Santander coach: I spent a week training players to mark Messi’s left foot, but he scored two goals with his right foot

Argentinian coach Cooper has coached many teams, such as Racing Santander, Mallorca, Valencia, Inter Milan, as well as clubs and national teams such as Egypt and Democratic Congo. Recently, in the "Clank-media" podcast hosted by journalist Juan Pablo Varski, Cooper was asked about the day he played against Messi when he was coaching Racing Santander. That match took place on October 15, 2011, against Racing Santander at the Camp Nou. Barcelona won 3-0 that night, with Messi scoring two goals.

Walski said: "In the game against Messi at Camp Nou, you really said to the players: 'Keep an eye on his left foot' and he scored two goals with his right foot, right?"

Cooper replied: "It's incredible. I trained the players all week how to limit him. I told everyone, midfielders, full-backs, central defenders...: 'If Messi takes the ball against It doesn't matter whether it's outside the penalty area or on the wing, you must block his left foot and let him go to your right. Because if you go to guard him and leave all the space on the left side for him, he will adjust to shoot with his left foot...' As a result, he scored two goals with his right foot. You will think, okay, I won't say anything."

Messi is a player who will always be engraved in the history of football. His magic is unquestionable and his legacy has been firmly written into all sports history books. During his time at Barcelona, ​​the Argentine broke almost every possible record and won eight Ballon d'Or awards on a personal level.

As the years passed and after Messi left Barcelona, ​​more and more players who had played against him began to tell their experiences, praising his talent and describing him as "extraordinary" and "inhuman". As Guardiola said: "He is the best player I have ever seen. The most amazing thing about Messi is not what he does, but the ease with which he does it." And as opponents like Casemiro said: "He can't be stopped at all."