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Julio Baptista: "Messi is the best player of the history"

Published:22/04/2016 - 11:04h

Updated:22/04/2016 - 11:12h

The one who played two seasons in the Real Madrid and went through multiple clubs in Europe, Julio Baptista, has conceded an interview in which it has put the things in his place, ensuring that "Leo Messi is the best player of the history of the football"

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In an interview conceded in scoop to the newspaper "Marks", the one who was leading of clubs so prestigious like Arsenal, Seville, Real Madrid, Málaga or Rome, before returning to the Brazilian football and now give the jump to the Major League Soccer (MLS) of United States, Julio Baptista, has spoken on multiple questions related with the Spanish football, like the competitiveness of the three from above in the League BBVA 2015-16 or the comparative between Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi, in which it has given to the Argentinian like clear victorious.

In the first place, it showed happy to having landed does a month in the MLS. "Very happy for beginning this new experience. The people has received me very well. The truth that the club has an incredible structure. Everything is very organised and the competition is very very structured, this helps a lot", signalled.

In United States, the competitiveness in the football is a lot of minor between the fans. "Yes, there are differences with Europe. There I played in big clubs in which there was a lot of requirement. Here the requirement that have is especially internal between the club and the players. Of face to the fans is calmer. They go to the stadiums with the family to treat to take advantage of the day. They arrive 3 or 4 hours before, do barbecues and coas like this, is a very familiar environment".

They asked after him what was so only two seasons in the Real Madrid. "In reality it did not fail at all. It was a moment turbulent. Had three different trainers in a year, only was missing stability. The changes in half of season do a lot, so prompt accounts for a technician as you do not do it for the another. It is more difficult", answered.

It sees to Neymar like big leader of the selection of Brazil, although sometimes it can be missing him something of maturity. "The maturity, the game, the personality, all this arrives over time and sure that what more mature goes to find with more possibilities to win titles with Brazil".

Finally, when they gave him to choose between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, had it very clear, although without removing merits to the Portuguese. "They are the two better of the world. Messi has a natural gift that Cristiano does not have it. Cristiano is more portento, more athletic. Messi is the best of the history. Win three Balloons of Gold being Messi is incredible, very difficult".

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