Already it does some months that left to be trainer of the FC Barcelona, but Ernesto Valverde remembers perfectly what felt when training to a footballer like Leo Messi, the best of all time and able to see the better football, from inside, that any another person from out. The ex trainer culé has participated in a telematic talk, organised by the Basque Federation of Football, beside Aitor Karanka, Roberto Olabe and Xabier Azkargorta.
After having been destituido by the FC Barcelona in January when had to the instrument leader in LaLiga Santander, Ernesto Valverde has answered on what has meant for him have to his orders to a player like the '10'. "It is very difficult to say him to Messi that if it has seen to this player or to the another, when he is doing a thing in the training that not even have seen you", expresses with admiration the 'Txingurri'.
"Messi has a big ambition for winning and this does that the rest seats a big obligation with the club"
To his way to see the football, thinks that the '10' goes always a go past of the rest: "When you are training to a team, always are thinking which is the best option, from out seems that it sees better and, however, he from inside is it seeing much better that you". In this sense, the 'Txingurri' signals that Messi "is an easy player to train", and stands out that has "a big impulse regarding the group".
And it is that, although it do not seem it, Leo Messi exerts of leader according to Valverde: "Has a big ambition for winning and this does that the rest seats a big obligation with the club, with the game, and this transmits it to him to all the players and forces them always to all to be to a very high level", adds the ex trainer culé, that no escatima in praises to the rosarino. "See him play is a thing that of far impresses, but closely impresses even more", affirms.
Quique Setién, the relief of Ernesto Valverde
Around the middle of January, shortly after that the FC Barcelona remained deleted of the Supercopa of Spain against the Athletic of Madrid (2-3), in the round of semifinals, Ernesto Valverde was relieved of the charge of trainer in spite of having valid agreement.
Quique Setién has substituted him in the place since, and still can not say that the FC Barcelona have improved ostensiblemente with the Cantabrian technician in the bench. Yes it has recovered a true nature and 'DNA' in what to style of game refers , but the results have kept on being irregular. We will see if, after this stop caused by the coronavirus, Setién attains to establish his ideas in a team that goes him like ring to the finger.