Luis Suarez Absent, Messi Is Helpless In Barcelona

DBasia.news –  Barcelona legend, Rivaldo, judged that Luis Suarez’s injury really hit Lionel Messi. Because, La Pulga now seems to have to fight alone in Barca.

Suarez suffered a severe knee injury. He has undergone surgery and is predicted to be absent for four months.

Without Suarez, Lionel Messi had to work hard. If La Pulga is turned off, then Barca will not move automatically. For example in El Clasico match against Real Madrid last weekend. In the match, Messi was helpless dealing with Casemiro and Barcelona finally lost 0-2.

“Lionel Messi is the winning maker for Barca and if he survives, then their opportunity of becoming a threat in attack will be greatly reduced.” At the moment, he is the only Barcelona player who takes responsibility with the ball, shooting from outside the box and trying to disrupt the balance of the opponent’s defense,” said Rivaldo to Soccerway.

“There is no one else on the team who seems able to help him. That makes things difficult for the Argentine national player. Without Luis Suarez, Barcelona lost a lot because, apart from Messi, they had no other players who could make surprise the opponents. The Uruguayan player works hard, is fearless, and attacks the opponent’s defense very often.”

“Barca missed Suarez and with his absence they left all the responsibility on Messi. When they lost, everyone started asking what happened to Messi. He is always become the target of frustration for fans when things don’t go well for the team, but that’s not fair,” Rivaldo added.

Lionel Messi himself has played for Barcelona in 30 matches in all competitions. He also contributed 23 goals and 16 assists.