Lionel Messi is terrible example for young players – Kevin Prince Boateng on Argentine’s dressing room behaviour
Aged Ghana global Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi is a terrible instance for younger gamers attributable to his unfavorable perspective to training.
The 38-year-old carried out alongside the Argentine at some stage in his immediate mortgage spell on the Spanish giants from Serie A facet Sassuolo within the 2018/19 season.
The former Ghana giant title managed correct four appearances across all competitions for theBlaugrana however did adequate to form a La Ligamedal with Messi, who accomplished as the league’s high scorer with 36 targets.
Boateng with out a doubt paint an enticing image of Messi’s training habits. It’s not the first time we’ve heard about Messi having a more laid-again close to training, however his capacity to invent at an elite level regardless is what sets him apart.
He mentioned Messi, 37, had a more laid-again close to training- which negatively influenced plenty of younger gamers on the membership.
“So we come within the dressing room, he is correct sitting there on his mobile telephone [and] gets a rubdown sitting down,” he outlined to Manchester United tale Rio Ferdinand.
“Two minutes earlier than we exit, he correct stands up, closes his boots, and goes out. The good and comfortable up for theChampions Leaguesport in opposition toLiverpool, [we did the] crossbar explain and then he goes again interior. [The] coach made the last adjustment, [Messi] is on the mobile telephone face-timing [and] 30 seconds earlier than we exit he correct comes and puts his jacket on and BOOM, purpose, purpose, purpose.”
“That is what the younger gamers did inBarcelona: Malcom, Dembele, they checked out him and they did not yelp so then going to the game, they obtained injured,” Boateng revealed. “He’s the perfect one within theworld that may seemingly well attain that.
Messi’s brilliance led Barcelona to an eight league titles in unbelievable 11 years, clinching the Ballon d’Or eight instances.