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MESSI, MORE LEADER

The speech of Leo Messi in the presentation of Barça 2019-20

Published:4/08/2019 - 20:15h

Updated:5/08/2019 - 00:07h

FC Barcelona made this Sunday the presentation of its squad in the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Camp Nou. Ernesto Valverde and Leo Messi took the microphone facing the fans, and released very ambitious speeches

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The calendar of the FC Barcelona stopped this Sunday in an important appointment, the Trophy Joan Gamper in the Camp Nou. The Catalans made the official presentation of the first team in a stadium delivered and with many win of party, after a weekend of celebrations and before a partidazo in front of the Arsenal, that approaches the official competitions that will arrive after turns it American.

One to one, the footballers culés were parading by the lawn, and could palpar the illusion that produce the new incorporations. Frenkie Of Jong and Antoine Griezmann already have conquered the heart of the terracing, and others like Junior Firpo or Net Walled will have to win his timidity to start with to receive the affection of the followers. This yes, to the hour of the truth there was not any doubt.

The most applauded when going out of the tunnel of changing rooms was Leo Messi, that had to say some words in quality of first captain. Some instants before touched him the turn to Ernesto Valverde, that confronted to some fans something skeptical but that understood the message of the trainer, that accepted the faults after a campaign agridulce and recalcó that the intention is to go back to litigate by everything.

On the same line it pronounced the one of Rosario, whose name was coreado in what it took the microphone and whose speech was interrupted in some occasions. More decided and more leader that never, the '10' no andó with detours. "It is difficult to say something today after the past season, but no me arrepiento of at all, go back to say what said then", signalled, doing reference to his last intervention, in which it ensured that it wanted to conquer the Champions and the triplete.

"I trust this staff, in these players, in this technical body... And I do not have doubts that all together go to go back to litigate byeverything ", manifested, and in addition to launching a look to the future, launched one to the past. The attacker wanted to put in value what has attained along these years, defending that in spite of being a more toneless season in comparison with others, the 2018-19 has to remember by the effort and the attainments obtained.

"The past year finished being a bit bitter for all, but have to give him value to the League that achieve, the octave in eleven years. This for any club would have to be magnificent, and for this also. It is something very important what did and perhaps today do not give him the value that deserves , but when they happen the years go to see the difficult that is", explained.

And like the closing had to be to the height of a big party, Messi did it in high, before receiving another atronadora ovation of the Camp Nou, that will not be able to enjoy of his idol in the Gamper but already knows that it arrives with a lot of win of triumphs: "As all know and as all want to, this club always struggles by everything and this year does not go to be different. We are with illusions renewed and with many win, and expect that you arrive of the same way. Visca The Barça and visca Catalonia!".

Valverde Wants that the new Barça forget past errors

The Estadi was not so near with Valverde and with his team as it went it with the players, but still like this respected to a technician that knows that it plays it to him but is had to accept the challenge. The one of Viandar of the Edge did not hide that the expectations did not fulfil does some months, and wished and motivated to his so that League, Champions, Glass and Supercopa keep on being aims by which litigate to the end.

"We come of a season in which we win and lost, want to win always to offer you all our victories, could not or did not know to do it. We begin a new year, and expect that when it begin the next month of May occur as in east, and can win the four competitions with which go us to confront. Only we can it achieve with you and with the talent of these players", valued.

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