Iríbar: "Zarra Would be proud that Messi surpass his record"

In statements collected by the newspaper "Sport", José Ángel Iríbar has spoken of the incredible that results that, after so many years, a player (Messi) was about to to beat a record that seemed insuperable does some years, the one of goals in Spanish League of Telmo Zarra (251 targets). "I think that the one who have happened so many years so that it beat a record of this level? We do us an idea of how was Zarra. That it was Messi the one who can do it is all an honour, Zarra where was will be proud that it was like this", has ensured the ex mate and fellow of Zarra, Iríbar.

Afterwards it has added that, in the comparative with Cristiano Ronaldo "to me, Messi seems me more complete. It is difficult to choose to one but Messi is more assistant, more versatile and participatory in the team, Ronaldo is a big finalizador and big goleador". And it remembers perfectly how it was the profile and personality of Telmo Zarra on the terrains of game and out of them. "A high man, slim and fast. Very complete, modest and humble was not of which took out breast, have had the luck to know him personally and think that is of the best people that have known in my life. By here, it wants him and it remembers him a lot of".

As ex goalkeeper, has valued also the situation that crosses the FC Barcelona in the goal. "I understand that the Barça what has tried is to have to two goalkeepers of guarantees, with style and with good conditions. Bravo is an already consolidated goalkeeper and is a guarantee and Ter Stegen promises a lot". But it feels sadness by the ordeal of Víctor Valdés, still without team. "It gives me penalty the situation of Valdés. An injury that have complicated of this way? I expect to see it play prompt because it is a goalkeeper model and worthy to admire".

Zubizarreta: "Stop the game has to see more with the NBA"

The sportive director of the FC Barcelona, Andoni Zubizarreta, has not showed favourable to the possibility to stop the party when Leo Messi surpass the record of Zarra at most goleador of the history of the Spanish league. Zubizarreta Has said that "this has more relation with the American sport, or the same type of game as it can be the basketball, that detains more. In the football would seem me odd".

The technical director, however, thinks that "a record of this type has to have a recognition to the height of the mark. I imagine that already there will be somebody thinking something". In case that Messi surpassed to Zarra in the Bernabéu, in the party against the Real Madrid, Zubizarreta has remembered that the white fans have applauded to players of the Barça of the same way that in the Camp Nou have recognised to players madridistas.