Canal Plus left its mark on me as a child, just like it did on so many others. I owe many of my biggest laughs and the best surprises to it. What the eye does not see, that space inserted in The Day After where everything that happened during the League match away from the ball had a place. A wonderful disaster where only the intrepid cameras captured jewels while the rest of us played along. That is why now, every time I go to a stadium – no matter the place or the condition – I try to broaden the focus with the aim of paying attention to the smallest details in order to tell the reader – as best as possible – what they cannot see from their living room. Vallecas, Amid concerns over Marc Bernal’s injury, It was one more chapter to add to a series that began more than 20 years ago in the town.
That the Ray at times he gave Barça a shake and then he returned it in spades, anyone can see that. It seems that the only master move Blaugrana had made for too long was to give it to Lamine, so that he could dribble inside and try to find gaps where some life could filter through the walls. On this occasion, what perhaps not everyone could detect on TV were some rather nice gestures, like those season ticket holders who already wear James’ shirt. Hackneyed, like the shouts of the people in the face of Martín Presa to demand his resignation, despite his efforts to appear to be the Wolf of Wall Street in the market. And even tender ones, like Bojan taking photos with the kids from the box, with his same childish face, while Laporta sweated in this sauna and listened to the pleas to get Messi back as soon as possible.
But the smallest, most annoying and at the same time important details occurred on the green, with shades of Blaugrana, and reveal a couple of things to take into account beyond the full victory that unleashes the illusion. Especially because before they were individual gestures that, at times, became collective and could spread: the complaints Lewandowski’s attack was contagious at full speed, as fast as his striking ability, and from the first change, when the curves appeared in the first half, there was unbridled frustration and sometimes contempt. In the second half, with the urgency and the goals, there was no time for regrets. But for an hour, Barça seemed like the continuation of its basketball section: and For some reason he stood out in the coolest neighborhood, until the outburst of rage, it was because of his rebound.
Until the changes brought order, desire and punch, it was the Barça of the ‘little arms’. Flick’s gesticulations were more than understandable. He doesn’t speak Spanish and I think the rest of them understand what I do with English. Koundé also got a pass, because although he often points out to Lamine with his finger in a very polite way how his assists should be, more than one would have already given him the finger. And you can even forgive Gerard Martín for constantly raising his hand so that someone would remember that he had been lined up. And even Balde, who doesn’t hurt a fly, got tired of his band being scorned when he came in with a gesture of throwing his arms in the air. Something that in my circle is translated with a “go away all of you!” The others’ actions are more open to criticism. It being August, it is too early for sparks to fly.
Ter Stegen was an example. He stuck his arm out more to ask for explanations than to deflect Unai López’s shot in the 1-0. Íñigo Martínez is a regular at demanding the appearance of a midfielder when he gets stuck in the exit, to tell Cubarsi to cover his back at all costs when there were no Rayistas on the coast, perhaps overwhelmed because the fifth gear no longer works for him like his power of heading. With Lewandowski there is not so much surprise, because he is the one who has really introduced these ways into the team, due to his excessive self-esteem, to ask for explanations from anyone who does not give him the ball wrapped in gift paper. Lionel already did it with Jeffren or Tello. But the most surprising thing on this occasion was seeing Lamine unleashed in this kind of anger. Especially with Rapinha. Nothing that the 1-2 can’t cure.
One could understand that the Lamine of today is not the same as a year ago. His stripes give him away. And that for that reason he has grown and wants to have an impact on his team and on the game beyond what he always does with the ball. But it was not because of that. Nor because he is empowered in the neighborhoods. The Brazilian, who he now looks at as an eye-to-eye, had him desperate with his endless driving without raising his head. And from a distance, in his own way, he made it look disproportionate. Someone should correct him. If the overacting of rock, paper, scissors opens an internal debate for me, this is much worse. If you have to choose a model to imitate, let’s show him videos of Iniesta.
Talking about empowered arms, there are all of Barça with the goal disallowed Lewy. And I don’t want to even imagine how Ferran moved his wings at half-time after being dismissed. Or how Fermin moved his wings for not letting him go on vacation despite pulling him in a symbolic way. But Olmo is a lot of Olmo. The debutant also raised his hand, but only and exclusively to ask for it and to lead the team like a genius. He turned the match around and sealed it with a goal. In exceptional form, there is little explanation for having spent two weeks moving the world to be able to register him and then have him start on the bench. But it was simply understood as one more. The important thing is that Barça has recovered its pulse, although it needs improvements, and in the end it will be a good team to fight for everything. It wouldn’t be bad if, after so much suffering and throwing up their hands to send so many people away, the culé did it soon with a clenched fist. There is desire and potential.
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