Pep Guardiola has apologised to Lamine Yamal for insisting no player can be compared to Lionel Messi.
While the forward has admitted that the 17-year-old is becoming a world-class player, he insisted it is “impossible” to compare him to Messi, saying the forward is one of the best players the world has ever known. While he never
managed Yamal himself, he did work with Messi during Barcelona’s golden era and he is now set to take over the Spaniard’s No. 10 shirt.
Speaking to แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ , he said: “It’s surprising people say that and it’s true… Usually players are more composed and more mature when they’re about 24, 25 years old but sometimes it’s like a kid who’s this talented has to show everything every time, like Steph Curry making three-pointers, when in reality sometimes he’ll just take one touch, rest for three minutes, move a little bit, pass it, then make that big move to win the game. “
It’s about reading the game and understanding what play to make… Barca are very lucky to have another kid with this kind of vision of the game. I don’t want to say he’s like Messi because… I’m really sorry, but for me, Messi is Messi. There’s no one in the world like him. It’s really impossible.”