Lionel Messi made the difficult decision to take a step at the side in the national team of Argentina. FC Barcelona has shocked the world of football. Among the most important reactions is that of José Mourinho, a coach who faced him from the bench on multiple occasions.
Despite being great rivals, especially from the era of the Real Madrid Clásicos and FC Barcelona (Guardiola vs. Barcelona). Mou), the Portuguese strategist acknowledged that it is not easy when great footballers begin to lower their loads by age.
Jose Mourinho had to come up with many strategies to try to stop FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. In occasions, “Mou” achieved it with Inter Milan and Real Madrid, but in many other matches he suffered. Despite the bitter memories, Mourinho acknowledged he was going to surprise him.
“Talking about Messi is complicated (smiles). There is not much more to say. There are no words to describe his quality as a player. He came to this World Cup at 38 or 39 years old and it’s what we’ve seen. It’s those players you’ll miss,” Mourinho said when questioned about Messi’s retirement.
Jose Mourinho: "Talking about Messi is complicated because there are almost no words capable of describing the quality he has as a player."We're going to miss him, we'll have to watch some MLS games to take advantage of seeing his final years..." pic.twitter.com/7rIqaYXy0e
The general feeling is that Lionel Messi is retiring from football, but not. The former FC Barcelona player will continue to spill his talent in American football with the Inter Miami T-shirt. Jose Mourinho is not very happy to have to see him in the American tournament.
“We’ll have to see some MLS game, which is something I don’t like very much, to take advantage of these last years. He is one of those who, as I said in a previous press conference, you always miss. And this is one of our generation,” he added.
Lionel Messi, sitting with mate in hand, watching his children play at Inter Miami. pic.twitter.com/aihi2FqT8U
Lionel Messi’s contract with Inter Miami expires in December 2028, according to Transfermarkt. Nothing has been mentioned about a hypothetical renewal. So far, the “Garzas” have Messi’s presence assured for two more years.
