Barça lost LaLiga hopes after a loss to Osasuna and Leo Messi was upset. He thought his post-match criticism targeted Quique Setien and the current system.
“If we continue like this we will fail to Napoli,” said Messi and it obviously created confusion within the Barça hierarchy. However, from the club captain, there was a somewhat different sound after the triumph over Alaves. What changed in those couple of days?
To have the air talks clear, Messi and Setien met on Saturday, according to Catalunya Radio (via Sport.es). Recently, the head coach met with president Josep Maria Bartomeu and called for this meeting.
This has taken 30 minutes with the purpose of winning Messi over for his dream and future plans. It’s seemingly worked.
After losing to Osasuna the players also met in the dressing room to discuss matters ahead of return to the Champions League.
They responded with a 5-0 win over Alaves. So all that needs to be seen is that this deal of reconciliation between Messi and Setien on August 8 creates the correct outcome against Napoli.
