The 23-year-old played under the Argentine tactician with the Chilean national team and believes the trainer has had a big impact on his development as a player.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 rose to prominence under Marcelo Bielsa as the Chilean national team wowed neutrals across the globe in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The student and the teacher will meet at the Vicente Calderon with title honours on the line, however, they will
now don differrent dressing rooms.
Ahead of the crunch Copa del Rey final, Sanchez came out in the open and lavished praise on the Athletic Bilbao coach, who has earned a reputation for instilling a winning mentality in his subjects.
The exciting attacking midfielder confided that he holds Bielsa in high regard as he has had a big impact on his development as a footballer.
Continuing on the subject, Sanchez stated that he has learnt a lot under his tautology and believes he has had a big role in him realizing his career goals.
"Taking on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa is important to me, I learned a lot from him and it is because of him that I am who I am," he said.
"What I remember the most about Bielsa was the mentality that he tries his players to have."
Sanchez arrived at the Camp Nou in a multi-million Euro move and has managed to establish himself in the Catalan first team. He stated that he continues to learn from his teammates with every passed training regimen.
The former Udinese star also took out time to talk about Pep Guardiola’s training methods, revealing that the 41-year-old head coach takes out time for every player and shows them videos to go with his advice.
"I feel fine at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, I am learning new things after every training session," Alexis noted.
"[Pep] Guardiola teaches me things after every training session, and he also does it with videos.”
Sanchez also had special words for Ballon d’Or winner, whom he believes is the most complete player in the world of football and has not met anyone who thinks otherwise.
"Hands up whoever thinks Messi lacks something [as a player]."
The Copa del Rey final meeting is set for May 25 at the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon and is scheduled to kick off at 22 00 hours CET.
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