According to the Argentine striker, on his very first day at Man City, Pep pulled him into the office, showed him a clip of Messi scoring 5 goals in the Champions League and asked:
👉 “You’re Argentinian, right? You played with Messi? So, can you do this?” 😱
Álvarez replied: “I can score goals, but I can’t be Messi.” Pep responded:
🗣️ “That’s right. I’ve coached Messi more than you’ve ever played with him. Even if I coached for 100 years, I could never create a player like Messi. In my life, I’ve seen three wonders: the Pyramids, the Chinese temples, and Messi. The first two you can visit, but the third one visited us.” 🔥👑
Álvarez added:
➡️ “In training, when I do something well, he says: ‘Good, Argentinian, but don’t try to be Messi.’ When I make a mistake, I say: ‘Sorry, Pep, I’m not Messi.’ He nods and laughs. I can say Pep has ‘Messi Syndrome’—he’s extremely obsessed with him.” 🐐💎
💬 HOT COMMENTS:
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“If even Pep is obsessed, then Messi really is a living legend!” 🔥
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“The real peak: not Messi chasing Pep, but Pep chasing Messi for life!” 😅
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“The 8th wonder of the world should be named Messi!” 🌍👑
👉 Do you think Pep really suffers from “Messi Syndrome”? 😱