Saturday, August 11, 2012
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Agile and technical on the pitch, Gica Hagi is also elegant when in front of a camera. The best Romanian footballer of all-time praised Leo Messi: “I’m very happy to be able to see a player like him. He’s eager to win and to be the best, and off the field he’s honest and modest. He’s an example to youngsters.”
In the ongoing debate on who should be named the best player in the world, the ex-Azulgrana midfielder believes the accolade should go to the Argentine: “Messi is left-footed like me. Cristiano Ronaldo is phenomenal, but I pick Messi.”
An important day for Romania
The ex-Barça player also talked about the importance on FC Barcelona’s visit to his country: “the Liga and the Federation haven’t planed for any matches in Romania. This is the only match that will be played. There is a lot of respect for Barça here.”
Along the same lines, Hagi highlighted the Club’s greatness: “Barça are the best team in the world. They play a style of football that makes you enjoy the game and they’ve made history.”
His Azulgrana past
From 1994 to 1996, Hagi played for FC Barcelona. “I have friends and I have good memories from the two years I spent there, I learned a lot. I lived fantastic moments, but it was a shame that I didn’t win anything with the team,” said the Romanian.
“I like how Barça interprets the game, that’s why I signed with them,” said Hagi.
Lastly, he thanked his ex-teammate Pep Guardiola for his work on FC Barcelona’s bench these past four years: “what he has done is impressive and incredible.”
In the ongoing debate on who should be named the best player in the world, the ex-Azulgrana midfielder believes the accolade should go to the Argentine: “Messi is left-footed like me. Cristiano Ronaldo is phenomenal, but I pick Messi.”
An important day for Romania
The ex-Barça player also talked about the importance on FC Barcelona’s visit to his country: “the Liga and the Federation haven’t planed for any matches in Romania. This is the only match that will be played. There is a lot of respect for Barça here.”
Along the same lines, Hagi highlighted the Club’s greatness: “Barça are the best team in the world. They play a style of football that makes you enjoy the game and they’ve made history.”
His Azulgrana past
From 1994 to 1996, Hagi played for FC Barcelona. “I have friends and I have good memories from the two years I spent there, I learned a lot. I lived fantastic moments, but it was a shame that I didn’t win anything with the team,” said the Romanian.
“I like how Barça interprets the game, that’s why I signed with them,” said Hagi.
Lastly, he thanked his ex-teammate Pep Guardiola for his work on FC Barcelona’s bench these past four years: “what he has done is impressive and incredible.”
Xavi Hernandez - Wikipedia Bio
Xavi came through La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, at the age of 11. He made his first-team debut in 18 August 1998. Since then he has played 680 matches, scored 77 goals and made more than 160 assists for above 50 players. He was an integral part of the sextuple-winning Barcelona side in 2009, the only time which a club has achieved six titles in a year.
Since making his international debut in 2000, he has been capped 115 times for the Spanish national team, with whom he won UEFA Euro 2008, 2010 World Cupand the UEFA Euro 2012. He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at UEFA Euro 2008.[2]
Xavi has won more trophies than any other Spanish player.
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