Barcelona’s elimination in the Champions League did not affect Capello’s opinion of Messi and highlighted his qualities on the field.
Fabio Capello, Former Real Madrid technical director and today Sky Sports analyst, Lionel Messi described as an “absolute genius” after the match he gave Barcelona in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against PSG, where he scored a goal and missed a penalty. .
Even in his role as a commentator, Capello said the rest of the players in the world can get a lot of Ballons d’Or, but no one comes close to what the Argentinian does.
Messi has a little more than the others, he’s an absolute genius. The others will win the Ballon d’Or, as Cristiano Ronaldo won, but Leo is the genius because he does things with quality and speed unimaginable to others. He uses his feet as others use their hands. Tonight I saw a great Messi and a beautiful Barcelona ”, he added.
Likewise, the technical director assured that had it not been for Keylor Navas and Marquinhos, the return leg at the Parque de los Príncipes Stadium would have been for the Iberian team, as it was the one with the clearest scoring options.
The Leo we saw tonight is a phenomenon that was stopped by the goalkeeper and Marquinhos. Messi is a football player with something different. He once again proved that he has a little more than the others“He stood on it.
On the other hand, in his analysis for the European network, Capello criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for the match he gave in the return of the club tournament against Porto, the same one in which the Lusitanian influenced his team to fall and be eliminated.
Anyone on the barrier cannot be afraid of being hit. It is a very serious and inexcusable mistake that has no excuses. When you prepare the players who should put themselves in the barrier, talk to them and tell them that if someone is afraid to tell you, they shouldn’t post them. You are eliminated because you placed two players who turned their backs to the ball in the shot and entered the ball. And it is not the goalkeeper’s fault, ”he said without hesitation.
On more than one occasion, Capello has confessed his admiration for Messi, prompting him to request his recruitment for when the Italian quarterback directed Juventus, after seeing him play in a match for the Joan Gamper trophy.