Has anyone said “Sell Messi, Sack Koeman” yet?
Messi looks disinterested, and over the years he seems to have thrown his toys out of the pram when things aren’t necessarily going right, or his way.
I think it’ll be a bitter finish at Barca this summer for both sides as he’ll move on and the club will be able to start what is no doubt going to be a mammoth rebuild.
He’s not the force he once was, that much is clear, but he’s still managed what, 20 goals this season already, so I don’t think he’s completely done. I know he’s been benched a few times this year, and I think that’s how his career will go now, a bit like CR when he was still at Madrid in the latter years - sit out the meaningless games and step up when it comes to the business end of the season.
As for the Barca rebuild, I’ve no doubt they’ll remain in the top 4 in Spain but won’t be a real threat at home or in Europe for a good few years. With the financial mess they’re in, I don’t know who they’d sign so it could be a lot of promotion from La Masia.