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Lionel Messi & the effect of him leaving

There is a constant rumour of Messi leaving now, and that leaves us with this question- 
A team that was so heavily relying on Messi, can that team survive without Messi ?

The disadvantages for the club are pretty obvious- 
1. The transition won't be smooth. There will be few trophyless seasons before returning as the top dogs, and will hurt. 

2. The club's image may get a bit rusty. There are a few reasons to it. Firstly, they won't exactly be racking up points and winning everything, so naturally will be a less 'bigger club', secondly, they will have this history attached to them, of not treating their players well, Suarez, Messi, Coutinho, all were handled very unprofessionally. 

The advantages are present, contrary to popular belief. 
1. Young players will get better chances. Players like Trincao, Ansu, Pedri, Puig will have better chances to flourish and more importantly, they will not be under pressure to win every match against, let's say Real Madrid or even Paris. By the rumors I have read of, Koeman will definitely be striving for success, and that too, without the exception of any player. He won't stand a non-hardworking player, even if it's Pique, not that he is not. 

2. the team will be built around younger players (De Jong) and thus will continue to succeed for longer time, the longevity will be better, much like the 2008 team, which went on until 2015, 7 years is good enough. 

The disadvantages for him- 
1. He won't have the comfort of playing in the same team, city, country, team members, pitch where he has played for nearly 20 years. As much as we take his abilities for granted, we will see a drop in performance for at least a few months. This time will also be needed to wash off the bad memories from Barcelona. 

2. Premier League, as we all know is different as compared to La Liga or even Serie A, which is a bit similar. Not that it's better, but different. And even Messi will require some time to adjust to it. 

The advantages for him- 
1. Pep Guardiola.

2. Playing style is similar. Players behind and in front of him possess some amount of quality. 

3. He could potentially win a Champion's League. Yes, with Laporte, Ake, Walker, Foden, De Bryune, Ederson, Aguero, Sterling and Fernandinho, there is a strong possibility..

The offer Man City are making adds some advantages to Barcelona. They offer Garcia, Angelino, Jesus and 150 million for Messi. This is huge. 
That's it then...
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