The forward has drawn comparisons between the playing style in his native country and his club, asserting that there is a massive difference.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s Lionel Messi believes that standards are different in Argentina than they are at the Catalan capital.
According to Barcelona’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 have to face different circumstances than they do at the Nou Camp. He asserted that he has learnt a great deal after he joined La Blaugrana, and emphasized that things could have been different
if he had stayed in his homeland.
The Barca number 10 revealed that the tactical system varies greatly when you compare the two. He also expressed that his own playing style has always remained the same, ever since he joined the Spanish giants.
Although the FIFA Ballon d’Or winner did admit that he has had a lot to learn as a footballer while playing at La Masia and for the Nou Camp outfit.
"Here [at Barcelona] we work in a different way with the ball and the tactical system. I came from Argentina where we did not do anything like that, everything was about running and not much else,” the 25-year-old was quoted as saying by reporters.
"My playing style has always been the same. I have never looked for it, but it has been like that since I was small. One thing for sure is that I learned a lot in youth football. I was lucky that Tito Vilanova came to Barca. From that moment on, I came to
play and my career changed at Barca's youth teams."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leo-c22011 Messi was signed by Barcelona at the age of 13. The player suffered from a hormone deficiency which caused physical problems for him and he could not grow properly like normal children.
However, the Catalan giants decided to invest in the youngster and pay for his medical expenses. Hence, Barca took care of La Pulga when he was just a child and helped him become the footballer he is today.
It is safe to say that La Azulgrana had made the right decision when they decided to bring the Argentine to Nou Camp as he has proven to be among one of the greatest players to ever wear the red and blue of Barcelona.
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