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Rafa Marquez he is one of the most important footballers in history Mexico and in his successful career he came to share the ground with the greatest figures in the world, but few in size Lionel Messi.
The Argentine star shared a team in Barcelona with Kaiser and although they are great friends today, at one point they crossed paths to such an extent that Pep Guardiola he had to intervene to calm things down.
This was revealed by Rafa himself in a discussion for Soccer Attack in the Argentine.
“During training, Leo got mad at me and we argued. He was not who he is today, at one point Guardiola came in and locked him up. I have that anecdote in mind because there I could see that when he presses it, he reveals that personality that has made Leo so great until today ”.
And this is from his hand Pep, that the Blaugrana team started a winning and dominant era in Europe, largely due to Rafa’s hierarchy and his magic MESS.
“In that team from 2009 we all had a winning mentality, that’s why we maintained that level, we kept asking ourselves. People who come to Barcelona are mentally strong people, who always 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 he now lives with as a DT and said he would have loved 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 identical to Atlas de México.”