Andres Iniesta, the player of Vissel Kobe, talked about his teammates from Barcelona, Lionel Messi, the winner of the World Cup, and Xavi, the coach of the Catalans!
One of the best midfielders in football history reflected on the previous World Cup in Qatar.
Of course, in the interview he gave for the Spanish “Marca”, the central figure was Leo Messi.
“For me, it was not necessary for Messi to win the World Cup in order to say that he is the best. With or without the World Cup, he is the best. And those who did not believe in it before the World Cup will continue to look for justifications. In any case, the title was absolutely deserved, not only by him but also by the whole Argentina team. Now he has won everything. They lost the first match, they were under pressure, but in the end, Messi deserved the trophy“, believes Iniesta.
Like many, he believes that this was the best final in the history of the World Cup.
“The final was perhaps the best in terms of emotions and goals. I’m young and don’t remember many finals, but this was probably the best. On a football level, the World Cup is a bit of everything. It is also true that there was more defensive and counter-attacking football than before, but in general, there was everything,” added the Spaniard.
As he states, he expected that Spain would go far.
“I was convinced that this team would go far because I believed in the coach and this group of players. However, that’s how it is at the World Cup. If you don’t have your day to knock out your rival, you’re out. Every match is difficult. We wish we could go further, but this experience will be precious. It is more difficult for us than South Africa”, admitted Andres.
The journalists there asked him if there was a possibility to lead Barça together with Xavi.
“It’s hard. People imagine different things, they saw us together as players and we were all happy. It would be really nice and good, but something like that is complicated. He is a coach, and I am still a football player and I do not have the title of coach. That’s hard to put together. It is important that he does his job and leads Barcelona to where we all want it to be”.
When asked if Barcelona can win the title this season, he gave an affirmative answer.
“I am convinced that it is possible to achieve this season. They went down in the Champions League, it was a blow for everyone, but they stayed in other competitions. They are doing well in La Liga, there are still many matches, but I am convinced that they will win the title. He will fight with Real until the end. There is also Sociedad, Betis, it is not easy in La Liga. The level of competition is high. Nevertheless, Barcelona must maintain a high level“, concluded Iniesta.