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Lionel Messi named the two biggest influences at Barcelona for his career.
Lionel Messi has named Ronaldinho and Pep Guardiola as the two individuals who impacted him the most during his 21-year association with the club.
The 38-year-old joined Barcelona as a teenager in 2000. He made his debut in 2004 and went on to cement himself as the greatest player in the club's history before he left on heartbreaking terms in 2021.
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In a recent interview with Spanish publication MD, the club's record scorer unavoidably spoke about Barcelona.
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What Messi said
The 2022 World Cup winner has credited Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho and former Barcelona coach Guardiola for having the biggest impact on his journey as a footballer.
“There are two people at Barcelona who’ve made a huge impact on me,” Messi said. “The first one was Pep Guardiola, because we achieved incredible things together—and Ronaldinho, for how he helped me.”
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During Messi's debut, Ronaldinho was the main star of the team and even assisted the Argentine's first-ever goal at the club. He is also reported to have had a strong off-field relationship with Messi to the point that it is alleged to have been shifted on as his influence on the burgeoning star was becoming negative.
Pep, on the other hand, helped Messi understand the game the most from a tactical standpoint. He worked Messi into the most dominant role in his career, False 9, and led Barcelona and consequently Messi through the most successful period in their history.
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