Lionel Messi says ‘lucky’ to have labored beneath Pep Guardiola at Barcelona

Lionel Messi counts himself “lucky” to have labored beneath Pep Guardiola at Barcelona between 2008-12 and says the Spaniard brings “something special” to teaching, feedback which might be more likely to gasoline hypothesis the pair may reunite at Manchester City.
Messi was a mainstay of Guardiola’s Barca facet that received 14 main titles and has been linked with a change to City for the reason that supervisor signed a brand new deal that may preserve him on the Premier League membership till the top of the 2022-23 season.
The Argentine participant is into the ultimate few months of his present contract in Spain having unsuccessfully tried to depart Barca through the shut season.
“Pep has something special,” Messi informed Spanish tv channel La Sexta.
“He makes you see issues in a method: how he prepares for matches, defensively, assault … he informed you precisely how the match was going to be, the way you needed to assault to win.
“I was lucky … to train under Guardiola and Luis Enrique, the two best. Having them made me grow a lot physically and mentally, and also the tactical wisdom they’ve taught me.”
Guardiola mentioned final month that he’s uncertain what the longer term holds for Messi however hopes that, as a Barcelona fan, he’ll stay on the La Liga membership till the top of his profession.