Messi hasn’t labored with Guardiola since 2012, however nonetheless sees him as a coach of unmatched abilities.
Lionel Messi has lauded Pep Guardiola as the most effective coach in soccer, labelling the Manchester City supervisor as a “distinctive” determine who has “one thing completely different” separating him from the remainder.
Messi emerged at Barcelona underneath the steerage of Frank Rijkaard, nevertheless it was underneath Guardiola that he rose to superstardom as the focus of a dominant Barca aspect that received three LaLiga titles and two Champions League crowns with their former captain on the helm.
Guardiola departed after the 2011-12 season, ending a four-year spell that noticed him win 14 trophies.
He adopted up that tenure with seven trophies in three seasons at Bayern Munich, although the Champions League eluded him, earlier than happening to firmly set up Metropolis because the dominant power in English soccer.
Guardiola has received 18 trophies since taking on at Metropolis in 2016, together with six Premier League titles and the 2022-23 Champions League.
Messi: Guardiola is exclusive
Whereas Messi has labored with a number of different coaches since Guardiola departed Camp Nou, the now-Inter Miami ahead believes there may be no person in world soccer who can match him.
“For me, Guardiola is exclusive,” Messi instructed ESPN.
“There are terribly good coaches, however he has one thing completely different. For me, he’s the most effective of all of them.
“Relating to seeing issues, making ready for matches, and speaking with the gamers, he’s very full.
“He’s the most effective, and we have been fortunate to have him at Barcelona.
“He bought along with the gamers we had and the appropriate items got here collectively for what he meant, to attain the whole lot that was achieved.”
Messi has been significantly impressed with Guardiola’s affect on English soccer, with groups throughout the Premier League and committing to his type of soccer in taking part in out from defence.
“He went to different locations and continued profitable,” Messi added. “It’s not simply due to profitable however due to the way in which his groups performed.
“He did at Bayern, though he couldn’t win the Champions League there, he modified the way in which the sport was performed in Germany, the identical in England with Metropolis, he modified the way in which the league is performed.”
