‘Tata’ Martino reveals details of Messi’s physical condition and how Leo is doing in Miami

The reappearance of Leo Messi He appears to be on the mend as he nears full recovery from a right ankle injury sustained in July. The Argentine returned to training with the Inter Miami last Wednesday and if there’s one person who knows exactly what his state is, it’s his coach, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino. In a newspaper interview ‘Olé’, The technician gave his impressions.

“There are moments when he works with physical trainers, including the medical part, being monitored, because it is obvious that he still does not have a medical clearance. And there are parts of the training sessions where we try, ‘yung less risky, to involve him with the group Obviously “This is getting closer and closer. I can’t give an opinion regarding the number of days, but every day it is getting better,” said ‘Tata’.

Asked how he managed to tactically replace an important player as Leosaid that “a coach’s job is to find the team under circumstances that affect you. We didn’t like it Leo He had an ankle injury and was out for so many dates, but it happened. And from that, what we all understand, and we’ve talked about this a lot in the footballers group, not specifically because of the injury of Leobut for the trips of the football players to the Copa América and the Olympic Games, not to mortgage the season like last year at the time of the greatest absence.”

He was also asked about the different phases of the footballer when he trains him Barça, Argentina and Inter Miami. “He and I are at different stages of our lives, there is one issue that does not change. Leo He’s a guy competing in a trick game and he can’t lose it because it’s his DNAhe’s more of a footballer type, but it’s also true that he understands what the moment is. Live every day on Florida with a situation closer to nature, something that obviously cannot happen in other cities, and then I think he can allow himself to enjoy a little more, to have love and communication- human relations. Obviously this is not happening because we are here Inter Miamibut important for what he achieved in Argentina National Team and we find that feeling more comforting in that sense.”

Messi, Busquets, Luis Suárez and Jordi Alba

Finally, about how he lives with and directs stars of the caliber of Messi, Busquets, Luis Suárez and Jordi Albaindicated that “what makes it different is the moment of the career of each of us, both theirs and mine. The place where we work and where we compete also makes it different. naturally, there are other places if where there is high exposure to the media, where everything on a daily basis always brings some consequence, some information, here we have done it in a more natural way and I dare to say that we are satisfied with that more.”