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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has named Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola and Spain national team coach, Luis Enrique, as the two best managers in the world.<\/p>\n

Messi said both Guardiola and Enrique made him grow a lot physically, mentally, and tactically.<\/p>\n

The Argentine captain played under Guardiola and Enrique during their time at Barcelona between 2008-2012 and 2014-2017 respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cPep [Guardiola] has something special,\u201d Messi told Spanish Television channel, La Sexta.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe makes you see things in one way: how he prepares for matches, defensively, how to attack \u2026 he told you exactly how the match was going to be, how you had to attack to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was lucky \u2026 to train under Guardiola and Luis Enrique, the two best [managers in the world].<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving them made me grow a lot physically and mentally, and also the tactical wisdom they have taught me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has named Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola and Spain national team coach, Luis Enrique, as the two best managers in the world. Messi said both Guardiola and Enrique made him grow a lot physically, mentally, and tactically. 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