The elimination of Barcelona in the Champions League did not influence Capello’s opinion on Messi and highlighted his qualities on the court
Fabio Capello, Former Real Madrid coach and now Sky Sports analyst, described Lionel Messi as an “absolute genius” after the game he played with Barcelona in the return leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League against PSG, where he scored a goal and missed a penalty.
Even in his role as a commentator, Capello argued that the rest of the players in the world can get a lot of Golden Balls, but that there is no one who comes close to what the Argentine does.
“Messi has a little more than the others, he is an absolute genius. The others will win the Golden Ball, as Cristiano Ronaldo has won them, but Leo is the genius because he does things with quality and speed that are unthinkable to others. Use your feet as others use your hands. Tonight I saw a great Messi already a beautiful Barcelona “, he added.
Similarly, the technical director said that if it were not for Keylor Navas and Marquinhos, the return game at the Parc dels Príncipes Stadium would have been for the Iberian team, as it was the one with the clearest options. of goal.
“The Lee I saw tonight is a phenomenon to which the goalkeeper and Marquinhos stopped. Messi is a footballer with something different. He proved once again that he has something more than others“He insisted.
On the other hand, in his analysis for the European chain, Capello criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for the game he turned around in the club tournament against Porto, in which the Portuguese influenced his team to fall and was eliminated.
“Whoever is in the barrier cannot be afraid of being hit. It is a very serious and unforgivable mistake that has no excuses. When you prepare the players who have to stand on the barrier, you talk to them and tell them that if anyone is afraid they will tell you and not put them on. You are eliminated because you put two players who in the shot have turned their backs on the ball and the ball has entered. And it’s not the goalkeeper’s fault, ”he said without hesitation.
On more than one occasion, Capello has confessed his admiration for Messi, which led him to apply for his contract for when the Italian strategist was heading to Juventus, after seeing him play in a match for Joan Gamper trophy.