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Marcelo, the previous Actual Madrid left-back, lately mirrored on probably the most difficult durations for Los Blancos—the period when Pep Guardiola managed Barcelona.
Throughout an look on ‘La Revuelta‘, the Brazilian opened up about his experiences throughout that point and shared insights into his profession.
Marcelo acknowledged that Guardiola’s tenure at Barcelona made issues extraordinarily troublesome for Actual Madrid.
Below the Spanish coach, the Catalan aspect dominated possession and managed matches with their exact, fast-paced fashion of play.
For Actual Madrid, competing towards a group that was so comfy on the ball was no simple activity, and Marcelo admitted that it was a interval when his aspect needed to work tirelessly to maintain up.
Reward for Messi
Marcelo praised Lionel Messi. (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Photos)
The dialog additionally touched on Lionel Messi’s influence on soccer. When the host referred to the Argentine as the best participant in historical past, Marcelo recognised Messi’s unbelievable expertise.
The previous Madrid defender had excessive reward for Messi, acknowledging his extraordinary abilities and the problem of defending towards him.
Marcelo recalled moments when the Argentine simply dribbled previous him, highlighting Messi’s unbelievable velocity and unpredictability.
“Sure, I recognize him rather a lot. He’s a cracker, he’s unbelievable. I assumed you have been going to indicate me the movies of him dribbling (laughs).
“I couldn’t even see him cross. He’s very quick. There is no such thing as a drawback in any respect. I used to be born in a spot the place dribbling was the perfect factor, not being dribbled,” he mentioned.
Relationship with Barcelona stars
Regardless of the extraordinary rivalry between Actual Madrid and Barcelona, Marcelo additionally spoke about his respect for a number of former Barcelona gamers.
Marcelo remains to be in contact with a number of Barcelona gamers. (Picture by Alex Caparros/Getty Photos)
He admitted to sustaining good relations with a few of them, together with Gerard Pique.
He additionally expressed admiration for Carles Puyol, Andres Iniesta, and Xavi, recognising their contributions to the sport and the respect they commanded.
“I get alongside very effectively with some Barça gamers. I’ve dealings with Pique, I speak to him. Pique may be very genuine and really honest.
“I like folks to be honest. I’ve quite a lot of respect for Puyol, Iniesta, Xavi.
Trying again at his time at Actual Madrid, Marcelo emphasised how troublesome it was to play towards Guardiola’s Barcelona.
“Guardiola’s time was very robust for us. We needed to attempt to preserve possession of the ball, however it was very troublesome,” he added.
