PEP WAS PROUD OF JULIAN
Guardiola 'downplays' the importance of Messi's consecration in Qatar
Published:21/12/2022 - 20:18h
Updated:21/12/2022 - 20:18h
Football rewarded Leo Messi with the last title that he needed to add to his record. The Argentine was crowned in Qatar, although for Pep Guardiola that triumph does not change too much his assessment of the player
Pep Guardiola was this Wednesday in press conference and commented that "Leo Messi is the best of the history and my opinion in this regard it had not varied although it had not won the World-wide with Argentina the Sunday". The technician spoke in front of the means in the previous of the party this Thursday with the Liverpool of Jürgen Klopp by the eighth of final of the Carabao Cup.
The trainer of the Manchester City directed to the Argentinian in the FC Barcelona between 2008 and 2012, in which it was the best period of the history of the Barcelona team up to now. Leo topped champion the past Sunday marking two goals in the final of the World-wide and besides annotated his penalti in the batch to guide the victory by 4-2, after the 3-3 in the 120 minutes.
Guardiola Equally added that "all the world has an opinion but anybody can can doubt that it is (Messi) the biggest of all time". The assessment of Pep is directly tied to a footballer with which could win 14 titles, between them two Champions League (2009 and 2011), that allowed him also reach a 'sextete' in the first occasion.
The technician ensured also with regard to Messi that "for me, Leo is the best, is difficult to comprise how a player can compete like him has done it. The people that has seen to Peeled, Alfredo Gave Stéfano or Diego Maradona... The opinions comport always a sentimental factor, but, on the other hand, if Messi had not won the World-wide, my opinion had not changed", finalised.
His own champion
In the City, the Catalan technician now has to Julian Álvarez, the one who went the partner of Messi in the attack of the albiceleste. On the forward the míster detailed that "we are loved by Julián, played a lot, his contribution was incredible for the team. Have a world-wide champion in our team. Will have a week, ten free days. A lot of games, a lot of tension. Will have a rest, maybe before the new year".
