Guardiola explains messi's position change

"My first contact with Messi was at a Nike store. Leo was with his father. I saw him shy, as always, I didn't know him. Tito Vilanova had told me: "I have a kid that will become a star". And he hit it on the nail."

"Why does Messi play in the center? In my opinion, the best players must move through the center. I saw Messi as the best player we had, and many times he didn't participate because he was on the right wing. Additionally, we always looked to have numeric superiority on the center of the pitch.

"It wasn't hard to convince him [to move positions]. He caught up fast. And if you played him as a left back, he would catch it quickly as well. Leo is the best defender there is, when he goes to get the ball, he kills you. Marcelo [Bielsa] told me that anyone can see the good and the bad, well even a blind person could have seen Messi.

"Messi playing through the center tracked back to get the ball and the defenders didn't follow him, so we managed to have numeric superiority in the midfield and he could get the ball with less pressure. So some teams started allowing one defender to follow him. Looking for something to counter this, in one game I played a 9 to force the defender to head back and thus give Messi greater freedom to control ball.

"Have I taught him anything? Please, please... his parents taught him. He came out good. The play belongs to the footballers: when I had the ball on my feed, I controlled it, when the ref kicks off the game, the coach paints drawings."

"I had never seen anyone like Messi. And don't ask the very original question of who is better between him and Maradona, my idol."

Nirgall wrote:He was obviously exagerating because he likes him. But are you telling me football fans don't care about the mental process of one of the best managers of this generation? Maybe you don't care, But others do. What's certain is that I don't care you don't care. If you have nothing positive to add simply continue ignoring the topic.

jibercus wrote:

Nirgall wrote:He was obviously exagerating because he likes him. But are you telling me football fans don't care about the mental process of one of the best managers of this generation? Maybe you don't care, But others do. What's certain is that I don't care you don't care. If you have nothing positive to add simply continue ignoring the topic.

Pls stay safe...

Harmonica wrote:Jibers buttahurta.

Nirgall wrote:

jibercus wrote:

Nirgall wrote:He was obviously exagerating because he likes him. But are you telling me football fans don't care about the mental process of one of the best managers of this generation? Maybe you don't care, But others do. What's certain is that I don't care you don't care. If you have nothing positive to add simply continue ignoring the topic.

Pls stay safe...

Just stop wasting my time...

jibercus wrote:

Harmonica wrote:Jibers buttahurta.

How does he beat rio in the air ffs...

That goal is what I see everytime I close my eyes...

I have never suffered so much...



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