Barcelona's former teacher to Mess: He's unique to other football players.

Barcelona's former coach, Ernesto Valverde, believes Lionel Messi is uncomparable with other footballers, while added that it is very easy to coach Barcelona's Superstar.

Ernesto Valverde spent two and a half seasons as a coach in Camp Nou before he was released from his post earlier this year. During the time he held that post, Valverde helped the club to win four total trophies, including two successive titles of La League.

Messi was the architect behind Barcelona's successes during that period, just as he was almost throughout his entire 16-year career in Catalonia.

The Argentinaer scored 96 goals during his first two seasons with Valverden and fled for the sixth time with the Golden Ball in 2020.

The mass cannot be compared to anyone. It's hard to tell him something when he does things in training that you've never seen before. Often, in the coach's chair, you think what might be the best option, but he sees it much better than you from the field of the game”, Valverde said.

It's so easy being a Mess coach because he's got a great impulse in the team. He has great ambition to win, feels this obligation both to himself and to club”.

It also transmits this thing to the team and forces everyone to play at a higher level. Seeing him play from a distance is impressive... but even closer to”