Sunday December 27, 2020
Praise for two ex-trainers
Messi reports "very bad time"
Lionel Messi is still playing for FC Barcelona this season. That seems impossible for weeks in the summer, the superstar is unhappy with his home club. Now Messi reports from this time – and praises two former coaches.
For Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique are the two best coaches he has played under in his career. Both would have helped him develop further. "I was lucky enough to train under Guardiola and Luis Enrique, the two best. Under them I have grown physically and mentally and now have the tactical wisdom that they taught me," said the six-time world footballer of FC Barcelona in an interview with "LaSexta".
Guardiola coached Messi from 2008 to summer 2012, during which time Barça won 14 trophies. Luis Enrique coached Messi from 2014 to 2017, during which time Barcelona won nine trophies. In the interview, the 33-year-old Argentine also commented on the transfer theater at the end of the preseason when Messi wanted to leave, but the club insisted on a clause that Messi believed no longer existed. In the end, Messi gave in and stayed. "It is true that I had a very bad time in the summer," said the superstar.
He took the whole fuss with him into the new season. "I'm fine today. I want to fight for everything that lies ahead of us. I know the club is going through a difficult time at club and team level and everything is difficult in Barcelona, but I'm looking forward to it," said Messi who admitted that sometimes being famous is a burden too. "I'm privileged. But there are times when I want to remain anonymous," he admitted. "I would like to be able to go to a street market, a cinema or a restaurant, especially when I am with my children."
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