Leo Messi was the main protagonist of the sixth and final episode of ‘El Nou Clam’, the TV3 documentary series that presents David Carabencommissioner of the 125th anniversary of the FC Barcelona. In addition to acknowledging that he had a great time as a Barça player, the Argentine star highlighted the importance of his time at the club to be the footballer and person he is today.
“La Masia meant a lot to me. I arrived at the club when I was 13 and grew up and lived there longer than in my own home in Argentina. I grew up with the values they taught me. I studied at La Masia school and it was essential for me to go there. Not only as a player, but as a person too.”said Messiwho recalled his glorious years in the Barça.
“I was lucky to play with the best at my side, which made everything much easier too. The one who received and played on the other side, already did it with the same intention as you and then executed it well. That made everything easier. For us it is simple because we grew up with it, but for those who come from outside it is totally different, totally new, and requires an adaptation. In the end it is football, but it is different. Continuously playing with the third man, occupying the spaces… things that those of us from there do naturally. I was very surprised that high-quality players arrived and it was difficult for them. You realized that what we did so easily and naturally was not so simple.”declared the Argentine star.
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Messiwho was also able to hear one of the three candidate songs for the 125th anniversary, ‘L’escut al pit’, declared that he misses his life in Barcelona and that he intends to return in a while.
“My life is being in Barcelona, living in Barcelona. Beyond tourism, living there is always on our minds. My children, my wife and I miss our life in Barcelona very much. We have friends and because we have many things there. My children are Catalan and I have been living there all my life. I feel like I’m from Barcelona, I miss it very much. You never know what life brings, but our intention is to live there. It’s our house”he stated Messi.
Asked about his best special moments as a player of the Barça, Messi He chose his official debut in the derby against Espanyol and kept the year of the sextet as the one he enjoyed the most as a player.
“With all my history in the club it is difficult to focus on three specific moments. If I have to keep one, the day of my debut. For the sacrifice I had made to change countries, to change my life completely. All in search of that moment. The day of debut, of debuting in First Division, was the most important day. I’ll stick with the year of the sextet. It was about enjoying it every day, in training and in games. It was going out to play and knowing how the game was going to end. We were so confident that we were going to win. It was a year in which I enjoyed and we all enjoyed”said Messi.
Happy with the young people of La Masia
In addition to reviewing his award-winning history as a Barça player, Messi He was also very satisfied with the performance of the young people in the first team of the Barça.
“I see it spectacular and it doesn’t surprise me. It is not something that is new, it has happened all my life or at least since I have been at Barcelona, since I arrived when I was 13 years old. I think it’s spectacular that the kids have the opportunity and the confidence and that they respond in this way. They know the club better than anyone because they are used to playing the way it has been played since they were little. When you accompany them, these things happen. How it happened in other times too”he sentenced Messi.
