Well, they are resting when we don't have the ball, especially Ney and Messi.
The question is though - what if Messi wants and likes to drop back deep to get the ball and he'd continue to do so even if we get 2 or 3 creative midfielders that most of the board here is crying so loud for? I think him playing that way over the last two seasons (since we have Suarez) it's more about him prefering to create/assist over scoring than our midfielders inability to create but that just my opinion.
there's no doubt that messi is enjoying the creator role now more than scoring and he does like dropping deep to get the ball more, but i also think that it's due to our midfield's inability to create something for the forwards, just like in argentina where it is more apparent, because he just has to be a creator there. so in the end i honestly think that if we get an alpha type of midfielder, whom messi and co. can rely on, messi will gladly stick to his rw/fw role more if he gets the vibe of that creative and confident midfielder. of course he might get involved in midfield matters from time to time, but they will not clash as messi is experienced enough to put team before himself and his ego. in short, messi likes creating goals, but he also likes winning games more as it benefits the team more to their success, so if needed he will give up the creator's role as well, im sure of it.
when i said that msn could rest at ease, i meant psychologically, i didnt mean that they would have to run less, i meant that they can be reliant on the midfield, like our previous forwards relied on xaviesta to get the job done in the attacking sense.
