Spain / 21.02.2021 20:40:26
Rafa Marquez is one of the most important footballers in the history of Mexico and in his successful career he came to share the pitch with the greatest figures in the world, but few of the size of Lionel Messi.
The Argentine star shared a team in Barcelona with the Kaiser and although today they are great friends, at some point they crossed paths, to such a degree that Pep Guardiola he had to intervene to calm things down.
This was revealed by Rafa himself in a talk for Soccer Attack in Argentina.
“In training Leo got mad at me and we argued. He was not who he is today, at one point Guardiola got in and shut him up. I have that anecdote in mind because there I could see that when they press it, it brings out that personality that until today has made Leo so great ”.
And it is that from the hand of Pep, that Blaugrana team began a winning and dominant era in Europe, largely due to Rafa’s hierarchy and the magic of Messi.
“In that 2009 team we all had a winning mentality, that’s why we maintained that level, we kept demanding ourselves. The people who come to Barcelona are mentally strong people who always want to want more. A clear example is Messi, who continues to demonstrate and break records ”.
Marquez He also spoke in depth about football, about the passion with which he lives it now as a DT and said that he would have liked to play in Newell’s Old Boys from Rosario, Argentina, for a curious reason.
“I would have liked to play in Boca, River or Newell’s. Newell’s because of the colors that are the same as Atlas de México.”
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