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Ibrahim Afellay in a party with the FC Barcelona

THE PRESSURE WAS THE BIG ENEMY

Afellay And his little positive link with Messi in the Barcelona

Published:18/06/2021 - 08:13h

Updated:18/06/2021 - 08:18h

Afellay And Messi played together in the Barcelona, but his cases were totally opposite thanks to the constant injuries that had the Dutch

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Ibrahim Afellay was one of these players that appeared in the panorama of the world for hipnotizar to all, expecting the explosion of a big star that never arrived and although it could go through an exultant Barcelona, little did between injuries and a performance very underneath of the expected.

But no only it treats of recovery and ball, because the life of a footballer depends a lot of the emotional stability that can have and in this influences everything, even the feeding, something that in silence also affected to the Dutch that never could reach the peak of his promise like talent, neither in the Barcelona neither in another club.

"Had quite a lot of problems with the foods, could not swallow me the foods before the parties. Very difficult, but forced me to eat. Really it was very hard for me. Other boys are a bit more occupied the day before the party. And in the changing room, just before the party, think: it has died somebody of his family or something like this?", it collected the newspaper Marks.

A line resembled the one who lived in his moment with Messi, that also saw him affected estomacalmente in the field until the point to vomit, something that the own Afellay remembers well and at the same time, relates with the pressure that lives the Argentinian, one that any another player could understand.

"Of course that I could experience it closely with Messi. The pressure was so big that often, just before going out, vomited in the bathroom. And sometimes you saw it in the game, just before the start", cleared the Dutch according to the quoted half previously.

Feeding like key point

Messi in his moment opted for subjecting to a routine of distinct and strict feeding, one that had more impact that only in the sportive, because his own personal life saw altered by this detail and in the field, the growth was remarkable.

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