Guardiola he is an unquestionable strategist. A man of resources, however much he sometimes betrays the impulse to change excessively in Europe. One of his first successes in his beginnings as a coach was to place Messi as a false striker at 2-6 at the Santiago Bernabéu. That date is not forgotten nor is the firm commitment to infiltrate 10 in an area that brought him closer to goal and glory is erased from memory. The triumph that gave rise to the great Barça of Pep.
Eight years later, the reunion between Messi and Guardiola in Manchester it seems closer and closer. And to Santpedor a range of resources opens up to further enrich the City. In the context of the Premier, however, it is difficult to imagine Leo in band. The Argentine is presumed to be more comfortable in the interior space, perhaps in the role of David Silva. Not so deeply rooted in the game base but as a partner of Omen, supplier as it was during years of Suarez.
Join Messi already De Bruyne It is a dream only within the City's reach. With more travel, the Belgian can be entrusted with one more round trip that does not wear down the Argentine so much, although he will have to raise the level. Effort is neither negotiated nor regulated in England. Not even with last name Messi, increasingly on the lips of the people. The illusion of seeing him play in the Etihad contrasts with the prudence of those who saw close to 10 on other occasions, although it did not materialize.
Leo He can also play hooked on the band, although in a City with Sterling, Mahrez, Bernardo silva, Foden and Ferran torres it seems more difficult to imagine it in that area. It is not ruled out to see him as extreme with an inward tendency, with Walker offering depth. Another option is to place him again as a battering ram. How did Guardiola with Bernard at the Bernabéu. Although a MessiIf he finally arrives in Manchester, he is conceived with the freedom he had in Barcelona. That of a footballer who plays and makes the rest play.