Yes. Actually, there is a small difference between km ran under Pep, and km ran now. He runs reasonably close as he ran at his peak, but he is a lot more chaotic and unstructured in his game, and this is the main fault of the manager.
Messi used to have a smaller area of action, while being more active inside that area. Under Valverde he went everywhere, big distances, at slow pace and intensity.
What is needed now is a more active Messi, but at the same time a more spatially contained Messi. Trust the team and the system to find him in his area of action, while investing his energy into shorter and more often runs off the ball. You don't make Messi go everywhere in order to make something happen. You develop a system that can find Messi in more dangerous positions and ask Messi to help the midfielders perform their role, not go in their zone, and try to replace their role.
