Messi remembers his time with Guardiola and Luis Enrique with nostalgia

Leo Messi In an interview with ‘Universo Valdano’ from Movistar+, he reviewed part of his 21 years at Barça, starting with his early days at La Masia, when he “saw nothing but success” at the Blaugrana club and also recalled with great nostalgia his best year in the first team, first in the side Pep Guardiola and also included Luis Enrique.

For Pep saidwith four seasons under his leadership, a period he described as “extraordinary”, the Argentine star had nothing but praise and assured that “without a doubt” he has been the best coach he has had throughout his career: “Guardiola He has something special, especially to watch the games, prepare them and communicate it, because of how he sends it to you. It’s amazing to go anywhere and know we’re going to win and the way we’re going to do it”.

Messi He went on to say that the man from Santpedor “did a lot of damage to football because it seemed so simple that everyone wanted to copy him” and added that “in the end I found myself a lot Guardiola there and you realize what we did and what it was.” And he didn’t hesitate to admit that “if I have any regrets, it’s not enjoying every day with each other. Guardiolaof the training sessions, how he prepared the matches, how we would play against the rival… We did it so easily and it was natural that we did not realize what we were doing and with the passage of time realized you that this is something strange”. In this sense, he also detailed the day on which the Pep said He told him he would play a false nine against Madrid at the Bernabéu: “I was at home and he told me to go to the Ciutat Esportiva. He explained it to me and that to beat Madrid he cannot be afraid. And it was said and done. I gave the pass to Henry to the first goal and it was seen”.

A happy face was also seen Messi when he reviewed his three years with Luis Enrique at Barça and although he admitted, recalling the confrontation that both had for his substitution of Anoeta in January 2015, that “I came back from Argentina, we were playing on January 2 or 3, I went to the bench and we had discussion that took ‘some time'”, he finished emphasizing that “I had a fantastic relationship until the last day”. In addition, the Argentine star pointed out that “Luis Enrique is very similar to Guardiola and very similar in the way of preparing the fights, of reading them, of finding a way to hurt the rival… he has the same philosophy”.

“We told him to stay”

Leo also revealed that when the Asturian coach decided to leave the Blaugrana team at the end of the 2016/17 season, “we told him to stay, not to leave, that we are fine, beyond what happened in the elimination against Juventus” . For all, he did not hesitate to add that “this is a very important part of my career, as in Guardiolatoo”.