2021 is a big year for sports, with the European Cup, the America's Cup and the Olympic Games opening at the same time, witnessing another peak in the history of sports. In this year, Messi has experienced too much, sour, sweet and bitter. From the Dream of the America's Cup to the Golden Globe Seven Consecutive, from "Leaving Home" to bid farewell to Barca to landing in Ligue 1 at the "Transfer of the Century", even as a bystander, there will be an illusion of regrouping life after putting in a blender. At least Messi survived and opened a new chapter.
01. Dream America Cup: The tearful Messi is happy
With the second success and the glory of the champions in the Copa del Rey final, Messi temporarily put aside the regret of not leading Barca to win la Liga and embarked on the journey of the Copa America in the summer.
At the age of 34, the 6th Copa America in his life, Messi played a high level that no one expected. With 4 goals and 5 assists, with an injured and blood-stained ankle, Messi shot the Golden Boot, won the assist king and the MVP of the tournament, and led Argentina to win the sworn enemy Brazil in the final, making up for the gap of the adult national team championship 0.
From the World Youth Championships, the Olympic Games to the Copa America, this is not only Messi's gold medal road, but also the dream of the old guys who grew up with him.
Throughout 2021, Messi played in 56 games, scored 41 goals and 17 assists, won the Copa America and copa del Rey 2 titles, and included a number of personal achievements such as the La Liga Golden Boot, the Copa America Golden Boot and assist king, as well as the best player in the Copa America, and surpassed Pele to become the best scorer in the history of the South American national team.
Fans who love Messi remember not only the championship, goals and assists after the Copa America, but also Messi's bleeding ankles and tears of happiness after winning the championship.
02. "Transfer of the Century" Shocks the World: The Deceived Messi Leaves "Home" in Tears
When Messi stepped onto the Copa America as a free agent, his heart never let go of his love for Barca. His plan was to win the championship and then go back to Catalonia, back to Barcelona, back to that home that was no longer possible.
As a result, Laporta, who had publicly stated the day before that "renewing Messi made me sleep sweetly", suddenly said that because of La Liga, Messi's contract extension failed, and in an incredible way, the Argentine's plan to put on the Barca shirt again was shattered.
Fortunately, Messi has never lacked admirers, Paris Saint-Germain is almost the first time to send a sky-high annual salary, Messi is still the world's highest salary, he is still the focus of attention, but the stage has changed from Spain to France.
From a tissue signing a contract with Barca, to a tissue with Messi's tears and saying goodbye to red and blue, the most beautiful fairy tale in world football has come to an end, making countless fans question what else can be trusted on the green field?
03. Ligue 1 seems to be difficult to play: have you seen Messio crown 5 goals in 5 games?
Many fans will focus on messi's 43 shots in 11 games after coming to Ligue 1 and score only 1 goal, but ignore Messi's 5 goals in 5 games in the Champions League. The 34-year-old Messi will naturally have some choices, especially leaving La Liga to a new environment, there is also a process of adaptation.
There is also a statistic for reference, Messi played 22 games in all competitions in the first half of the 2020-21 season and only scored 11 goals and 3 assists, which is exactly the same as the 23 games in the first half of the season, 10 goals and 4 assists.
In the first half of 2021, that is, after the second half of last season, Messi scored 33 goals and 14 assists in 38 games in all competitions, won two championship trophies, and also laid the foundation for winning the Ballon d'Or at the end of the year.
We have reason to believe that Messi will usher in an outbreak in the second half of Ligue 1 after a six-month adaptation period. After all, from the statistics of Ligue 1 shots in the first half, Messi has 6 shots on goal, accounting for 14% of the total shooting. From a statistical probabilistic point of view, Messi will not continue to be so unlucky in the second half.
04. The seventh Individual Ballon d'Or at the end of the year: Messi can fight one country alone
Compared to Messi's previous 6 Ballon d'Ors, his advantage in 2021 is indeed not so obvious. However, if you really want to choose a 2021 team honor, individual performance and promotion of football and other aspects of the most suitable candidate, Messi to become the winner is also reasonable.
After all, from the goal data, Messi is still at the top of the list, and his assists are also the only ones in this list. Coupled with the heavyweight intercontinental championship in hand, Messi, who ushered in a major breakthrough in his career, also received a best reward.
After winning the seventh player's highest personal glory, Messi has helped his country to equal the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal in the total number of Ballon d'Or awards, achieving the great achievement of one man against one country.
epilogue:
The 34-year-old Messi has completed a major breakthrough for the national team in 2021, and in the next 2022, he will face even greater challenges. Leading Paris Saint-Germain to the Champions League is a small goal, and the Qatar World Cup at the end of 2022 will be even more important. A year later, we look forward to Messi's 2022 as exciting and smooth as the 2021 that is about to pass.