Former
New York Red Bulls boss Hans Backe, has revealed how Lionel Messi
delibrately defied Pep Guardiola’s orders, in front of his Barcelona
team-mates.
Backe has never had any direct association with the La Liga team, but
was in charge of former Barca players Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez,
although he refused to divulge the source of his information.
He told Sweden’s TV4: “It was three hours before the game when all
the players were sitting and eating, and Messi said he wanted a can of
coke,” he said.
“Guardiola replied that no player should drink cola three hours before a game.
“So Messi got up and left, returned a few minutes later with a can of
cola and drank it right in front of Guardiola and the rest of the team.
“Imagine what would have happened when a player with the profile of Messi goes against the coach in this way?
“It was a war Guardiola could not win; it was impossible.”
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