Lionel Messi’s number 1 fan, Pep Guardiola is never short of praise when it comes to remembering the Argentinian’s genius. On the set of the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa, this Sunday evening, the Spanish coach insisted: “He is ahead of Pelé and Maradona”.
While his future at Manchester City is up in the air, with his contract ending in June 2025, Spanish manager Pep Guardiola was invited this Sunday evening to the set of the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa… the opportunity to to take a breather during this period of international break, to dream of the old days and especially of Messi.
“Maybe I’m disrespecting Pelé and Diego Maradona but… he’s the best player of all time,” said the Catalan coach who recalled the good memories with La Pulga during their Barcelona adventure which lasted almost 4 years.
“I saw this guy in training, every three days… what Messi did was a thing of beauty. Every match it was two goals and three assists. 15 years of consistency… When we “Seeing it this close, you realize what it really is. It’s unique. We’re lucky to have been able to admire it, it only happens once in a lifetime.” concluded the Spaniard.
A draft statute to pay tribute to the work of Messi
Already in 2022 the Cityzens technician praised his former player in the same way, forever associated with the good old days of Barça. And if it is also the debts in which the Catalan club is still immersed, which connect the Blaugranas to Messi, the memories inscribed in the memory of fans and managers remain inexhaustible, after more than 15 years of exploits… not even erect a monument to him?
According to an indiscretion from the newspaper La Vanguardia, a statute bearing the image of the Argentinian, player with the most goals and matches in the history of the club, could well be in the plans of President Laporta, once the (difficult) Camp Nou renovation completed. Just to engrave this link in stone once and for all…
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