“I had an argument with Messi… and Guardiola had to intervene”

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Rafa Marquez has reviewed his personal and professional career in a lengthy interview with the Mexican journalist Yordi Rosado. Among the many anecdotes and experiences that he has related, the coach of the Barça reserve team has highlighted a bit of Leo Messi in which he had to intervene Guardiola. In another order of things, he has made clear his desire to lead the Barça or some leading team.

The former defender has revealed that he argued with Leo Messi in a session. “In training I gave a lot of orders. At some point there was a clash between us that ended in an argument in which he had to intervene Guardiola. We began to talk to each other in words. Beyond this, we were very good companions, we are not the best of friends, we were companions and I admire his career. He is the greatest in the history of football”, explained the Mexican.

We are not the best friends, we were colleagues and I admire his career

Rafa Marquez

“We knew that Leo He could dribble past three or four players but sometimes he overdid it a lot. We tried to direct him, telling him: ‘Here he dribbles, not here’. It was for him to work more with his teammates. And one day, because of my strong insistence on these instructions, the problem occurred,” he added. Marquez shared equipment with Messi at Barcelona from 2003 to 2010.

Rafa Márquez has explained that he met Messi at the beginning but, when he went up to train with the first team, they had already heard great things about the Argentine. “We knew there was a boy in The Masia that made the differences and that was a phenomenon. The first time he arrived, it was already seen that he was and that he would be a great footballer. You try to help him grow because he was very young, educate him. I gave a lot of orders,” added the now coach of the Barcelona Atlético.

One day, due to my strong insistence on these instructions, the problem occurred

Rafa Marquez

Rafa Márquez on managing Barcelona: “You can’t say no to an opportunity like this”

Train the first team

The bad dynamics of Barcelona led us to look at Rafa Marquez and Xavi he left office. In fact, his own The door He hinted that if the Catalan had not continued to lead the team, the Mexican was the main option. And even the former defender himself has acknowledged that he would like to coach the first team if the circumstances arise. “You can’t say no to an opportunity like this,” he said a few weeks ago.

I hope one day to be a coach of Barcelona or the National Team.

Rafa Marquez

In the interview with the Mexican journalist, Rafa Marquez He has insisted on his desire to make a career from the bench: “That is the idea, but you have to prepare very well. If not here, obviously go look for other paths to be in the elite. Hopefully one day I will be coach of the Barcelona or in the Selection“.