The two Manchester City strikers Jack Grealish and Phil Foden explained this week that they are still inspired by Lionel Messi, in particular by watching him play. Asked about this model to follow, their coach Pep Guardiola encouraged them in this direction.
It’s one of the stories of the week in English football, with two local internationals involved. On the move on the lawn of Peterborough in the FA Cup this Wednesday evening, Manchester City strikers Phil Foden and Jack Grealish shone, the first serving the second with a nice through pass on one of the Mancunian goals, and the two men were inspired by an opponent they met this season, namely Lionel Messi.
After the game, it was Jack Grealish who told the anecdote to the press: “We were in the bus on the way. I was sitting next to Phil, scrolling through Twitter, and a video of Messi popped up. It was on Messi’s assists, Phil and I watched that. And then on the field, when he passed the ball to me, I scored, and he ran towards me. While we were celebrating, he said: ‘It’s like what we were watching before the game. Like Messi!’”
The English press was obviously delighted with this anecdote and did not hesitate to speak about it to their coach Pep Guardiola, present in front of the media on the eve of the derby against Manchester United. Former coach of the Argentinian leprechaun, the Catalan encouraged his players to continue, with a big smile on his face “My advice is to keep watching Messi. He’s not bad. »
