“It would be incredible if he said that it has been difficult to adapt to Messi”

Former FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde He assured that “it would be incredible that” after his experience directing Leo Messi “I said that it has been difficult to adapt” to the Argentine and highlighted the “intelligence” of the '10' culé in a review he made of his recent stage as a Blaugrana coach.

Valverde defined his relationship with Messi, from a tactical point of view, as “quite simple”. “Messi is a very smart player tactically, who understands and assimilates everything, very aware of the weaknesses of his team and the opponent. He has a broad perspective in that regard,” said the 'Txingurri' on the first day of the 'Golden Coach Congress', celebrated by streaming with more than 1,200 attendees from 75 countries.

“It would be incredible for me as a coach to say that it has been difficult to adapt to Messi. It is clear that it would not be a problem for any coach to adapt to a player of that caliber,” added Valverde, who also spoke about the methodology used at Barça and in the difficulties you are overcoming.

“The methodology is a broad path that, as your career progresses or as you train one team or another, you will refine depending on the players you have and the club you are going to. Each club has its own model”Valverde said.

“In some cases you have to adapt to a very clear model, as is the case of Barça, with a particular idiosyncrasy, a climate and many things that mark the style of play of that team (…) but it was not difficult for me” , sentenced about it.