The name of Lionel Messi, legend of FC Barcelona and world football icon, seems to appear automatically in mind when it comes to quoting the greatest players of all time. However, this reflex was obviously not shared by Bojan Krkic, ex-teammate of the Pulga, who recently distinguished himself by an unexpected position. Asked about the greatest player with whom he evolved, the Catalan did not choose Messi. He preferred to oppose another: Ronaldinho.
Messi Snobé: Krkic chooses Ronaldinho as an absolute leader
A choice that surprised, even shocked, part of the Blaugrana fans. Because Bojan was not satisfied to praise the Brazilian artist: in contrast, he hinted that Messi did not embody in his eyes what a “real leader” is. “Ronaldinho had everything,
entrusted Krkic in A bola. He was an incredible playmaker, capable of galvanizing the whole group. Even during a penalty, we felt that everyone trusted him. He inspired more than anyone. »» A subtle but clear way to say that Messi, despite his vertiginous statistics, was not
her best player.
The declaration is all the stronger since Bojan shared the cloakroom with Messi at the heart of the golden period of Barça. From Xavi to Iniesta via Pique, Busquets or Valdés, he rubbed shoulders with the cream of the cream. But it is Ronaldinho who, according to him, left the greatest trace. A personal preference, assumed, but which contrasts with the general consensus around Messi.
Ronaldinho, not Messi: the unexpected preference of Bojan Krkic
Messi n ° 2? The debate is relaunched
Should we see it as a simple emotional tribute, or a barely veiled message to the attention of the one that is often erected in absolute model? In any case, this media outing quickly reacted. Krkic assumes, and this declaration owes nothing to chance: often designated himself as the “new Messi” in his early days, he today takes the total opposite of this filiation by glorifying that which Messi had precisely replaced.
At a time when Messi continues his career in Miami and is preparing for the World Cup with Inter Miami, this Krkic statement recalls that, even at the top, the debates remain eternal.
