . There are not many cheers pictures of them together.
And it would the been a beautiful sentence on an incredible half.
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