The start of Hansi Flick's life in Barcelona has not lacked praise in the first months of his spell, and he can add a few more illustrious applause that Lionel Messi. The Argentine captain expressed his pleasure to watch the Blaugrana under the German coach.
The Inter Miami star will fly to the Catalan capital next week to take part in the club's 125th anniversary celebrations on Thursday, which will be held at the Liceu theater. He participated in the documentary series “El Nou Clam” that was released earlier, and talked about how much the city means to him.
“My children are Catalan, I have spent my whole life living here, the truth is that I feel from Barcelona, and at any moment I could go live here. Because my children, my wife and I miss a lot of our life in Barcelona, as we have friends here, we left a lot behind”.
“I feel like from Barcelona. In our mind is always able to return to Barcelona tomorrow.” Leo Messi confesses that he and his family miss the city, in an interview with “El nou clam”.
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Furthermore, he was full of praise for the Blaugrana's early season form, as well as the rise of various young players who have come into the side.
“They look spectacular and it doesn't surprise me because it's not something new, it's happened all my life, or at least, since I came to Barcelona when I was 13,” he explained to TV3.
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“For me it is spectacular that the boys have had the opportunity for a couple of years. When they are given the opportunity and the confidence they respond in this way because they know the club better than anyone else and because they are used to playing like this since they were small and when they are accompanied, these things happen, as happened in another era”.
Shortly after his comments were released, Flick held his pre-match press conference before Barcelona face Celta Vigo on Saturday night, and called Messi's praise 'an honour'. The challenge for Flick and Barcelona will be to maintain form throughout the season with a thin squad. Despite playing some of the best football in Europe in the first few months, if Real Madrid wins their game in hand over Valencia, their lead will be reduced to just three points.
