Spain manager and former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique names Lionel Messi as the greatest player he has seen, however claims that Andres Iniesta comes “very close”.
Former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has named Lionel Messi as the greatest player he has coached, however steered that Andres Iniesta was “very close” to the six-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Enrique loved a trophy-laden three-year spell in cost at Camp Nou, main Barcelona to a treble in his first yr at the helm earlier than including one other La Liga title and two more Copas del Rey.
The 49-year-old is now in command of the Spanish nationwide side, however he nonetheless regards two of his former Barca gamers as the greatest he has seen.
“I cannot tell [Messi] how to dribble or how to pass or shoot because he is an artist at those things and it’s clear that we don’t have to advise him on these topics,” Enrique mentioned during an online Q&A.
“However issues relating to the methods we use, conditions or issues as a more common degree that profit us, in fact we inform him. How to create strain in a sure way, the place do we would like the ball, what areas on the pitch ought to he be taking over to strive to obtain the ball… we tried to affect him with regard to all these issues.
“The player who has impressed me the most in my career is Leo Messi. After that, Andres Iniesta is very close to something similar, although Leo is ahead of the rest by a big difference.”
Enrique, who spent eight years as a player at Barcelona too, additionally refused to rule out the risk of returning to Camp Nou all through the future.
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